Things you can do yourself at home and make money

Today we are going to learn things you can do yourself at home and make money. Yes!
lucrative business which you can do at home and make profit.

My focus is still on my fellow women who are still idling at home, I will post so many businesses you can carry out to earn a living and help your family.

Use this opportunity, help yourself and your families because you can make Huge profit from this business.

HOW TO PRODUCE, PACKAGE AND SELL CHINCHIN, PLANTAIN CHIPS AND PEANUT.

In today’s Tutorial, you are going to be learning how to make huge profit by going into these successful business.

We all know that Chin chin business is already showing ‘a green light’ that it is actually a worthy venture to engage in. We have seen it as a successful business. I eat chinchin every week. There is even this chinchin I always buy from my neighbor, I always buy it in pack.

The chinchin maker only sell in pack and distributes it to people selling things. You need to see the way sellers always go to the chinchin Maker’s shop to pack chinchin Because they know that they are still going to make huge money after selling it. There is this chinchin that is 10 naira for one and a pack is around 200 naira and it has 24 chinchin. If you are to sell chinchin to children per one, you are going to be making profit as you have 4 extra chinchin.We also have all these 50 naira chinchin and above. If you are making this chinchin yourself at home or in your shop you will be making huge profit that is better than this.  I will be teaching you how to Produce the chinchin itself, how to package it and where you can sell it.

Chinchin is a crunchy snack and children really love it, even youth and adult!

Almost every supermarket, mall and shop now sell chinchin in their different shapes ,nylon, container etc.

This post course outline includes:

*Why should I do chinchin business?

*what is the Cost of starting the business or how much capital do I need?

*How much can I make? What will be my Profit if I start this chin chin business.

*What are the Equipments and materials i need to get?

*how do i package my Chinchin?

*Marketing…who will buy my Chinchin?

WHY YOU SHOULD START CHIN CHIN BUSINESS

You should actually try this business because it is a business that comes with a lot of profit. It is a business that can bring money daily. You can just sit in your shop and people will come to buy in packs. There are other ways you can even grow your business when you start earning. You can have a car customized with your business name and you will start delivery.

It has good profits potentials and can be started with a small amount. Chin chin business is also very easy to start and the stress in it can be managed.

Go to a professional and learn how to produce tasty chin chin and you are good to start yours.

There is a machine that can mix the flour and ingredients together. Chin chin cutter can be used too in case you don’t have the time to do the mixing and the cutting or you what to avoid the stress.

You can cut the pasta into your desired sizes in a few minutes manually. Roll the dough on the table and use pizza cutter to cut and pieces them as you like.

The demand for chin chin is very high, in fact, it is the most consumed after biscuit. You need to see the way children love and buy chinchin and biscuit.

HOW MUCH IS NEEDED FOR CHIN CHIN BUSINESS?

Chin chin business does not require too much money for a start. The amount of money to use depends on the kind of scale you want to operate. With #20,000 you can start the business on a small-scale. Then for a large-scale from #100,000 and above.

MATERIALS/ EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR CHIN CHIN PRODUCTION: You need

Deep fryer for frying,

sieve,

long sieving spoon to remove the fried chin chin,

rolling-pin,

cutter,

bowls.

Flour, milk, egg, sugar, salt, nut meg, margarine, flavour, water and oil.

RECIPE AND MEASUREMENTS

Flour                             4 cups or 400g

Milk                                    2 tbsp

Baking powder                 1 tsp

Margarine                          40g

Nutmeg                               1/2 tsp

Salt                                       1 tsp

Egg                                       1

Water                                  bit by bit

Flavour                                1/2 tbsp

Oil for frying : the one that will be okay for what you want to do

Sugar                                    5 tbsp

PROCEDURE

In a large bowl pour in your sieved flour,

Put baking powder, sugar and all other dry ingredients and mix them well. After mixing,

Add margarine and mix properly with your hands until it appears like (fine bread) crumbs.

Pour eggs, milk (if liquid) mix thoroughly until you get smooth and hard dough.

Place the dough on a flat surface or a table and carefully knead for a few minutes

then roll the dough flat and cut into cube shape or any of your desired shape.

Put your oil in the fire and heat until very hot,

pour in the chin chin and fry until it becomes golden brown.

Pack them into a sieve for the oil to drain,

air it a little and package for sale or consumption.

PROFITABILITY IN CHIN CHIN BUSINESS

Chin chin business is profitable in the sense that you are sure of 70% return on investment. There are ways you can increase profits in chin chin business. One of the ways to increase profit is by buying things in bulk. Here are some of the things you can buy in bulk: flour and sugar can be bought in bags, margarine can be bought in bucket example topper margarine.

Another way is by baking the chin chin instead of frying them because frying them will consume a lot of oil so in other to be economical you use an oven to bake them. If you don’t have money for oven you can fry till you have enough money to afford oven.

This is how to do it, spray oil on the pan you want to use and then pour the already prepared chin chin into the pan cover and bake it in the oven if you don’t have oven then you can use a very big pot just put stones in the pot and put the pan containing the chin chin to be baked inside on top of the stone, cover the pan with foil and place the pot on top of the fire, keep monitoring the  chin chin in the pot when it turns brown you bring it down.

MARKETABILITY

The target markets are shops, motor parks, schools, offices, super markets, open markets and street hawkers, you can have someone that can assist you to take your product to the target market or hire people that can promote your business.

A bag or carton of chin chin contains 50 packs find out how much others in the production of chin chin are selling theirs then you reduce your own price so can attract more buyers.

Make sure you produce a well packaged tasty chin chin because these two are the key to a successful chin chin business. Customers prefers chin chin that are crunchy and in other to achieve this you have to watch the number of egg and quantity of milk you add to its production because they have a way of making the chin chin to be soft but you can as well do the soft type for those who prefers them all of these are market strategies.

Keep the contacts of your customers so you can always get in touch with them in other to know when they are out of stock, then you quickly supply them so that you won’t be over taken by another company.You can even look for those that can help you when it comes to delivery.

PACKAGING OF CHIN CHIN

In other to attract more buyers to use appealing packaging materials to package your chin chin. Use thick nylon to package them in other to prevent air from entering so that it can still maintain its crunching nature before consumption.

There are other packaging materials such as transparent containers that you can use. Look for a sweet catchy name to label your container if you intend to be more professional about it and make sure everything is attractive and well produced and make sure the environment is neat.

NOW LET’S MOVE TO PLANTAIN CHIPS

HOW TO START PLANTAIN CHIPS BUSINESS.

You can start plantain chips business from the comfort of ur home . Go to plantain market you will buy2 bunches for 2,400 naira. Buy a gallon of groundnut oil , a pinch of salt, frying pan , small nylons , you can package it with ur business name and supply to schools, shops , malls etc .

INGREDIENTS

Ripe or unripe plantains

Vegetable oil

Table salt/sugar (depending on customers demand)

Optional ingredients:

Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Powdered pepper

STEP1: Wash plantains. Peel them and slice into very thin circles.

STEP2: Place all the slices into water until you finish. This way you can maintain their color.

STEP3:  Salt the water and stir.

STEP4: All the water has to be drained to leave plantain slices dry before frying them.

You can add any other additional ingredients at this point.

STEP5: Add oil into a deep pan and preheat it. Place plantain slices into the hot oil and fry until they turn yellow.

STEP6: Remove extra oil from your chips with the help of paper towels.

PACKAGING YOUR CHIPS FOR SALE

Put quantities of the finished product into transparent air tight nylon bags or transparent containers according to your target sales.

Put your product label that contains:

Your product name,

Company name,

Your contact and any other vital information you wish in each bag.

BEST PLACES TO SELL YOUR CHIPS

Supermarkets

Schools

Lessons

Aboki kiosks

Petty traders.

Online:

You can Produce your chinchin and advertise it online. Let people come to your shop to buy it and you can even deliver it.

You can even do everything together. Like producing chinchin and plantain chips. People love plantain chips too. Some like it soft,some like it hard, some like it unripe, some like it very ripe.

NOW, PEANUT

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BURGER SNACK

Ingredients

2 cups of flour (250 grams)

3 eggs

1/3 cup of sugar (66.7 grams)

2 cups of raw groundnuts aka peanuts

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional

A pinch of salt

Vegetable oil for frying

Soak the groundnut warm water and add teaspoon of salt and leave it for 30mins. Sieve and Sundry the groundnut.

Instructions

Put your groundnuts in a bowl and select to take out all the bad ones.

Mix together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt and set aside.

Beat eggs together with sugar in another bowl.

Pour a little of the egg mixture over the groundnuts. Shake bowl until mixture coats all the groundnuts.

Sprinkle some of the flour mixture over the groundnuts and shake.

Repeat until groundnuts are completely coated with flour. If some stick together, use your fingers to separate them and keep going.

Heat oil on medium heat and fry in batches until golden brown.

Allow to cool completely then you can serve or store in an airtight container.

NOW, NEXT THING:

How to make soap, Izal, detergent etc. We use soap everyday. This is a profitable business. Tell me who doesn’t use soap everyday. We use soap to wash plates, clothes and many more. You can also make soap for yourself, Friends and family. There is huge profit in this business. Think of it! Soap is part of what we use everyday. You can’t do without using soap in a day so calculate how much these people are making.

You can make your soap, package it well, start selling and become a brand that people will start looking for your soap in market.

It is better to acquire skills now. Learning how to make soap, detergent and izal will be very useful. You can produce all these and sell in the market or even get a shop. These are things people buy everyday. If you don’t want to sell it, you can use it at home. We all need soap, detergent etc.

We use soap to wash plate, clothes etc. We use detergent, Izal, liquid soap for many things.

Following these PROCEDURES will make you acquire a good and useful skill.

Let’s get started

FOR IZAL

Chemical involved and their formulas:
1. Water – 20 ltrs.
2. Menthol – to taste
3. Pine oil – 1/4 litre
4. IZAL Concentrate – 1/4 litre.
5. Cabolic- 1/4 litre.
6. Booster – 1/4 litre
7. Texapol – To Taste.
8. Lizol – 1/4 litre
9. Phenol – 1/4 litre
10.Thickner or whitener 1/2 litre
11. Formalin. – little quantity

HOW?

Pour you 20 litres of water into your mixer (where you mix together all chemical component).

Add your whitener or thickner and stir.

Put phenol and stir.

Put Lizol and stir.

Add Booster and stir.

Add Carbolic and stir.

Add your IZAL Concentrate

Add pine oil and stir well.

Add formalin and stir.

Add Texapol and stir well.

Add your menthol for a good result.

LIQUID SOAP:
You need:
1-Nitrosol
2-Soda ash
3-Stpp
4-Texapon/sulphonic acid
5-Sls
6-Foam booster
7-Caustic soda
8-Formalin
9-Colour
10-Fragrance.

HOW TO MAKE 10 LITRES OF SOAP:

Get a 10 litre bucket of water

Set d Nitrosol aside

Mix Soda ash in a bowl of small water from the 10litres.

Mix Stpp in anoda bowl of water.

Mix Texapon and Sulphuric together in anoda bowl and don’t add water.

Mix SLS in a bowl of small water.

Set aside d Foam booster.

Mix d Caustic soda in a bowl of water.

Set d Formalin aside

Mix ur colour in a bottled water bottle

Set ur Fragrance aside.

Gently Pour d Nitrosol inside d remaining water, then u start adding other chemicals one after d order according to how they r listed and stir vigorously.

Let it sit for up to 8hours.

And Finally, how to make DETERGENT

INGREDIENTS:

4 litre palm kernel oil or fatty acid

1kg caustic soda

2kg soda ash

1/2 litre hydrogen peroxide ( H202)

30ml ammonium

150ml industrial salt

250ml foaming agent

30ml sulphuric acid

1 litre water

colourant to your satisfaction

fragrance to your satisfaction

HOW:

Prepare the caustic soda solution by pouring the caustic soda in a bucket and add 1 litre of water.

Stir thoroughly, cover tightly and leave to ferment for 72 hours.

You can allow it to ferment for more than three days if you want but should not use if it is not up to 3 days.

Add the soda ash to the caustic soda solution and stir very well until uniformly blended.

Pour the palm kernel oil into the mixture and add the colourant while stirring vigorously only in clockwise direction till it blends well.

Add the hydrogen peroxide, ammonium, industrial salt, sulphuric acid, foaming agent and the fragrance into the mixture.

Pour into dryer for drying or spread under the sun to dry.

Grate or pulverise and then sieve.

NOW, NEXT THING:
How to start Popcorn Business As Retailer/Wholesaler

Popcorn business is one of those businesses that are yet to be tapped. This business is self-sustaining. It has the capacity to make someone wealthy overtime when there is consistency. Popcorn is a snack gotten from the popping of corn from a heated surface.
Corn can be gotten anywhere in Nigeria but it is predominant in the North. The business is not stressful, it does not consume much time, you can start with small amount of money grow and manage it alone at the comfort of your home.
Another way is to pop and sell at a wholesale price to retailers who will package them as the like. Is not everybody that have the time pop corn for sale even though they are interested in selling it.

WHY YOU SHOULD START A POPCORN BUSINESS
This is a very lucrative business to venture into. Good planning and proper management can grow the business to international level a point where you start exporting.
Many people like munching popcorn for a number of reasons; because of its crunchy nature, others nutritional value, some people take it as an alternative to food, others for relaxation check event centres, amusement parks, programmes(church, sport etc) popcorn is the order of the day. Consumers are ready to buy any time production is made, making it a secured business.

HOW MUCH IS NEEDED FOR A POPCORN BUSINESS?
The amount of money you have determines the strength of the popcorn business. The business can be started with as low as #10,000 excluding fixed capital. For large scale production you need up to #150,000 and above. If you have good money buy items in bulk it is more economical.

THE TYPE OF CORN TO USE FOR POPCORN BUSINESS
Foreign corn is very good for popping, however, the rise in dollar also affects the price. Go for the local corn that pops like the foreign, it is sold at a lesser price. We have this type of corn in Nigeria, in Jos, Plateau State. Note, it is not corn that pops so be cautious when buying.

RECIPE
1. Corn : this is the major raw material needed for a popcorn business.There has to be certain amount of moisture inside the corn such that when heat is applied, it makes a popping sound, from inside out. When corn does not pop what comes out is a dude corn very hard to chew. Look for sweet corn with good moisture content. I will recommend Karason Gold, is a very good specie to use.
2. Sugar : popcorn requires plenty of sugar
3. Salt : a little is enough
4. Vegetable oil : very little to make the popcorn attractive.
5. Butter : a little of it makes the popcorn taste better, use Topper butter.
6. Flavour : this brings out the popcorn aroma very well, adding it attracts plenty customers as the environment is covered by it. Making the popcorn irresistible to many people. Put just 1 cap bottle of flavour in one popcorn pot. There are different types of flavour, the liquid type is preferred as the solid ones can contribute in making the corn to burn.
7. Powdered milk : this is optional but adds fine taste to popcorn. Don’t add milk if you cannot exhaust them the same day. That is for those using show glass. But for those sealing in packs don’t let it get to a month.

REQUIRED ITEMS
A big bowl : this is where you turn the popcorn into before packaging and sealing them.
Showcase : this should be for those that are using the locally fabricated machines that doesn’t have show glass. The foreign popcorn machines are already manufactured with a show glass; this is one advantage it has over the local ones.
Nylon : this should be branded in other to distinguish your product from others. If your branding is unique it will compete with others in the market. Put your phone number and address on the branded nylon in case any retailer is interested the person can easily contact you.
Popcorn machine: locally made machines is preferable to the foreign ones. It is cheaper. Go for the big size if you are starting in a large-scale. You can make it two or more depending on the number of hands you are employing. Employ additional hands if you are starting big for effective production and distribution. Buy the type of machines that accepts both salt and sugar.

EQUIPMENT
1. Sealing machine:
Seal your nylon very well to prevent air from entering. This will make the crispy nature to remain until consumption. The number of sealing machines you need depends on the size of your popcorn business, the number of hands working for you and the production level.
One sealing machine is good for small-scale production. Seal the popcorn immediately they finish popping, to prevent air from entering.
2. Gas cylinder or electric:

if you are using the locally manufactured machine, it is advisable to use the one with gas cylinder and not the kerosene stove as the slightest mistake can cause you a lot of harm. Gas cylinder will help to solve the problem of light shortages.
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Measure 50 to 100mm oil to the popping pot
Add a tablespoon butter to it
Put 1 and half cup of corn
Add 2 tablespoon of sugar
PROCEDURE
Shake the pot to mix well, place it in your popcorn machine after 2 minutes it begins to pop.
Add flavour if you desire, let it continue popping until you cannot hear the sound anymore, bring it down and turn into a bowl,
Pour powder milk (optional) shake the bowl thoroughly until the milk is well mixed.
Package for sale or showcase it in your show glass. This procedure is for the locally made machines.
For the foreign machine,
Turn on the popping machine, heat it for 2 minutes, pour a little oil into it, add butter, sugar, salt, measure a cup of corn into it. This depends on the size of the machine you are using and the spinner.
Add flavour (optional) allow it to pop after a few minutes the popcorn will start coming out on its own into the showcase. At this point off the heater so that the remaining corn can pop without getting burnt.
Always monitor the amount of heat you are using and reduce it immediately it starts popping.
HOW TO PACKAGE POPCORN
You can use containers, nylon or paper. Nylon is what those supplying uses. Package #50 what of popcorn and arrange 30 in a big nylon and supply at the rate of #1,100. Or 10 packs in a nylon for #350. Put it in the nylon and use sealing machine to seal it in such a way that air cannot enter.
WHY POPCORN GET BURNT
There are two outstanding things that will make popcorn to burn.
1. The Type of Machine Used
The first machine I used was the electric type. It came to a point the machine became too hot even when I reduced to the last button. What I did was to abandon it for the local machine. But you can take yours to technicians to set up the regulator because that’s where the problem was.
2. Sugar or liquid application
When I started using the local machine, the popcorn was always burning. In a bid to find out the problem I stopped putting sugar from the start. Instead, I applied it the same time I am applying flavour close to when the popcorn will start popping out. That way the case was settled.

Target supermarkets, schools, canteen, hotels that are not producing, stores, eateries, markets etc. Employ people to sell for you at traffic, motor parks etc. Locate the street hawkers; they sell faster in large quantities.
Position your popcorn machine on a busy road, market, high commercial area, busy road and pop for sale.
TIPS
Get a good location because the secrets of making #100,000 and above in popcorn business lies mainly on the location. Find a good place where the population is high. Put milk in your popcorn and watch sales increase.
Do not add colour when using milk it is not advisable. There are some coloured nylons you can use which will make the popcorn to appear coloured. You can customise your nylon with different colours.
CHALLENGES IN POPCORN BUSINESS
1. Location is usually the number one challenge if you can get a good location then you are sure to succeed in this business.
2. Consistency is another challenge. If you are producing for instance 300 packs daily be sure to continue with it as a drop in production can affect the business.
3. Dedication, you have to be committed to the business very seriously because it is a sure way to succeed.
4. Planning, you have to plan well for the business to grow and succeed. A good planning will keep the business running.
5. Good Management: A good management guarantees a secured profit; although every business has a risk percentage how you manage your own will help you avoid losses.
6. Ideal Marketing Strategy: this will help in the growth of your business depending on the kind of strategy you are using. A good one will increase the number of buyers meaning more profits.

NOW, NEXT THING: HOW TO MAKE BEANS FLOUR AT HOME AND HOW TO START BEANS FLOUR BUSINESS:

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make beans flour at home. Make use of this opportunity to learn how to make beans flour at home. You can make it for you and your family to use and you can make it to sell. You can produce it, package it and start distributing it. People will start looking for your beans flour, you will package it well and include your business name. They might even start coming to your house to patronize you and buy it to resell. Learn all these for free now.

INGREDIENTS:
5 cups of beans

METHOD 1…(with peel)
– pour your beans in a tray and pick out stones and unwanted particles
-take to the grinding mill to get a fine, smooth powder
– after grinding, sift the flour to remove chaff
– pour the flour in to a container with a tight lid and store in room temperature

METHOD 2….(without peel)
-after picking out stones and dirt, wash and peel off the son of the beans by hands.
-spread the clean beans in the sun to dry or in A very airy place.
-stir around with your hands occasionally to make sure that every part of the beans receive air/sun(you can place the beans in a baking sheet and oven dry with a very low heat)
-after drying, take the beans to the grinding mill and grind to sooth powder
-allow it to cool,then store in an airtight container
Package for use or for sale

Beans Flour is very nutritious and is used in preparing different varieties of food such as:

moi moi,
Akara,
Pancake,
casserole,
Baking etc.

IT IS A HIGH SOURCE OF PROTEIN.

NEXT: How to make groundnut oil at home

1. Get enough groundnut

Buy from the market, you can buy a small paint bucket depending on how much oil you’d be needing, 3 cups of groundnut should give you about 1 cup of oil.

2. Clean up the groundnuts

This is the most time consuming part unless you bought the groundnut that has already been shelled and cleaned up, you’ll have to break the hard shells yourself and bring out the groundnut.
Then remove the back or peelings to easily do this you can fry at low heat the for like 5 minutes or wash them in cold water then warm water.

3. Soak the groundnut

Put the washed groundnut in a clean bowl, then pour warm water on it. Allow the groundnut to soak in warm water for 10-15 minutes, so that the groundnut get little soft.

4. Grind the groundnuts

Drain the water, then take the groundnut to a local mill to blend, let them preheat the machine before pouring the groundnut. But if you have a blender, blend the groundnut until it becomes smooth like butter.

To make it less difficult to blend, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of warm water but not too much water so it doesn’t make it watery.

5. Refrigerate

Pour the peanut paste into an air-tight container and cover the lid tightly. Leave the container inside the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Do NOT disturb the container for rest of the time, after 24 hours or more, some of the oil have risen to the top of the container.

6. Separate the Oil

After the oil has risen to the top, you have to separate the oil from the paste, scrub the oil on top into a separate bowl.

There is still much oil in the paste, so strain the paste thoroughly for some oil to come out or better still, fry the paste until all water dry off and you will see your oil still coming out, remove the oil and use a clean cloth or napkin and squeeze the fried paste for more oil to come out.

7. Store the Oil

Pour your oil in clean and unused bottle ready for sale, Close the lid tightly and keep.