r/smallbusinessindia

A complete stranger believed in my small business and placed an order for 5 handmade soaps and our Organic Ubtan.
I can’t explain how much this means to me. I cried tears of gratitude because there’s something incredibly special about earning the trust of someone who doesn’t know you personally.
Moments like these remind me why I started TheCurlyhead18 – Luxe Elixir by Shikha.
Thank you for believing in handmade, honest skincare. 🌿
Pictured here are our Premium Saffron Soaps, Rose Soaps, and Organic Ubtan—crafted with love, one batch at a time.
Every order is more than a purchase; it’s someone believing in a dream. 🤍

I recently finished making this adorable Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen couple set. I was really happy with how they turned out and a few people told me I should post them here to see if anyone would be interested in buying a set.

They’re entirely handmade by me, really soft, and honestly make the perfect little gift for your partner or just a cool desk/bag accessory if you're a Marvel fan.

• Price: ₹600 for the pair (you get both the male and female characters).
• Shipping: Can ship anywhere in India via Delhivery (shipping charges extra depending on where you stay).
• payment- 300rs in advance and rest sfter video proofs and before shipping.

If you want a pair for yourself or your partner, just drop a comment or slide into my DMs and I'll make one for you !

I made this strawberry Crochet Bag Charm

Would u be interested in buying this?

💬Colours can be customised!!

This was the first time we added watches to our collection, and surprisingly all were sold out within few hours. Watches tend to have higher margins compared to jewellery, also are easier to sell. We are based out of a tier-2 city.

Expo Fee: ₹1500
Revenue: ₹23,000
Net Profit: Yet to Calculate
Event Time: 11AM - 9PM (10 Hours)

I'm a newbie face painter and am looking for small gigs to work at in Bangalore. Any birthdays or similar events, I'll be happy to offer my service at!

One piece. One story.

Which one do you like the most?

Also, which color should we experiment with next?

Collapsible Katanas with amazing sound
Can be customised with different colours as well
Price-600 for single coloured, 650 for multicoloured plus shipping
Dm to order, more variants available as well!

Hi, i wanted to get it out and try selling more of my custom art and get more people on it. I make clay charms, keychains, trinkets and more (Similar to the attached pic). If you want to buy something like this or wanna engage with feedback I would love it!

These are some of the things I have crocheted.

I have to leave it for some time due to some reasons now I wanna create things again for people I loved doing it , all the customs brought me immense pleasure to create .

Any tips would be appreciated!!!

I'm thinking of making handmade bracelets with pearls + customizable charms for ₹220 each.

If you'd genuinely be interested in buying one, drop a comment or DM me so I can get an idea of the demand. 🤍

A small request. 🤍 Even if you aren't planning to buy anything, an upvote or a comment would really help my post reach more people. Every bit of engagement makes a huge difference for a small business like mine. Thank you so much for the support! 🌸

Absolutely loved the little momo crochet keychain. The packaging was neat, the handwritten note was such a sweet touch, and she even sent me different options where she can place the chutney bowl, so I could choose how I wanted it. It’s the small details that make handmade orders feel special. Highly recommend checking out her work!

Heyy, just starting out, would love any support and encouragement! I am making clay creations: trinket trays, charms, fridge magnets & customizations!

This is one of my favourites so far! Does this feel like something people would buy?

Note: I wanted to showcase both the trinket tray as well as the little charms together! The tray could be customised according to the requirements!

This year, I started spending much more time in my father’s business. We have a successful family restaurant, and we recently opened a café at a new location. Currently, I manage the café almost entirely on my own, and through this experience I have started taking responsibility for many aspects of the business.
However, I am confused about the future. My biggest concern is how I will eventually take over the restaurant operations while also managing the café. Running one outlet is manageable, but managing two locations, around 20 employees, inventory, customer service, finances, and daily operations seems overwhelming. My father also hopes to build a proper hotel in the future, which adds another layer of uncertainty because I don’t yet understand how we would manage a business of that scale.
At the beginning of this year, I believed that when I became fully involved in the business, I could simply hire a business consultant who would help organize everything. I imagined they would redesign the kitchen, optimize workflows, create standard operating procedures (SOPs), improve staff management, and provide a complete operational manual. I expected this would solve many of the problems related to scaling the business.
Our current situation is interesting because our restaurant performs very well, while our café has not been as successful as the restaurant. We intentionally opened a café instead of another restaurant because restaurants require significantly more staff, more operational complexity, and greater day-to-day management. A café generally operates with fewer employees, lower operational pressure, and often higher profit margins, even if total sales are lower.
This raises an important strategic question for me: if we converted the café into a full-scale restaurant, would we actually be able to manage the increased complexity? Even if the restaurant generated higher revenue, it would also require more staff, tighter systems, and stronger management. At the moment, I am not confident that we have the systems or organizational structure to handle that expansion smoothly.
My long-term goal is much bigger than operating one successful restaurant. I want to build a chain of restaurants and cafés, similar to successful regional brands like Gopal’s or Haldiram, where every major city or district has a well-managed outlet that operates consistently and efficiently. However, I currently lack the knowledge required to build and manage an organization at that level.
I believe business consulting could provide valuable guidance in areas such as organizational structure, hiring, staff allocation, SOP development, kitchen design, financial systems, inventory control, quality control, and expansion planning. More than anything else, I am looking for clarity. My biggest insecurity is not whether I can run one outlet—it is whether I can build systems that allow multiple outlets to operate successfully without everything depending on me personally.

Hey everyone! I make these travel-friendly makeup pouches with a waterproof inner lining so they’re easy to clean.

I'd love the community's input to help me improve: What do you look for most when buying a utility pouch—the aesthetic/prints, or purely functionality (pockets and size)?
Let me know what you think!

Hi everyone! This is my very first post on Reddit, and I’m still figuring out how everything works here. 😊
I make handmade fabric pouches, and I finished these cute little ones today. I thought I’d share them here because I’m really excited about how they turned out!
I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or even suggestions on what I could improve. Thanks for letting a Reddit newbie share their work! ❤️

Thankyou everyone for showing the love and support for my mother's endeavour

It means so much to her and she was so overwhelmed and excited yesterday

While it may not seem like a very big order to many , as someone who only started this business 2 months ago and was told by people in my personal life that my products would have a hard time getting attention and that small businesses rarely get order so I'll have to wait 6 months and post many samples before I get orders , this was a genuine win.

For someone to trust me with a custom request and give me enough creative liberty to create something so delicately beautiful is such a big blessing and all thanks to reddit😊