MAKING KHAKI BAGS BUSINESS IN KENYA

*MAKING KHAKI BAGS BUSINESS IN KENYA*

Stay at home mum and anyone looking for a side hustle; here is a lucrative business. Learn how to make khaki packaging bags at the comfort of your home and resell them to the readily available and insatiable market.

Now that the plastic bags were banned; general shops, stores, cereals, pharmacies, hospitals, supermarkets, fast food joints and hotels.

No machines or special equipment required.

Capital of Ksh.3,000 is enough to buy all the raw materials needed to get started and the profit margin is high.

Its very easy to make the bags and you don't need to rent any business premises.

As Kenyans struggle to make ends meet, Charles Kimani, a graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, was struggling to venture into something that could not only keep him busy, but sustain him as he kept knocking on employment doors.

The Business Information Technology graduate has for years yearned to venture in the manufacturing industry. 

But being a student, he did not have money to start off.  His quest to borrow money from his parents did not bear fruit since his father was equally struggling to survive.

Just when he was about to throw in the towel, an idea crossed his mind. He borrowed Sh.1,600 from M-Shwari, a mobile banking system owned by Safaricom and started a khaki bag production business that now earns him Sh.75,000 a month. 

He does not have employees yet because the work can be managed by one person.

However, he works overtime when he received large orders.

The entrepreneur produces envelopes, shopping bags and book covers from roller cost papers.

His khaki bags come in different sizes. Size two goes for Sh.320 per bunch of 100 pieces. A bunch of size one goes for Sh.280 which also has 100 pieces.

“I open the business at 8.am and close at 6.pm. However, my closing time varies depending on the number of orders,” said Kimani.

An A8 and A4 envelope is sold at one shilling and seven shillings respectively. His shopping bags also vary with size. An A4 exercise book cover is sold at Sh.10 per piece.

On a good day he produces 800 bunches of bags which he transports to clients throughout the country.

“I get most of my clients on online platforms. After placing an order, they make payments via M-Pesa and an additional delivery fee. Their packages are then transport to their destinations by public transport,” said Kimani.

He makes profit of about Sh.75,000 per month.

*Final Word*

As we always tell you, there’s no marathon race that has ever been won by those who did not start the race. If you like the idea discussed above and you have what it takes to actualize it…then don’t wait to start…just do it.

Also don`t forget to join our training on Raising Business Capital. We only have 3 days remaining.

We have created a WhatsApp group called, *RAISING BUSINESS CAPITAL*

In this group we are going to train and teach you for 21 days, various ways of raising funds to start your business or grow your already existing business.

About six years after I have been studying every aspect of entrepreneurship, I discovered that the same tactics we men are using to woo ladies (and which ladies are using to attract men) are the same tactics that smart entrepreneurs are using to get all the capital they need to start or grow a business.

That is why in this business training, I will be relating getting capital with getting a girl you love.

Since love affairs between men and women are practical life`s situation all of us can relate with, you are going to enjoy this training. You will not only enjoy this training; it will change your financial life forever.

The training will start on Wednesday, 5th July 2023.

We have prepared a program or schedule on how our Training will be conducted.

Our training on how to Raise Business Capital will take 21 days (Monday to Friday, excluding weekends)

We will be educating/teaching you from 9.am to 2.pm by posting articles, images, PDF documents and videos. And from 2.pm to 7.pm the group will be open for discussions, questions and answers.

*NOTE*: The training won't affect your daily schedules. You can access all the information posted in the training group at your own free time.

Also our training will be on weekdays only, Monday to Friday, excluding weekends so that those who will be busy during the weekdays can catch up with our training over the weekend.

Below is a schedule of what will be learnt on each day of our training.

DAY 1: Introduction to raising Business Capital and evaluating if your Business idea is really a Good One

DAY 2: Preparing your mindset to deal with the challenges involved with raising capital

DAY 3: Crafting a great business plan

DAY 4: How to Write a Fundraising Proposal

DAY 5: Choosing your Path to Fund Raising (Debt Vs. Equity)

DAY 6: How to raise seed capital from family and friends

DAY 7: How to raise capital by liquidating assets

DAY 8: How to raise capital by Bootstrapping your business

DAY 9: How to raise capital through Supplier Credit & Customer Lenders

DAY 10: How to successfully raise funds from financial institutions (Banks)

DAY 11: How to raise funds from SACCOs / Chama

DAY 12: How to raise funds from Angel Investors

DAY 13: How to raise funds from Venture capitalists

DAY 14: How to raise funds through Crowdfunding & Peer-to-peer lending

DAY 15: How to raise funds through Hard money loans and Shylocks

DAY 16: How to Get Business Grants (Grants from NGOs and Government business grants)

DAY 17: How to Raise Funds through Competitions (prize money, in-kind awards)

DAY 18: How to Raise Funds through Mergers and Acquisitions

DAY 19: How to Finance your Business Expansion with Equipment Leasing and Outsourcing.

DAY 20: Taking your company public through IPO

DAY 21: Conclusion
    

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