If you are in Nigeria and you are
looking for a profitable business to venture into, you can start a bakery
business. In every home in Nigeria today bread always have a place in the
dining table. In Nigeria different flavors and varieties of bread are produce
in bakery and they are sold in commercial quantity. One of the most popular
staple foods in world is bread. Without been told bread is widely consumed
across the continents by almost every citizens, ethnics and religions groups.
There is no human being that does not like the taste and smell of bread most especially
when the bread is freshly baked. Bread is actually one of the easiest and
quickest cheap foods you can get your hands on in time of hunger.
Furthermore, in starting a business,
one of the products to deal with is a product that really has a high demand in
the market. Bread is one of the products that really have a high demand in the
market. Starting a bakery business in Nigeria is really profitable if it is
done in a proper way. The following are the basic requirements of starting a
bakery business in Nigeria;
1. A good location: What actually
determine the success or failure of any bakery business is the location of the
bakery. A good location is very paramount in bakery business. Try as much as
possible to look for a suitable location for the bakery business. Make sure you
don’t locate the bakery in a close cluster of buildings. Don’t locate your
bakery close to any other bakery to avoid competition.
2. Purchase the necessary bakery
equipments: You need to purchase the necessary bakery equipments. Some of the
equipments you need to purchase are a huge baking oven, mixers of different
sizes, refrigerator, display cases, etc. Try as much as possible to purchase a
quality oven, an oven that is poorly constructed can collapse and cause a lot
of damages. Just make sure you hire somebody who actually understands the
process of constructing a solid oven.
3. You need to acquire a bakery license:
Make sure you register with the Association of Nigerian Bakers. This particular
association will provide you with all the necessary information you need and
also the rules and regulation that bind bakery business in Nigeria.
4. The employment of staff: You need to
employ some people that will handle different areas. In bakery business a
minimum of 6 staff is required in the different department.
5. Capital for the bakery business:
Bakery business in Nigeria requires capital to start. The actually capital
required to start a bakery business in Nigeria depends on certain factors like
location, availability to raw materials, etc. What you actually need to do is
to carry out a feasibility study first. Doing this will give you the actual
picture of how much you need to venture into the business.
6. Promoting the bakery business: Bakery
business is like any other business in Nigeria that also needs to be promoted
in other to get a lot of customers. The success of any bakery business is determined
by the number of customers the bakery has. There are different ways you can
promote your bakery business, you can start by carryout word-of-mouth marketing.
Another method of promotion is by printing flyers and business card.
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