Startup India: Small businesses that shine in summer
Startup India: Small businesses that shine in summer
A nation of billions has at least a million new enterprising ideas to make hay while the sun shines. Well, literally. As the blistering Indian summer sets in, the country’s street vendors make for a riot of colourful possibilities, as their small set-ups do brisk businesses. Here are a few.
Candy floss Vijay walks about on foot around Rajpath once a week, selling candy floss at Rs 10 to tourists for most of the summer. He sells about fifty to sixty sticks. For the rest of the week, he works at a textile shop, selling fabrics with colours like ‘these candies’ to middle-class housewives