Starting a business

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  Starting a business

  How to start an online clothing business from home: a step-by-step guide

  Pick a narrow niche, buy small quantities from reliable suppliers, register for GST before you ship to other states, price every piece after shipping and returns, and sell from your own website with Instagram and WhatsApp bringing people in.

  Saurabh Shah· 12 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start a meat and fish delivery business: licences, cold chain and pricing

  Get FSSAI registration and your local meat shop licence, buy only from authorised slaughterhouses and keep the records, keep meat cold from shop to door, sell by clear weights and cuts with a cut-off time, and deliver fast inside a small area.

  Saurabh Shah· 11 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start a hyperlocal delivery business in your town: vendors, delivery and the numbers

  Pick one town and one category, sign 20 to 40 good local shops, run your own delivery team inside tight zones, register as an e-commerce operator for GST, pay vendors on a fixed cycle, and price each order so it covers delivery and leaves something over.

  Saurabh Shah· 10 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start a quick commerce dark store: location, layout and operations

  A dark store is a small warehouse that serves only online orders. Choose a dense area, stock a few hundred to a couple of thousand products people need in a hurry, lay the store out for fast picking, and promise only the delivery time you can keep.

  Saurabh Shah· 12 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start an online grocery delivery business in 2026

  Start with the shop and customers you already have. Register with FSSAI, put your 200 to 500 best sellers online, deliver inside 2 to 3 km with your own team, and price every order so delivery pays for itself.

  Saurabh Shah· 14 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start a cloud kitchen from home: a step-by-step guide

  Pick a short menu you can cook well every day, register with FSSAI, price every dish for the commission you will pay, and give repeat customers a direct way to order from your first week.

  Saurabh Shah· 12 min read

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  Starting a business

  How to start a bakery business from home: licences, pricing and selling online

  Start with a few bakes you make perfectly, register with FSSAI, price every cake for ingredients, packaging, delivery and your time, and take orders online with the date and cake message captured up front.

  Saurabh Shah· 11 min read

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