Pap is a common cornmeal in Nigeria. It is smooth and easy to swallow, and many love it for its health benefits. Starting a pap business needs no introduction; it is how you want to offer it that matters. There are different ways out there, but the simple tips I would discuss in this article on how to start a pap business with N20,000 are easy for a beginner.
1. You need a capital
Don’t put yourself in a situation of inconsistency. You need to raise enough money to buy all the necessary ingredients and meet demand. As you’ve seen above, N20,000 is not too small to start something. Yes, you can start small and grow big with your daily profit.
2. The ingredients
The main ingredient is corn. You can decide to make a variety or stick to one. There is yellow corn, white corn, and guinea corn. You can find out what is common and look for a unique gap to fill up in the business. The best is to create your own taste. You can add ginger, and cloves — find out more and adopt it as your style.
3. Simple package
As a beginner, you don’t need to burden yourself with over-packaging; opt for transparent small nylon — which you would seal. The content should be appealing and worth the price. It should be thick and not wet for an easy package.
4. Your customers
Those in your vicinity should be your first target. Before you start selling to those on your contact list — which could be in the form of delivery. For the people around you, look out for those keen about it and introduce what you’re selling to them. Remember, nothing stops you from going the traditional way, of packaging. Since it gives you the intended result.
5. Use social media
Talk about the health benefits one can derive from pap on social media —- this should be a special page dedicated to your pap-making business. Show the process of making it into short and fascinating videos. By this time, you should be ready to take orders because that’s what social media helps with.
