List of Building Materials in Nigeria and Price Quotes

This list of major building materials in Nigeria and their estimated market prices is intended to assist anyone who is seeking for robust information about cost of building materials in Nigeria. It will also assist any entrepreneur who wish to go into the business of building material supply. 


Nigerians oversea can as well benefit from the list, to get the idea of what is obtainable in the market back home. Use it to make adequate planning towards your upcoming projects in the country. This list will continually be updated in ongoing basis through the help of the community and people in the business

There are some building materials you simply can't put any price on due to the sheer number of varieties, qualities, and categories. Therefore, this list includes the major building materials of broad category. We will continue to add new building materials until we fill up the table. Enjoy!

Lists of Building Materials in Nigeria and   order:

MATERIALS	SIZE	FROM ₦	TO ₦	W/SALE ₦
CEMENTS
DANGOTE CEMENT	50KG	₦1,500	₦1,700	₦1,350
ELEPHANT CEMENT	50KG	₦1,500	₦1,650	₦1,300
IBETO CEMENT	50KG	₦1,450	₦1,600	₦1,300
ASHAKA CEMENT	50KG	₦1,400	₦1,600	₦1,300
WAPCO CEMENT	50KG	₦1,500	₦1.700	₦1,300
SOKOTO CEMENT	50KG	₦1,500	₦1,600	₦1,300
ASBESTOS CEILING	1SHT	₦180	₦250	₦120
ROOFING TILE - STONE COATED	M2	₦2,000	₦2,300	₦1,800
ROOFING SHEETS, LONG SPAN
ALUMINUM ROOFING SHEET NIGERIA	0.35	₦750	₦780	₦650
ALUMINUM ROOFING SHEET IMPORT	0.35	₦850	₦880	₦720
ALUMINUM ROOFING SHEET	0.45	₦1,000	₦1,050	₦800
ALUMINUM ROOFING SHEET	0.55	₦1,100	₦1,200	₦950
BLOCKS
NINE INCHES VIBRATED	1	₦130	₦140
SIX INCHES VIBRATED	1	₦100	₦129
NINE INCHES HAND MOLD	1	₦110	₦120
SIX INCHES HAND MOLD	1	₦90	₦110
STEEL RODS
25mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦7,000	₦7,500	₦120k
20mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦4,000	₦4,200	₦120k
16mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦2,200	₦2,300	₦120k
12mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦1,200	₦1,300	₦120k
10mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦1,200	₦1,250	₦120k
8mm - FULL LENGTH	1	₦700	₦750	₦ 120k
SAND
SHARP SAND	10T	₦22,000	₦24,000	₦20,000
PLASTER SAND	10T	₦15,000	₦17,000	₦13,000
FILLING SAND	10T	₦7,000	₦9,000	₦5,000
CONCRETE
GRANITE	10T	₦40,000	₦45,000	₦35,000
WASHED STONE	10T	₦34,000	₦35,000	₦28,000
NON WASHED	10T	₦32,000	₦34,000	₦27,000
STONE DUST	10T	₦30,000	₦32,000	₦25,000
HARD WOODS
2X2	1	₦200	₦230	₦150
2X3	1	₦280	₦320	₦230
2X4	1	₦400	₦430	₦350
2X5	1	₦500	₦510	₦400
2X6	1	₦680	₦700	₦550
3X4	1	₦680	₦700	₦550
SOFT WOOD
2 x 4 x 12	1	₦280	₦300	₦220
2 x 3 x 12	1	₦180	₦210	₦120
1 x 2 x 12	1	₦550	₦600	₦450
RESIN COATED PLYWOOD	18mm	₦6,000	₦8,500	₦5,000
WHITE PLYWOOD
1/8 x 8	1	₦900	₦1,000	₦600
¼ x 4 x 8	1	₦1,500	₦1,550	₦1,200
½ x 4 x 8	1	₦1,800	₦2,000	₦1,500
¾ x 4 x 8	1	₦2,500	₦2,650	₦2,000
VENEER PLYWOOD
1/8 x 4 x 8	1	₦1,500	₦1,600	₦1,300
¾ x 48	1	₦2,300	₦2,500	₦2,000
DOORS
FLUSH PLYWOOD DOOR - LOW DENSITY	1	₦7,000	₦9,000	₦5,000
FLUSH PLYWOOD DOOR - HIGH DENSITY	1	₦10.5K	₦15,000	₦9,000
METAL SECURITY DOOR - SINGLE	1	₦20,000	₦25,000	₦20,000
METAL SECURITY DOOR - DOUBLE	1	₦30,000	₦40,000	₦30,000
CHINA IMPORTED DOOR - SINGLE	1	₦16,000	₦20,000	₦15,000
CHINA IMPORTED DOOR - DOUBLE	1	₦25,000	₦35,000	₦30,000
TURKEY IMPORTED	1	₦30,000	₦35,000	₦25,000
IMPORTED SECURITY DOOR - DOUBLE	1	₦60,000	₦70,000	₦53,000
LOCAL FURNITURE DOORS	1	₦7,000	₦20,000	₦6,500
CASEMENT WINDOWS
2X2	1	₦10,000	₦12,000	₦9,000
3X3	1	₦13,000	₦15,000	₦10,000
4X4	1	₦17,000	₦19,000	₦15,000
4X5	1	₦18,000	₦21,000	₦16,000
4X6	1	₦20,000	₦23,000	₦18,000
SLIDING WINDOWS WITH NET
2X2	1	₦5,000	₦6,000	₦4,000
3X3	1	₦6,000	₦7,000	₦5,000
4X4	1	₦10,000	₦11,000	₦8,000
4X5	1	₦11,000	₦12,000	₦10,000
4X6	1	₦12,000	₦13,000	₦11,000
VITRIFIED TILES
30X30	1PACK	₦1,500	₦1,600	₦1,300
40X40	1PACK	₦1,600	₦1750	₦1,500
30 x 60	1PACK	₦1,700	₦1,800	₦1,600
CERAMIC TILES
30 X 30	1PACK	₦1,600	₦1,800	₦1,500
WALL TILES
8 X 12	1	₦750	₦800	₦500
25 X 40	1	₦1,100	₦1,400	₦1,000
CABLE WIRES
1.5mm	1	₦4,000	₦4,300	₦3,000
2.5mm	1	₦6,500	₦6,900	₦6,000
4mm	1	₦9,000	₦9,500	₦8,500
6mm	1	₦12,000	₦13,800	₦11,000
16mm	1	₦33,000	₦36,800	₦30,000

How To Start A Taxi Company

One of the most lucrative businesses in existence today is the transportation business. Even in this technological advanced world, where people can transact billions of dollars worth of business virtually, there is still need to move persons or goods from one part of a country to the other.

Transportation business has many facets. There is air transportation, water transportation, rail and road transportation. This article will focus on one of the commonest aspect of road transportation -Taxi. Sometimes they are referred to as cabs; most times they are called taxis. Whatever you chose to call it, any means of transporting an individual or a small group of individuals from part of a city to another is what this article is dwelling on.

If you are interested in doing this business, you have picked interest in the right business, irrespective of the country you are presently, taxi business have been around for scores of years and it is not ready to go. Places that used to be towns have become major cities. Population explosion has made crowded cities to become more congested. Even when some nations claim to be experiencing economic hardships, businesses still boom, more investors are attracted, more people are employed, many more move from one part to the country to the other.

Millions of taxis are waved down the world over on a daily basis, thus generating millions of dollars in income for those who own the taxi companies. It is not too late to tap your own millions as you invest in this business. What can you do? How can you go about setting up a cab or taxi company? Please read on.

How Much Money Can You Make From Taxi?

You decide how much money you want to make from your taxi business, the better you are in managing it, the money money you make. Average taxi in the major cities makes about $150 (N25,000) daily. From this you will settle the expenses such as fueling and others. You get to keep whatever the remaining if you are driving it yourself.

Since you are operating as a taxi company, charge percentage of fares for the right to drive the cab from each driver. If it's new taxis and your company is registered and approved by the Government, the rate you charge is about $70 (N14,000) daily flat rate while the driver takes care of fueling and keep the rest. You multiply that to how many taxis you have.

Get Governmental Approval

Registering a business name is not the same as getting an approval from the government. Getting authorization here involves licensing from the government for you to be owner of Cab Company and its operations. It also includes getting the right to paint your cars in the approved colors depending on the city you are situated. You will also need to get the routes that your cabs will ply approved.

Get Cars For Taxi

You may not need to buy a lot as a beginner; there are people who will be willing to partner with you as a taxi company. Such ones however will only bring their car to you as partners when they see that you already have a structure on ground. For now, you may have to start with two or three cabs of your own. Before you go to the auto-mart, what are some of the things you need to give serious consideration? At this stage, care is needed on your part so that you do not go for cars that will constitute problems for you later in the future. 

While it may not be wrong to appreciate beautifully designed cars, you are not going into the business so that you can exhibit beauty. Even if you are an absolute neophyte, take your time to ask around for brands that combine comfort with durability.

Cars that are fuel efficient are your best bet as you will be running on a lot of fuel. You also need to consider if the car you are buying does not attract expensive maintenance. If you have decided on what to buy, take an experienced automobile engineer with you so that he will do the final inspection before you pay.

Never go for second hand or used cars. The original owner may hide some faults that the car has from you. More so, taxis are put to use much more than private cars, buying used vehicles will only put your business at risk as they will soon wear out, requiring constant expenses. That you go for something new does not mean you have to expend all the fortunes on buying cars, it is also important that you look out for something relatively affordable.

Insurance Is A Necessity

The business you are about to start attracts a lot of risks; do not attempt to dodge insurance. Every car you buy must have a comprehensive insurance cover. Apart from the fact that the law necessitates that you do insurance cover for your business; insuring them will serve as a protection. While budgeting for your taxi company, it is important that you include funds for budgeting in the business.

Paint And Tag

The next stage is taking your car to experienced auto painters so they can spray paint your car for you. Ensure that they use the exact colour specified by the authority so that you do not do double expenses. You also need to tag each car for identifications. While some companies use number tags, others use letters and others chose both number and letters.

Tracker Is Important

At this stage, you need to set up a monitoring and surveillance system for your business. Apart from the fact that it will prevent your cars from theft, it will help you a lot to monitor their whereabouts every time. Thus they will not be able to step out of the bounds you have set for them.

Get Responsible Drivers

You need to go for experienced and responsible drivers licensed by the government to do the business. You are not organizing a car race, so you need to employ not on the basis of their ability to race, but on the basis of their ability to drive with minimal accidents.

Start Indian Tomato Farming With High Yield Variety

Tomato farming is profitable anywhere there is fertile land for it. India is a special country to invest in tomato farming because of the sheer number of people living in the country and the quality of the farming land as well as the improved high yield varieties in most states. This is the perfect combination for any farmer who would like to take advantage of the tomato farming opportunity that exist in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Hybrid Tomato Variety

What inspired this article is the variety of tomato developed by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research which I think is a good idea to try. And because WealthResult.com is gradually breaking away from the local niche we've been know for, I decided to share this information with prospective readers from India.
Talking about this improved variety, can you guess how much a single tomato plant will yield? Well, the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research’s (IIHR) Arka Rakshak variety of tomato has yielded 19 kg per plant. This is the yield level recorded by IIHR scientists at a farmer’s field under precision farming.

With this kind of yield, the new variety of Arka Rakshak (Arka stands for the river Arkavathi on whose banks the IIHR is located) has created waves in the sector. “Clearly, this is the highest tomato yield the State has ever witnessed, and also this variety has turned out to be the State’s highest tomato-yielding variety as per scientific data,” says IIHR’s Principal Scientist and Head of the Division of Vegetable Crops A.T. Sadashiva.

According to him, the highest yield per plant by other hybrids is only 15 kg. Pointing out that Karnataka’s average tomato productivity was only 35 tonnes a hectare, Dr. Sadashiva notes that Arka Rakshak’s yield had touched a high of 190 tonnes in a farmer’s field.

Chandrappa, a farmer from Devasthanadahosalli of Chikkaballapur district, who has grown these varieties of tomatoes, has been able to get an yield of 38 tonnes from 2,000 plants on half an acre of land as against the level of 20 tonnes which he used to get from other hybrid varieties. “I earned Rs. 2.75 lakh by selling the produce at a rate of Rs. 5 to Rs. 11 a kg from November 2012 to January 2013 after deducting expenses of about Rs. 80,000,” he says.

According to Dr. Sadashiva, these are not only high-yielding varieties but are also resistant to three diseases of tomato leaf curl virus, bacterial wilt and early blight. This helps in reducing the cost of cultivation by at least 10 per cent by way of savings on fungicides and pesticides, he notes.

High Yield Tomato

Besides, these deep read fruits have other advantages as the firmness of fruits makes them suitable for long-distance transportation. Similarly, they have a shelf life of 15 days as against the 10 days of other hybrids and six days of the common varieties.

So, go ahead and give this a try especially for those in that region. Tomato farming is a worthwhile investment anyone would like to be part of.You have everything including the market to make it a successful venture.

Snail Farming → Beginners Guide For Snail Farming

Snail farming can be very profitable in Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, and Nigeria. Yet, it is one of the most neglected animal rearing business in these countries. Snail farming provides one of the finest opportunity to make money within a short period of time. But why are Africans not yet fully engaged in this money making animal rearing? The reason is ignorance. 

In Australia and USA, snail rearing is big business, providing opportunities to many farmers. In Uk, snails can be seen in many supermarkets and stores. meaning it's a big deal over there.

Most people in Nigeria and Ghana still have the believe that snail can only be picked in the bush. The culture of going to the bush to pick snails in the villages during raining time has been there for generations. So, it has been difficult for people to come to term that snail can actually be kept and grown at home.

Just like in many other aspects of farming in these countries, Africans are yet to discover the great money making potential in snail rearing business and that is why we suffer in hunger and poverty. We neglect where the money is and keep pursuing it where it is not, going from one city to the other looking for one petty China made goods after another to trade on. Laboring away in Europe and America in search of greener pastures when our own continent is already green.

The good new: After reading this article, you will be on your way to starting your own snail business in easy and simple steps. And we are backing it up with a Practical Snail Farming eBook for those who can afford it.

Making $25,000 annually in snail rearing is a done deal if you do it well and get it right.

I will try to be as comprehensive as possible with this article so that you can get going after reading it, and as people starts commenting - asking questions and adding what they know about snail farming, the information here would be more enriched for everyone's benefit.

What is Snail: Land snails belongs to the class of Molluscan, Gastropod. The one popularly known as 'Congo Meat' in many parts of Africa. Nigeria - Eju, Igbin, etc... There are so many species of snails but the types we are looking at here are the ones that are suitable for commercial Snail Farming in Africa.

The Most Suitable Snail Species

Achatina Fulica - The East African Snail

1. Achatina fulica - The East African land snail, or giant African land snail, scientific name Achatina fulica, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. It is the smallest in size among all the desirable species for rearing in Africa. 

Achatina fulica has a narrow, conical shell, which is twice as long as it is wide and contains 7 to 9 whorls when fully grown. The shell is generally reddish-brown in colour with weak yellowish vertical markings but colouration varies with environmental conditions and diet. A light coffee colour is common. Adults of the species may exceed 20cm in shell length but generally average about 5 to 10cm. The average weight of the snail is approximately 32 grams (Cooling 2005).

Achatina Achatina

2. Achatina Achatina - Achatina achatina, common name the giant Ghana snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail, is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Giant African land snails are hemraphrodites, meaining they possess both the female and male reproductive organs. Two snails are still needed for breeding, but they are very prolific breeders.

Similar to the other species in the genus, Achatina achatina's shell can attain a length of 200 mm and a maximum diameter of 100 mm. They may possess between 7-8 whorls and the shell is often broadly ovate. The body of the animal is silver-brown in color although albino morphs may exist.

Archachatina Marginata

3. Archachatina Marginata - Archachatina marginata, common name the giant West African snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. They can grow up to 20cm long, and live up to 10 years.

Among these three species, Achatina Achatina is the most desirable for farmers because it grows so big to become the biggest snail species in the world. Achatina Achaina has it's origin from Nigeria, get to Liberia from Nigeria and then Ghana

Another reason is due to it’s high yield capacity. The other species are very good too but I will focus on Achatina Achatina and Archachatina Marginata in this blog post because, they are easy to find in Nigeria.

Achatina-Achatina is very good for commercialization as well, because of its profitability. This is because of the volume of eggs it lays at once. Each achatina lays 300 to 500 eggs at a time in clutches, three times a year. Therefore, if you start a farm with about 1000 snails, in one year you would be getting about 1.5 million snails going by the number of eggs they produces.

Having decided on the specie, let’s take you through the step by step how to setup your snail farm in a small scale level and starts rearing your snail towards harvest.

1. Snail Farming Environment - Snails are easily dehydrated, and wind increase the rate of moisture loose in snail which in turn, leads to the dryness of the animal. To prevent snails from losing water so quickly, your snaileries (the snail house) must be located in environment that is protected from wind.

A low plain, downhill site surrounded with enough trees is perfect for snail farming. You may plant plantains and bananas around your snail farm to prevent the impact of wind.

2. Type of Soil For Snail Farm – Snail’s major habitat is the soil, and soil contains some of the components and chemical substances that it needed to survive. However, not all soils are suitable for snail rearing. The shell of the snail is mainly calcium and it derive most of them from the soil. Snail also lay it’s eggs on the soil and drink water out of the soil.

Hence, the suitable soil for snail farming must contain these elements.  Must be balanced, not waterlogged, not too dry, and must not be acidic. The most desirable soil for snail is sandy-loamy soil with low water holding capacity. Clayey soil and acidic soil must be avoided.

3. Getting The Sails For Farming – To start up a snail farm, it is advisable to get snails directly from the forest instead of buying from the market after they have been exposed to sunlight and have dehydrated. This is because snails drink a lot of water, so are easily dehydrated and this stresses them out, and reduce their fertility capacity.

The intending snail farmer could pick the snails from the bush with a very simple technique; clear a little portion of land during rainy season and sprinkle spicy fruits like pineapple, pawpaw, plantain, banana etc at about 5o’clock in the evening, when you go back there about 7pm or 8pm, you will pick up snails suitable for rearing. Repeat the procedure until you get enough quantity.

Another way could be to pick up snail eggs littered in the market place where it is sold and through a technique, check the fertility of the eggs, because some of them must have lost fertility due to the exposure to sunlight. The eggs are later put inside a container containing wet sand and covered with cocoyam leaf. Between 21 to 28 days, the eggs would hatch into baby snails. You start feeding them and gradually you raise a snail farm.”

4. The Snail House (Snailery) - Snaileries can vary from a patch of fence-protected ground, sheltered from the wind to a covered box if you are breeding in small scale.

For larger population of snails, you can dug a trench or make a concrete pen with soil deep of about 10 inches, and cover it with screen or wire all around to prevent the snails from escaping. Remember that snails can reproduce fast and become pests when their breeding is uncontrolled.

Snails love dark and cold places, but make sure the humidity does not drop to levels harmful to the snails. You can use fresh leaves and cloth that is regularly wet to regulate the temperature.

Also, the wire is useful in keeping away rats and snakes or other predators from eating the snails in your snail farm. But aside from these bigger predators, you should be wary about smaller ones like ants and termites. Your construction must have these predators in mind.

5. Snails Foods and Feeding – Snails especially Achatina mainly feeds on green leaves and fruits though they can utilize other ranges of foods. Feed your snails leaves, fruits, or even formula from the feed store. Aside from food to grow tissues, snails need calcium to grow shells.

Leaves: Cocoyam leaves, pawpaw leaves, okra leaves, cassava leaves, eggplant leaves, cabbage and lettuce leaves.

Fruits: Mango, eggplant, pawpaw, banana, tomatoes, oil palm fruits, pears. and cucumber.
Once they start growing, separate the big ones from the small ones. It take more than a year for the Achatina type to grow to harvest size. Others mature in two years.

One hundred thousand snails after a year or two sold at the rate of N50 each (highly reduced price) will give you about N5 million! Isn’t that a good investment?

Harvesting - It takes about 2 years for snails to mature to market size. It is not economically wise to harvest your snails before that time, it has to be matured before harvesting. To know if your snails are already matured enough, check the brim of the shell. If it is matured enough, the brim should be thicker and harder than other parts of the shell. 

Do not harvest all the matured snails at once for the market. It is important to keep few for breeding and to serve as base stock for your snail farm.

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How Much is Needed to Start a Soap-Making production?

Start your soap business with as little as $500.

Whether it’s a relaxing bubble bath, a soothing foot scrub or an invigorating facial, for many women nothing beats creating an at-home spa experience. If you appreciate this passion, consider starting a business creating soaps, perfumes, lotions and other spa products. There are hundreds of free, helpful tutorials online showing you how to start your business with as little as $500.

Education

Helpful tutorials abound online. Wholesale Supplies Plus has an entire library of information to help you get your business off the ground and guidance on the various ingredients, packaging materials, regulatory information about cosmetics and labeling, recipes, projects and design ideas. Soap Crafters and Teach Soap offer forums for soap enthusiasts to share ideas and instructions.

Insurance

If you sell a product or service, you must have business insurance to protect your business assets in case you cause damage or injury to your clients. It also protects your supplies and equipment from theft or damage (renter’s insurance doesn’t typically cover business assets). As a home-based business with a relatively low-risk product and low-cost supplies and equipment, you should be able to secure a basic insurance policy for about $600 to $1,000 per year.

Supplies

Supplies needed for your soap-making business include colorants, melt-and-pour soap, premade bases, containers, coloring, packaging supplies, fragrances, and essential oils. Expect to spend about $150 to $500 in supplies, depending on how much you purchase in bulk. Soap Crafters offers a basic start-up kit, enough to create eight bars of soap, for $20. Wholesale Supplies Plus offers soap-making kits starting at $29 and perfume kits starting at $17. Kits are a good way to get launched with little investment. You'll also need a quality digital camera to take pictures of your work.

Licenses

Home-based business owners typically operate as a sole proprietor or limited liability company (LLC). An LLC, which protects your personal assets, may be preferable to sole proprietorship. Check with an experienced tax professional or an attorney to determine which entity is best for you. As a sole proprietor in Texas, you must file a “Doing Business As” permit and pay the fee of about $15, depending on your county. As an LLC, you must register with the secretary of state, which will cost you about $300. You’ll also need to apply for a federal tax identificaiton and a sales tax permit, both of which are free.

 Advertising

Advertising costs vary. Craft fairs, farmer’s markets, flea markets or dog shows (if you sell products for dogs) are venues that fluctuate in cost. Other marketing venues include local hotels, bed and breakfasts, gift shops and specialty stores, all of which may agree to carry your line. Just be sure you have enough products available to make it worthwhile.
 

 

Website

A website is a must for any business now and you can either purchase your own website for about $20 per month or open a store on sites such as Etsy or Dawanda, which are marketplaces for homemade goods sellers. Fees are charged when you make a sale. Starting your own website takes significantly more knowledge in web design and Internet marketing, however, with your own site you have more creative freedom. If you elect to start your own site, review online tutorials on search engine optimization to learn how to design your site. If you opt to join Etsy or a similar site, start a free blog where you can discuss your soap-making abilities and other handy tips to garner interest in your products. Make certain to create a link to your store.

How to Produce Scented Candles

One of the chief advantages of candles and soap from the standpoint of the manufacturer is that they can't be used without being used up. This means lots of repeat business if you are a soap and candle maker who satisfies your customers by providing them with what they want. Be sure to develop your business skills along with your craft skills so you can make a profit along with your soap and candles.

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Step 1Build a work area that is out of the way in your home, or rent an entirely separate location. If you use your kitchen to make the quantities of soap and candles that are required to be commercially successful, you will drive yourself and your family crazy. Convert a basement, garage or barn into a spacious craft area. Ideally it will have a stove or other heat source, running water and a temperature-controlled area for storage.

Step 2Develop designs, fragrances, shapes and styles of soap and candles that are unique. Many people make these products and if you make the same things as everyone else, your sales will suffer. Creating something with a unique style will draw attention and help you to gain an edge over your competitors.

Step 3Develop public awareness of your business venture by traveling around to craft shows in your area. Large craft shows attract thousands of people who are specifically interested in handmade items, so they are a profitable venture for soap and candle-makers. Be sure to have promotional materials such as business cards and brochures at your booth.

Step 4Inquire at local gift shops and other retail stores about selling your products to them at wholesale prices, or selling them on consignment. Leaving the retail to someone else can free up your time to make more soap and candles, and the added production and sales will more than replace the percentage that you give to your retailers.

Step 5Put together a website and sell online. Soap and candles are small, light and easily shipped, making them ideal for online sales. Put some effort into linking your site to as many other sites as possible. In general, the more links your website has, the higher it will rank in search engine results and the more likely people will be to notice it.

How to Start a Soap Production

Making soap is a fun hobby you can turn into a profitable business.

Making soap is a creative hobby you can turn into a successful business because everyone needs soap. Every bar must eventually dissolve, so every customer can be a steady customer, provided you are a good soap maker. As with anything else, quality will be the determining factor in the success of your business. If you make a good product, and capture sufficient public interest, your business should thrive.

Corporate training materials to teach soft skills training courses.

 

Step 1Perfect your soap recipes. Develop three to five kinds you and others really like. Do not attempt to sell any until you have consistent recipes that come out beautiful every time. Spend time learning your craft. This is the key to your success.

Step 2Keep your regular job and work your business in your off hours, if you have insufficient savings to go full-time. Fortunately fairs, festivals and other events where you can offer your soaps are often on the weekends, so you can do both jobs.

Step 3Establish your infrastructure. You will need to set up a Paypal account or merchant account with your bank. Of course you will also need phone/cell phone, computer and Internet access.

Step 4Call your county clerk's office to find out the necessary licenses. Some cities and counties require a home business license; others do not, as long as you are not opening your home to the general public.

Step 5 Create your promotional materials. You should always have a business card as well as brochure or catalog detailing your product line. Display it also on a website that gives customers the ability to order. Either design the site yourself via online tutorials or hire someone.

Step 6Create your packaging and display materials. Small cellophane bags are popular, as are small cardboard boxes. Create an interesting label that includes the ingredients.

Step 7Set up a handwashing station at farmers' markets, fairs, festivals and other community gatherings. People are often in the mood to try something new at these events. Give all purchasers a catalog or brochure that lists your web address. Start a soap subscription option so every month a new shipment arrives for your customers.