Dear Wazuans

Thanks so much indeed for the quality and very informative contributions in this forum

l would like wazuans to help me with information about a chips business and a Milk dairy business.

l have like 200k for startup of this businesses keeping in mind this is not my line of expertise.


What are the pros and con of both startups. would 200k be enough depending for

Dairy Business
1. Milk is to be ferried from Mt Kenya where prices are favorable

2. will have to incur cost of transport for the milk to Nairobi


Chips Biz

1. is 200k enough for equipments and licences?

The milk is to bought from Nyeri and be transported to Nrb

about the chips biz make sure u have a good cook to cook quality chips have enough start up rent capital and for paying electricity then make sure ur location has good traffic then ua good to go

My idea was to sell unprocessed milk directly from farmers to consumers actually what has been considered hawking by an article by subzero in an earlier comment

I don't know if you will be involved in the business on a day to day basis or if you want to start the same as a side thing - if its the latter I would advice you think very carefully about it.

they both involve highly perishable products, for the milk my take is you buy the milk on an order basis, get guys you can supply to first before bringing in the milk but its very risky, the milk supplied in the initial containers is the best because after the first container is done water is used to miraculously increase the milk quantity.

for the chips take care so that you do not end up spending more keeping the chips warm - at times it might be better to dip them in oil on an order basis.

they are interesting businesses but very challenging at the scale you are looking to start at.