Food processing
Home bakery (cakes and cookies)
Birthday and event cakes from a home oven, ordered through Facebook and friends.
- Capital
- ৳40k – ৳1 lakh
- People
- 1 – 2
- First income
- 7 – 21 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
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Agriculture & farming
Vermicompost
Worms turn cow dung into organic fertiliser in 45 days. Nurseries and vegetable growers buy it.
- Capital
- ৳20k – ৳60k
- People
- 1 – 2
- First income
- 45 – 60 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
Retail & wholesale
Selling clothes on a Facebook page
Buy three-pieces and saris wholesale, sell on Facebook Live, deliver by courier.
- Capital
- ৳50k – ৳1.5 lakh
- People
- 1 – 3
- First income
- 7 – 21 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
Home & local services
Mobile phone repair shop
A small market shop fixing screens, batteries and charging ports.
- Capital
- ৳60k – ৳1.5 lakh
- People
- 1 – 2
- First income
- 1 – 7 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
Light manufacturing & workshop
Jute bag making
Buy jute fabric and stitch shopping and gift bags. Corporate orders bring the bigger money.
- Capital
- ৳2 lakh – ৳5 lakh
- People
- 4 – 8
- First income
- 20 – 40 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
Food processing
Mustard honey bottling
Place bee boxes in winter mustard fields, strain and bottle the honey, sell all year.
- Capital
- ৳1 lakh – ৳2.5 lakh
- People
- 2 – 3
- First income
- 60 – 90 days
Market quote14 Sept 2026
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Stories from people who tried
Failures as well as successes. What went wrong is often the most useful lesson.
What workedA mushroom grower in Savar
One supermarket deal changed the numbers
A standing order for 15 kg a day cut wasted mushrooms to almost nothing.
- Capital
- ৳90k
- Ran for
- 20 months
- Why
- Loyal customers, Good quality
What went wrongA small workshop owner in Narayanganj
A big order, paid four months late
We took a 5,000-bag corporate order, could not pay the workers and shut the workshop for two months.
- Capital
- ৳4 lakh
- Ran for
- 14 months
- Why
- Late payment, Working capital
Mixed experienceA tailor in Mirpur
Turning away orders in the Eid rush
A second machine would have doubled Eid income, but sat idle the rest of the year.
- Capital
- ৳35k
- Ran for
- 24 months
- Why
- Weak demand, Skill gap
What workedTwo sisters in Sunamganj
From 30 ducks to 600 in three years
The first year we never sold an egg on credit. Without cash sales we could not have bought feed.
- Capital
- ৳45k
- Ran for
- 36 months
- Why
- Careful bookkeeping, Loyal customers
What went wrongA first-time entrepreneur in Rajshahi
Why the whole first batch spoiled
I never measured the monsoon humidity. Mould took 400 kg of mango while the dryer loan was unpaid.
- Capital
- ৳3 lakh
- Ran for
- 7 months
- Why
- Spoilage, Working capital
Interviews and videos
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BARI Mango-14 grown for export
Deepto Krishi
A busy hilsa market in Chandpur
Somoy TV
Income and costs of 500 ducks
Amin Agro
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