Have you been looking for how to start a crayfish business in Nigeria? then this article is for you because, in this article, I will be explaining everything you need to know about starting a successful crayfish business in Nigeria.
What is a Crayfish
According to Wikipedia,
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters. In some parts of the United States, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea.
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However, the Crayfish business is a very lucrative business in Nigeria because of how valuable crayfish is in every home.
90 percent of Nigerian homes used crayfish to prepare any meal they want to prepare from rice to soup, etc. This is why crayfish is in high demand and a lucrative business for someone that is thinking of going into that line of business.
But then, they are some things you need to consider before going into the crayfish business here in Nigeria which includes
- Where to buy:- Where to buy the crayfish is the first question you would want to ask yourself and at what quantity would you want to buy. however, the quantity you should buy is a decision you should make for yourself and should also be dependant on your capital, but Oron local government is one of the places you can buy crayfish from.
- Your customers:- Do you want to sell it to the market women (wholesale) or you want to sell it directly to the final consumers.
How to Start a Crayfish Business in Nigeria
To start a crayfish business in Nigeria, follow to steps below.
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Understand the Business Properly ( Market Research )
Before you go into any business, especially the offline businesses, you have to, first of all, understand how the business works,
Are they any particular time when you would sell the most and a time when you will hardly sell? do changes in weather affects the flow of the business? and other related factors.
In other to understand all these factors, you have to do market research.
Go to the people that are already in the business and ask them questions.
2. Make a Business plan
After doing market research, the next thing is to make a business plan which will describe the business, its product, the market it serves and the business’s competitive advantage, etc.
3. Location
The location of your business will also determine how successful it becomes, so ensure that you choose a good location.
4. Capital
After doing some market survey/research, you would be able to know the capital that would be needed in other to start the business
If you have the required capital, you can move on to the next steps, but if you don’t have the required capital to start up the business, you may need to save up or get a loan before you can start.
5. Marketing Strategy
You have to bring up a new marketing strategy or follow a marketing strategy that has been proven to work when trying to market and sell your crayfish.
Advantages of Crayfish Business
- Crayfish is in high demand
- Its required low startup capital
- Easy to get customer
- You can even work from home if you want
- You do not need to be trained in order to be able to do it.
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