“Food truck business” Don’t know what is a food truck business is? Or you did hear of it but don’t know how the plan goes on when it comes to

“Food Truck Business” well we are here to explain to you what is food truck business and what is the business plan you need to follow to run start and run it successfully.

What is a food truck business?

A food truck business includes a large size automobile like a van or trailer, equipped with a small modernized kitchen to cook, prepare and serve food. 

usually preferred by small owners or any famous restaurants to serve food in other localities as well. 

Some food trucks sell ice creams and desserts some sell frozen or pre packed food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food on customer requirements. you can see food trucks usually in construction sites,near to any corporate company and busy streets, parks where people usually hang out.

The food truck business provides an option for the on-the-go person to grab a quick bite at a reasonable price. 

Nowadays the craze of fast food is rapidly increasing so as food truck businesses and also some food truck owners earn a good amount of money out of this. 

In food trucks the advantage of mobility provides owners access to multiple locations at an initial capital that’s less than that required in opening a restaurant of the other format, this is why small all restaurant owners are looking to invest in a Food Truck instead of an individual stationary restaurant. 

So if you are looking for a food servicing business but do not have enough money to invest in a restaurant business then you should go with a food truck business. 

Food truck business or a restaurant on wheels has been an on-trend concept in India and all over the world, among entrepreneurs and consumers alike.

How to develop a food truck business plan?

Now as we have understood what food truck business is. Let’s know how to do business planning for a food truck business?

It’s natural to have hesitation while starting any kind of business which is why we will help you to learn how you can create a food truck business plan here.

Table of content-

• A right choice to select food truck and location
• Analysis competition and Creating the brand
• Kitchen equipment and others
• Requirements of manpower
• Raw materials and food hygiene
• Creating an online presence for your food truck business
• Marketing your food truck business
• Conclusion

Let’s go through some points which will guide you the way to develop a business plan:

A right choice to select food truck and location:

The first thing is to select the right food truck and location where you will have to sell your food. choosing a food truck is depend on the type of food you plan to serve, you need a commercial vehicle which is at least a decent size of 18 to 20 feet of length this will cost roughly around 7 to 8 lakhs.

Hey wait !

Don’t worry if you are a little tight in the budget you can buy an old commercial vehicle with right paper works which will cost almost half of the new once also you will have extra money left for designing the vehicle according to the need.

Choosing the right location is important you should choose a street which should be near to a construction site, park, busy street also you have to analysis the food street where less number of food vendors sell the same kind of food. 

Also the location should have a regular flow of traffic to invite people to have a quick bite.

The street should have good parking space for the food truck also it shouldn’t be creating any hazel to commuters. There should be enough space for customers to have the food and enjoy it.

Analysis competition and Creating the brand:

There is good competition in the food business market so building a strong brand presence is important your brand should connect customers with a unique story.

Analyze the competitors business how they are doing in this business Everything you can dig up about your competition will be useful when you go about building your brand.

Creating a brand presence includes naming of the food truck, the logo and the theme of the food truck this will connect with customers it is important for branding It will show up on all your designs, on your food truck, on your banners and promotions and all your social media platforms.

 Make sure it speaks to your brand.

Kitchen equipment and others :

It depends on the type of food you are planning to serve still on an average you will have to invest a roughly around 2 to 2.5 lakhs which includes Microwave, refrigerators, griller, steamer, working tables, one burner, exhaust equipment, generator or big batteries with an inverter and other things that are needed in the business. 

It is good if you are going for new kitchen equipment because as it is mostly electronic items you will not be having issues of servicing it as it will be having a fixed time warranty which will cover all the necessary maintenance costs.

If you are a little tight in the budget for your food truck business you can go for old equipment which is in good condition if you can get a good deal out of it this can save you a good amount of money and also you will have some extra money for other essential items needed in your food truck.

Requirements of Manpower:

In this food truck business, you need to have a very good chef to cook food according to the type of foodservice your business is providing. you need at least 2 chefs to start with so that food can be delivered on time and customers shouldn’t have to wait for food getting ready.

In India you can get some good chefs which will cost you anywhere from 13 to 15k monthly also with a helper who can take care of the operation of your food truck business. 

If you are planning for delivery services then you can hire a person who knows well the location and he can help you to procure raw materials in needy time.

A delivery boy will easily take a salary from 10k to 12k monthly. Also if you want to create your brand presence in the food truck business you need to have a good team from cooking to delivering because in the end customer satisfaction is the main goal.

All the staff should have a unique dress code that helps in the brand presence and also will gain trust among your customers in the food truck business.

Raw materials and food hygiene:

You need to have the right amount of raw materials so that you do not need to hurry up and bring raw materials, it is advisable to stock the raw materials enough for 5 to 7 days in the preservative so that it would get damaged and make a loss in food truck owner’s pocket. 

Then comes down to hygiene of the food truck, the food truck business operates at a small space where both cooking and selling food operates. so it is necessary to maintain a clean kitchen and also good waste food management all the materials used in cooking should be of good quality so that customers will feel good and they will be coming again and again to your food truck. also, your staff should be well dressed and cleaned and maintains good sanitation.

Creating an online presence for your food truck business (website/software/social media):

Nowadays having an online presence helps the business a lot, thanks to the free internet everyone is into their laptops and mobiles. so you should also invest in creating

websites or software depending on your budget so that people can know about your food truck business and also go through the menu.

Almost every food truck business has its website/ software where they get connected to their customers anytime and anywhere, so you need your online portal should be user-friendly and easy to understand by a layman. they should feel easy to place an order. 

Investing in the software will cost more than just a website. so at first invest in the website then as per your online popularity, you can invest in software.

If you do not have enough money for the website too then you can create a social media page and start inviting customers who like street food with some offers at first this will drive your customer and if they like your food they will suggest your food truck business with their surroundings.

Marketing your food truck business:

It’s too difficult to survive or maintain your food truck business without marketing, here are some of the marketing techniques you can have to market your food business:
1. Social Media (Optimization/Marketing): After you have created a social media page for your food truck business you need to maintain the page by adding a post of latest foods you are having on the menu and be active on the social media page and keep      posting at least 5 times a week to keep your new customers stick with you and visit your food truck.

2. Placing ads in social media for your food truck business so that it will drive a good amount of customers into your business and it is not much investment. you can show ads to the one who is interested in street foods and food truck business this will surely be a good return of investment for your food truck.

3. Search Engine (Optimization/ marketing): After you create a website you can optimize it with some of the shortlisted keywords about your niche and create 

content so that you will be available on the first page of google in the optimization of the website you will have to optimize your website properly so that it will mobile friendly and customers would not have issues surfing on mobile or any other devices.

you can also place ads in the google search engine when the customer types your niche keyword it will appear in the first page of Google so that customers could find you this will create online orders and brand awareness. you can target a certain audience who will be interested in your niche market. 

This comes under digital marketing and you can hire a guy who knows this marketing and this will generate you a good amount of sales and cover-up all your investment within a few months of starting a food truck business.

Conclusion:

These are some of the steps you should take in starting of the food truck business, also you have to do a  Licenses & Permits Required For Starting a Food Truck Business

which will cost you around 50k to 80k.

In India, the investment for a food truck business will cost you around 8 to 10 lakh but the good thing is the overall operation cost is less than a small restaurant in the long run and also a normal food truck business can earn anywhere between 8k to 15k daily depending on how are you service satisfy your customers. 

Also, you can grab opportunities like any events, catering, and occasional opportunities you can have a good amount of sales in a day also you can generate branding for your

food truck business.

Food truck business is in a hot trend right now and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. if you are planning to open a restaurant business but don’t have enough

money and time to invest in a food truck business is a good option.  

Here are 10 Business ideas for women which they can start from home with the least investment in fact some businesses they can start without investment even.

By this we want to support these women who really want to do something in their life but they are not able to do because of some family problems or some other problems they cannot go outside of the home.

But after getting knowledge about these business ideas they will be able to choose something to do from home only and they will be able to earn money too and most importantly they will get happiness after becoming financially independent.

So here are those all 10 business ideas.

1. Yoga Instructor

In today’s era everyone wants to look good and wants to be fit by body so if you will become a yoga instructor then that will become very beneficial business for you.

You can become a yoga instructor after completing 1 to 3 month course from any certified center of yoga and then you can start your own yoga center from your home. 

For this you can charge a good amount and everyone would like to pay you because by this they will get a good health and good health will give them good heart and mind.

As we have been listening from years that “A healthy mind resides in a healthy body“.

2. Dance Classes

As we all know that we are living in India and India is the country of culture and festivals so we love to do dance on all occasions of our life especially in marriages. 

And everyone would like to spend money in marriages and dance is an important part of marriage, in all the ceremony of marriage we people do dance like haldi, mehandi, ladies sangeet and many more. 

So you can start dance classes at home and for this business you will not have to do any kind of investment, you need only sound system which usually we have at home. 

In this business you can earn a lot of money by having bookings of sangeet function of marriage parties, retirement parties, annual functions of schools and many more occasions. 

And you can take all classes at your home only.

3. Blogging

Blogging is one of the best business ideas by this you can elaborate your thoughts on any topic and can earn easily because it is all about your thoughts which you can deliver to people by blogging. Your thoughts can give answers to many people about their questions and they will feel better after getting answers to their questions by your blog and obviously by your thoughts. It’s quite a good job especially for women who cannot go outside their home.  Women will enjoy blogging as a business & also will have the advantages of staying at home and will be able to give proper nourishment to their kids at the same time. Blogging is one of my favorite forms of passive income. 

4 . Handmade gift items business (Crafter) 

If you are having interest in making handmade gift items then you can start a business of that first you can start by self and when you get little success in this profession then you can hire someone as an assistance of yours.

In today’s generation everyone would like to gift handmade items such as: 

Handmade cards, scrapbooks, mixed media layouts and many more things. 

And you can take classes for that you can organize workshops too.

You can canvass your work by making page on Facebook, Instagram, and many more social sites, you can sell your products by Flipkart, Amazon etc.

You can make YouTube channel to canvass your creativity and can also take online classes. There are many options to canvass your work and by this you can earn a good amount every month by living at home only.

5. Jewellery  making

This is also a very good business idea which you can start from home you can buy jewellery in bulk from wholesalers, for getting knowledge about wholesalers of jewellery you can take the help of Google and especially Youtube.

Now a days oxidized jewellery is in trend people are liking it very much so you can start this business you can buy material in bulk from Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Ahmedabad these cities will be much better for this type of material.

You can make whatsapp group for selling your products on social media too.

You can sell flowers jewellery also it is also in trend in marriage functions and baby shower functions too.

In this business you have to invest little time of yours and you can earn more.

6. Cooking classes 

It is also a very good profession for ladies if you are having interest in making delicious food and you like to try new dishes then you should start cooking classes at your home and you can teach many people how to make delicious food and different types of dishes.

For this you can use your kitchen at home by this you will not have to do any other investment and you can charge a good amount for teaching.

You can make your own YouTube channel of cooking if people will like your way to teach online then they will surely subscribe your channel and by this you can earn and canvass your interest also.

7. Tiffin center

If you are having interest in making delicious food and you don’t want to start cooking classes then you can start tiffin center by this you can earn a good amount every day or month.

In today’s era many people are compelled to live outside of their cities because of their jobs and studies, so at that time they don’t have time to make food so they like to take food from any tiffin center.

And if they will like your food then they will become your regular customers and that will give you confidence.

You can sell your food online too by registering on Zomato and Swiggy apps.

It will give you a good publicity to canvass your business.

8. Boutique

It is a very nice business to people who likes to make new clothes and design new clothes, they can start a boutique from home for this they need to have sewing machine at home that usually we have at home so we can start from this only we don’t need any kind of big investment.

And if you get success in this business then you can hire some labor for sewing the clothes and then you can excel your work on big level.

You can participate in fashion weeks and you can organize exhibitions of your work that will give you a huge publicity and by this you can become a big entrepreneur.

9. Coaching Classes

If you are educated and like to give your knowledge to others and want to do something but don’t want to go outside of the home or can’t go outside of the home then this business is for you only.

You can start coaching center at your home for this first you will have to apply a flex of your classes outside of your home, by this people will notice and start enquiring and you can do mouth canvassing too. 

Now-a-days all people want to give a very good education to their kids for this they always find a good tutor for that so you can become that tutor who will give good education to their children.

By this you can earn and enhance your knowledge too.

10. YouTuber

If you are thinking that you have good thoughts about anything and you want to make people aware about that so you should start a YouTube channel for this and you should make good videos on that.

In this work you don’t need any kind of investment for this you need only one android phone with data, so you have to make videos and upload these videos on youtube and for being a good YouTuber you have to focus on your content which should be very specific and genuine which can relate to a layman.

By this you can attract many more people towards your videos and then only you will get more subscribers and watch time on your channel that will help you to enable your monetization policy of your YouTube channel.

Yes this business idea will surely take time to succeed but once you will succeed you will feel top of the world.

By this you will connect to many people and they will give you a satisfaction that you are doing something good for others.

So friends here we are completing our article on 10 business ideas for women’s at home so if you can relate yourself to any one business idea from all of these then do start what you want to do and do earn feel independent and happy from your inner Saul. 

We want to say only one thing by this article that all people wants to get money and want to do something too but they don’t start because of laziness of something else but if anyone has a little interest in something then they should give a try at least, weather they don’t have enough time but they can start by giving little time and when you will start to earn by self then we are sure you will do that on a regular basis.

And one day you will surely get a big success of your hard work, and that will happen only when you will start something.

If you are planning to start a business then please read our this post – How to make a business plan ?

What is Social Entrepreneurship ?

Social entrepreneurship is a process , By which Innovative Initiatives are taken by the start -up , entrepreneurs , companies to solve social problems , such as poverty ,illness, illiteracy ,environmental destruction ,human rights abuses and corruption , in order to make life better for many. main objective of profit based entrepreneurs are to generate revenue and profit gain , whereas social entrepreneurs are cause driven with entrepreneurial mindset . social entrepreneurs keep long – term road map for their social goal , they practice hybrid model that uses business solutions to make an impact on the world.

How to become a social entrepreneur ?

social entrepreneurs create innovative solutions to tackle social problems .these entrepreneurs maximize social value instead of profit , they place social mission to the center of their business activities . they are so passionate about making a difference.
to succeed as a social entrepreneur , you need to have great purpose driven business idea . you need to have a clear road map for your journey .

Here are ten practical , actionable steps to become a successful social entrepreneur .

1. Developing the skills
2. Identify the problem and research the field
3. Aim to run things like business
4. Make a team for support and feedback
5. Develop your business model
6. Initial investment funding
7. Brand your enterprise
8. Use information technology
9. Be transparent with consumers
10. Remember your mission

1. Developing the skills

• grabbing opportunities to develop your social intelligence : any experience you can get that build social intelligence will help you in your journey . look for those internship or fellowship programs who give you opportunity to work on ground level , on grass root level you will get to interact with people , you will get to know the real problems of people .
  
  
• expand your creativity : social entrepreneurs have to be creative. try to find innovative ways to function charities and non profits to maximize donations and implement action .
  
  
• gain leadership experience: leadership is the key for any position of entrepreneur . try to find opportunities where you could lead. 

2. Identify a problem & Research the field

• start by deciding precisely who you want to serve and exactly where and how you want to serve . be clear about the problem which you would like to solve .figure out where to focus your energy , think about what is important for you , there are many issues in the world , such as poverty , pollution , that need to be addressed, you must not start solving any problem , which you read , heard somewhere, you must not have preconceived ideas , firstly you have to go on grass -root level ,you have to live that problem , try to interact with victims , those who have been facing problems.
  
  
• for example , when social entrepreneur muhammad yunus had started lending to poor people , firstly he had lived with poor people , he had tried to find the real cause of poverty , then he realized that poor people are compelled to borrow money from ” loan sharks” , then he had founded “grameen bank ” which lend to poor people without guarantee ,without collateral.
  
  
• so try to identify problem and after doing research on it and figure -out the cause of it.

3. Aim to run things like business

• your business is not charity , it has to recover its full costs while achieving its social objective , when you are running a business , you think differently and work differently than when you are running a charity .you don’t have to rely on charitable donations ,foundation grants or government support to implement programs.
  
  
• Social entrepreneur muhammad yunus says “a social business is designed and operated as a business enterprise with products ,services ,customers , markets ,expenses and revenues but with the profit -maximization principle replaced by the social -benefit principle ,the social business seeks to achieve a social objective”.

4.Make a team for support and feedback

• you need to understand that you can not achieve your social goal alone , you must have dedicated team , look to people already in your life and career who you consider to be trusted , they may be some of the competitors and collaborates you came across when researching the field or they could be like minded souls who want to make a difference, too.

remember that your team members likely have good intentions and want to see you succeed.

5.Develop your business model

• how your enterprise is going to make money , your business model will be the roadmap of it . you need to decide how far you want your services and products to reach . if you want to expand to make big impact , decide exactly how much money you need for your enterprise to support your mission .
  
  
• your business model must be like that ,any profit it earns does not go to those who invest in it, your business might be defined as a non loss, non-dividend business , rather than being passed on to investors ,the surplus generated by the enterprise is reinvested in the enterprise.

6. Initial investment or funding

• initially , to get funding is hard nut to crack , you will have to decide that you would take loan or invest your savings or get money by crowdfunding but after sometime when you would be creating more social benefits for poor people in early stage then why would investors not put their money into your enterprise ?
  
  
• first , people will invest because of personal satisfaction they would get from philanthropy. the many billions of dollars that people around the world donate in charity ,it means they are having hunger to donate money so why they would not invest in your enterprise which is working for more and more social benefits of people.
• second , investors in a social business get their money back , they can reinvest in the same or a different enterprise.
  

7. Brand your enterprise

you are running a social enterprise but branding of it is very important . profit based companies work very hard on establishing a brand to get consumers attention , so you will have to do branding and make ensure to people, how can you differentiate yourself from other charities ? what makes your cause unique ?

• you will have to reach to people if you really want expansion of your enterprise. you will have to create emotional connections with consumers use things like videos and images.

8. Use information technology

• there are many brilliant ,idealistic people in the world who would like to devote their time, energy and talent to finding ways of using information technology to fulfill your enterprise social objective.
  
  
• to get funding , hiring of people , marketing of enterprise, you can find people and organizations to causes similar to yours , in many works you can take advantage of technology.

9. Be transparent with consumers

if investors know exactly where their money is going , operate from a place of honesty and transparency . this will help you gain more support .tell people all about your cause , have a section on your website highlights your belief and what you are trying to accomplish, share specific statistics and milestones .

10. Remember your mission

becoming any kind of entrepreneur can be stressful at times , you may have some bad days and there will be failures along the way , if you feel lost , remember your cause , recall why you got involved to begin with , remembering your cause will help you stay on track.