INTRODUCTION:

North 24 Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal. Agriculture is the back bone of the economy. The main crops produced are rice, oilseeds, jute, pulses, potato and wheat. Besides crops various fruits and vegetables are also produced in adequate quantity. Important rivers are flowing through the district, contributing rich alluvial soil which is extremely fertile and largely supports for excellent quality of crops, fruits and vegetable production. Along with this, these rivers also contain many types of fishes, which can be used in fish farming or aquaculture. The Sundarbans Reserve Forests contains the available forest resources which are used in making varieties of handicraft items made from wood and timber and are of high demand in the local market. Different grazing animals are found in this district including cows, goats, buffaloes and chickens and these animals are used for dairy farming, poultry farming and food processing for production of meat, milk, wool and eggs which are consumed by ultimate consumers. Many health care facilities are currently present in this region where necessary medical equipments and medicines can be sold through medical shops. Some micro and small enterprises have also developed including manufacture of food products, tobacco products, beverages, textiles, wearing apparels, leather, wood, paper, etc.

 

HERE ARE SOME BUSINESS IDEAS-NORTH 24 PARGANAS

 

1. Agriculture Farming

In this district agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Important crops like potato, wheat, pulses, rice, oilseeds, jute, etc. are produced from which different food products can be made. Numerous types of fruits are mango, banana, papaya, guava, jackfruit, etc., and vegetables include brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, tomato and cucurbits are produced. With these varieties crops, fruits and vegetables, agriculture farming can be done.

 

2. Wood Works

The Sundarbans forest reserve provides the necessary forest resources from where fuel wood and timber can be obtained. Timber is widely used in wood carving making crates, matches, furniture’s and boxes. Various other crafted items like wooden toys, wooden jewellery, wooden furniture’s such as dressing tables, chairs, sofas, living room products like coffee table, dining table, and products like benches, bookcases, beds, desks, storage cabinets, etc. are made from these wood crafts and can be sold for a good price on the markets.

 

3. Paper Product Shops

One of the chief products which are made from trees is paper. It is a very versatile material and is widely used in writing, printing, packaging, decorating, cleaning, wallpaper, book endpaper, filter paper, conservation paper, toilet tissue paper, etc. It is also used in making note-books or copies for schools and college students, books, newspapers, magazines and in many other applications. Paper shop is a good business idea.

 

4. Tailoring Service

Clothes are needed by everyone. But many people do not find readymade garments useful because of their varying shapes, sizes and figures. For these peoples tailoring service can be provided where the customers can pick their own choice of materials and they can find the best fit according to their shape and size. This service is delivered from retail shops, a studio and from home for full-time or part-time basis.

 

5. Optical Shop

Peoples from all over the world at any age suffer from eye problems. Some eye related diseases are low vision, glaucoma, cataract, retinopathy for diabetes and many other eye disease can occur at early and old age. To protect the eyes from these diseases, eyeglasses are required of varieties measurements of eye power. Apart from this many males and females, without any eye diseases, have passions of wearing varieties of eyeglasses and sunglasses. Setting up optical shop will be good business idea.

 

6. Electrical Appliances Shop

Electrical appliances play a vital role in each and every household. These appliances give services to the households by consuming electricity. The major appliances are air conditioners, refrigerators, toaster, microwave oven, kettle, dish washers, washing machines, water heaters, induction cookers, etc. An electrical appliance shop can conduct good business in this district.

 

7. Fishing Nets Supplier

Fish is admired by many peoples and besides its delicious taste after cooking, it is loaded with vital minerals and nutrients which are essential for the human body. But fishes cannot be caught with empty hands. A fishing net is required which is widely used by all fishermen to catch fish easily by saving time. Varieties of nets used are trammel nets, gill nets, tangle nets, lampara nets, trawlnets, lift nets, etc. Supplying fishing nets will be a good business option.

 

8. Agricultural Equipments Shop

In this district agriculture is the backbone of this economy. To make the agriculture process more efficient and productive, essential tools and instruments are required for implementation in agricultural activities. The different equipments used by the farmers are tractors, insecticide sprayers, planters, mowers, balers, sickle, plough, drills, etc. Establishing agricultural tools shop is a business idea.

 

9. Handicrafts Shop

Peoples are fond of handicraft items for decorating their homes which will give an elegant look and eye catching effect to the outsiders. Various types of handicraft products can be found in this district. The discreet ones under terracotta handicrafts are pottery, jewellery, vases, statues, necklace, flower, pots, etc. Other than terracotta, glass craft, clay crafted candles, statues made from coconut shells, jute handicrafts, bamboo crafts, wood crafts, are also found in this region. Handicraft shop is a sound business idea.

 

10. Automotive Repairing Service Station

Without vehicles transportation is impossible nowadays. In each and every household, at least one vehicle is available. But for long use vehicles started to malfunction or newly purchased vehicle can stop working at any time. Repairing stations can provide service to these vehicles by repairing the damaged parts, by carrying out preventive maintenance on vehicles, by replacing old gears with new ones, by performing warranty repairs, painting, etc. Repairing service centre is a profound business idea.

 

11. Mobile And I phone shop

Mobiles and iphones are the means of easiest way to communicate with the whole world. Mobiles provide many accessible features like simplicity, high speed, flexibility, security, search options, etc. We can do numerous things with mobile phones within a snap of a finger, such as send or receive a text, take a picture, participate in a video call, online banking, online payment within less than a minute, watch a video, play a game, access the internet, etc. With these excellent features and speed demand for mobile or iphone is sky high. So a mobile shop can fetch a handsome income in this district.

 

12. Soft Drinks and Beverages supplier

In this modern generation almost everyone likes to consume soft drinks and beverages. The various types of soft drinks are mountain dew, sprite, 7up, limca, fanta, maaza, slice, thumbs up, coca cola, etc. Some energy drinks that are mostly preferred by sportsmen and body builders are red bull, sting energy drink, monster, tzinga, crunk, cloud 9, etc. Many rich and wealthy men has unique taste for alcoholic beverages like red wine, champagne, beer, whiskey, rum, scotch, spirits, etc. Setting up a business of soft drinks and beverages are a profitable option.

 

13. Travelling Agency

There are many places of attractions where many tourists from all over the country will find extreme interest while visiting these places. Some of these tourist attractions are dakshineswar temple, adyapith temple, chakla dham, chandraketugarh, Annapurna mandir, naihati bankim sangrahashala, Gandhi ghat, mangal pandey park at barrackpore, aquatica, clive house(dum dum), etc. Opening a travelling agency is a good business idea.

 

14. Xerox Centre

A Xerox machine or a photocopier is a machine that produces duplicate copies of documents very quickly and cheaply. Colour Xerox or printing is also possible for business purposes by highlighting business ideas and paraphrases. The main colours used are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Besides this Xerox also facilitates scanning, printing and faxing. In emergency situations we can scan important documents and send it to others through email and whatsapp. This machine is providing us with multiple copying, high quality printed documents, a fast and easy way to make copies, printing and scanning of documents. Doing business with a Xerox centre is a profitable option.

 

15. Online Courses

In this covid condition many people’s are bound to remain inside their homes. Due to lockdown, declared by the government, many schools, colleges and educational institutions are closed down. To give education to these schools and college students, online courses and training can be provided through internet and computer and is a good business idea in this district.