1. Kitna investment lagega
Chhoti dukan (200-300 sq.ft): ₹3-5 lakh stock + ₹1 lakh furniture/racks + 2-3 mahine ka kiraya advance. Medium dukan building material ke saath: ₹10-15 lakh. Sabse zyada paisa stock me jata hai — isliye shuru me sirf tez bikne wale 300-500 items rakho, dheere-dheere badhao.
2. License aur registration
Shop & Establishment license (nagar nigam), GST registration (turnover 40 lakh se upar zaroori, par thekedaar B2B bill maangte hain to pehle hi le lo), Udyam (MSME) registration free me — loan aur tender me kaam aata hai. Current account bank me.
3. Pehla stock kya rakhe
Roz bikne wale: screw-kabja-nut-bolt, PVC pipe aur fittings, paint brush-roller, taala-kundi, rassi-tarpal, hath ke tools, electrical basic (wire, switch, holder). Season ke hisaab se: barish se pehle tarpal aur pipe, shaadi season me paint. Supplier se credit par lo, cash me nahi.
4. Supplier kahan se
Sheher ki hardware mandi ke wholesaler (Patna me Bahadurpur, Delhi me Chawri Bazar, Kolkata me Burrabazar). Shuru me 2-3 supplier se lo, comparison karo. Company distributor (Havells, Finolex, Astral) seedha bhi supply karte hain — unka rate fix, credit 30 din.
5. Hisaab pehle din se digital
Sabse badi galti: 6 mahine copy par chala kar phir software me aana — tab tak hisaab bigad chuka hota hai. Pehle din se billing software lo: har bill GST ke saath, har item ka stock, har grahak ka udhaar. MaterialBill free plan me shuru ho sakta hai — hazaron items, 30 second ka bill, stock alert.