We continue to consider various business ideas for novice entrepreneurs. And in this article we will talk about how to open a business on the sale of animal feed, consider the main features of this direction and tell me how it is better to promote it in your city.
Business format
Depending on the city in which you live, the format of such a trading point may be different. Let's consider the two main and most favorable directions.
- Big city. Definitely in a big city it is best to open the food store for pets. Many families contain, cats, dogs and other pets who constantly buy various feeds, vitamins and nutritional supplements in order for the animal to receive a full range of vitamins and minerals.
- Little provincial city. It is more profitable to work in a wider segment and besides pet food, expand business and sell feed for animal agricultural feed. This is a very wide range of products, which in the presence of villages and agricultural farms can bring good profits for the store owner.
From the plus This business can be noted:
- high demand for products;
- the ability to scale the business, expanding the range;
- complete niche for a novice entrepreneur.
Of minuses:
- seasonality;
- high competition. You need to constantly track the prices of competitors.
By selecting the desired format, you can move to the next step.
Premises and equipment
The choice of premises will also depend on location. If this is a big city, then a sleeping area, or trading series, may well come. If the town is small, then you need to look for options closer to the center, near the market or near transport stops.
The size of the room can be viewed from 15 sq.m. Such an area will be enough, for the initial filling of the store, if you plan to significantly expand the range in the future, then in this case, look for a room with a larger area.
From the equipment for retail food with feed you will need to purchase:
- shelving with shelves that can withstand loads, as large packages with food weigh a lot and it should be considered.
- counters with glass windows.
- shelves or better storage room for storing the range of goods, since everything will not be displayed on the showcase, it will be necessary to store products somewhere.
- electronic balance.
- furniture for the workplace of the seller.
- cash machine.
If you have an animal feed in the store that require a special type of storage, there is a temperature of the temperature regime, then you will need to buy refrigerators for proper product savings.
Trade Rules for Animal Feed
Like any type of activity, business on the sale of feed requires the design of all documents and permits for trade.
Here is the main list of documents and permits for this business:
- registration of you as an IP.
- specified OKVED. For Russia it is - 52.48.33 . For Ukraine it is 46.21 .
- received permission to trade from the SES and the fire service.
- on the hands there must be all quality certificates for goods.
- the corner of the buyer is decorated.
Assortment and suppliers
In fact, it does not matter whether you plan to sell food for home or farm animals, you will need to competently work out the range of goods, and determine which position you will buy at the initial stage, and what categories of products will be complemented in subsequent. All this can be specified when developing a business plan of your store.
Classification of product categories can be done by animal species, it can be: dogs, cats, rodents, birds, fish, reptiles, cow horses and others.
The main positions in such a store are:
- dry and canned food;
- vitamins and minerals;
- delicacy;
- contraceptives and sedatives;
- means from worms;
- preparations for skin, eyes and ears and more.
Over time, you can refirm in a full pet shop, and significantly expand product range.
To search for suppliers of goods, you need to use the Internet, where you can find not only the nearest wholesale bases with feeds, but also trading representatives of feed producers in your region.
How much money do you need to start?
Depending on the location of the store, the price for rent may be different, and other costs are difficult to lead to one template. We only provide general items of expenses to open animal feed store, you can recount them under your conditions.
- Rental Premises - $ 200 - $ 250
- Taxes - $ 150
- Salary seller - $ 200
- Initial purchase of goods - $ 6000 - $ 8000
- Equipment purchase - $ 800 - $ 1000
- Transport costs - $ 60
- Signboard and promotional products - $ 150.
How much can you earn?
Earnings will depend on many factors, and it is very difficult to estimate real profit, but still we give some numbers.
The average surcharge on the feed - 35% - 60%.
For some accessories you can post a markup and up to 100%.
As you can see, with normal volumes you can earn good.
Conclusions.The business idea for the sale of animal feed is a good start for a beginner entrepreneur, but you need to take into account seasonality, especially in the agricultural sphere and understand what you will cover these costs in no season.
Do you work in this direction? We are waiting for your comments below.
