2. What is a Small Business ?
Small business is the privately owned business
with few employees and scope operations
compared listed companies.
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3. What is a Small Business ?
RBI’s Definition
A small enterprise is an enterprise where the
investment in plant and machinery is more than Rs 25
lakh but does not exceed Rs. 5 crore
https://www.rbi.org.in/commonperson/English/Scripts/FAQs.aspx?Id=966#:~:text=(ii)%20A%20small%20enterprise%
20is,but%20does%20not%20exceed%20Rs.
RBI Circulars
https://m.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_CircularIndexDisplay.aspx?Id=11934
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4. Organizational forms of Small Business
Most of the small business are in the form of
• Sole Proprietary
• Partnership
• One Person Company (OPC)
• Limited liability Company (LLP)
• Private Limited Company (PLC)
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5. Small Businesses
1. Food
• Restaurant
• Signature Recipe
• Coffee Bar
• Tea Salon
• Food Truck
• Bakery
• Fast Food Center
• Customized Chocolates
• Designer Cakes
• Ice Cream Store
2. Travel & Tour
• Transportation
• Hotel bookings
• Tour packages
• Ticketing: Train, Flight, Bus
• Adventure Tours
• Resorts
• Smart Phone Stores
• Phone Accessories
• Phone Services
• Laptop
3. Gadgets
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6. 4. Home Making
• Gardening services
• Jewelry design
• Interior design
• Home Bakery
• Home Landscaping
• Painting & Wall
Papers
• Home Fashion
5. Mass Gathering
• Event Management
• Corporate services
• School services
• College Services
• Party Planners
• Catering Services
• Organic Farming
• Cattle farm
• Sheep Farm
• Crop Trading
• Irrigation Services
• Crop Protection
• Labor Services
6. Farming
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7. 7. Construction Services
• Carpentry
• Electrical
• Mason
• Plumbing
• Tile laying
• Ground Water
• Sewage
• UGD
• Water Proofing
• Painting
• Demolishing
• Rehabilitation
• Security Services
8. Skill Services
• Saree Design
• Jewelry Design
• Home Fashion
• Food Craft
• Carpet design
• Vintage collection
• Voice Training
• Soft Skills
• Cooking training
• Multi media
• Video Editing
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Mentoring Services
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media
• Web developer
• App Maker
• SEO
9. Tech Skill
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8. 10. Intermediaries
• Car Seller
• Property consultant
• Registration services
• Documentation
• College Admissions
• Foreign Admissions
• Legal Services
• Pre Used Vehicles
• Car Rentals
11. Retail Store
• Grocery
• Stationery
• Dairy
• Electronics
• Fruits & Vegetables
• Medical Store
• Two wheeler Spares
• Hardware store
• Electric store
• Garments
• Car Accessories
• Handy Crafts
• DWCRA
• Plastic Moulds
• Wood crafts
• Furniture
• Candles
• Pencils
• Papers & Books
• Toys
• Ready to ware Garments
• Tailored garments
• Perfumes
• Embrodery
12. Makers
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9. 13. Financial
• Financial Planning
• Financial Advising
• Tax Consultancy
• Auditing
• Credit Evaluation
• Stock Broking
• Investing
• Life Insurance
• Vehicle Insurance
• Health Insurance
14. Education
• Online Teaching
• Home Tuition
• Book store
• Educational CDs
• College Utilities
• Transport Services
• Content
Development
• Career Services
• Internship Services
• Yoga Studio
• Ayurvedic Store
• Sports Store
• Online Yoga
• Yoga Resorts
• Nature Resorts
• Health Care Gyms
• Health Clubs
• Body Training Gym
15. Health
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10. Small Business Models
DIRECT
1. Maker
2. Dealer
3. Distributor
4. Retailer
5. Seller
6. Franchisee
INDIRECT
1. Agent
2. Ecommerce
3. Subscription
4. Aggregator
5. Online business
6. Net work marketing
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