If you are planning to start a home-based business, then it is ideal to go for home-made chocolates. Chocolates have its own charm and that too, home-made chocolates are liked by all.  You must be already doing it for a special occasion or for your friends or acquaintances, neighbors, etc. You can slowly convert this into a business.

For those who don’t know how to make chocolates, can go for chocolate making classes conducted by CSDO Academy. There you will be taught how to make chocolates at home. You can buy the necessary raw materials, molds, etc. to start your business.

How to start Chocolate Business? 

• Starting Small: This is nothing but making chocolates from your own kitchen. When you are starting new it is ideal to start it on a small scale. You can first start selling it to your neighbors, friends, colleagues, etc. You can even sell them through the local store or a café or in a pastry shop. It is ideal to take pictures of your chocolate and post it in your social media. This way you can increase sale.
• Starting Big: This involves investing more money and time to start your business. If you are confident that you can make it big, then you can go in for it. When you are starting a new business, it is ideal to consult a Chartered Accountant. Some steps to be followed for setting up your business are as follows:

1. The main requirement of the food-related business is to get the registration form FSSAI Licensing and Registration System. It will differ according to each state for getting the license.
2. You will also need to register your business (sole proprietor, partnership or private limited) and get the PAN/TAN, GST, etc.
3. You might also have to obtain NOC from the panchayat or municipality and also need to obtain shops and establishment registrations.
4. You might also have to make a brand for yourself. (You have to make a logo, marketing collateral, etc.).
5. You can have your own website and also advertise through various social media accounts.

• Customer Segments: You have to decide on the customer segment i.e. who will be your customer. They could be your friends, family, acquaintances, neighbors, etc. You can even sell it through a neighborhood store, supermarket, cafe, cake shops, etc. Apart from this, you might also sell it for corporate events. You can even sell it online by opening your own website or through social media.

Apart from the above, you will have to decide on the space, buy necessary machinery, and arrange for raw materials, etc. especially when you start it on a large scale.

Benefits of chocolate business:

Some of the benefits of chocolate business are as follows:

• It gives you an opportunity to work from home so that you can manage both your work and home efficiently.
• Chocolates have various health benefits like it can thwart cancer because of its anti-oxidants, it lowers cholesterol levels, controls blood pressure, drinking hot chocolates increases memory power and healthy brain, increases blood flow to the brain and is ideal for maintaining neurovascular coupling, it prevents stroke, It also controls diabetes and obesity, and augments the walking ability for PAD patients. Because of all of these people like chocolates especially home-made ones and you will make a great business.
• Through your business you can get to know several people i.e. socializing becomes much easier and your business gets spread to all through word of mouth which means more business.
• This home-made chocolate business also helps in making income so that you can contribute to your family.
• It keeps you busy which means your health will also be maintained at its best.

If you are not sure of making chocolates perfectly, then you can take the chocolate making classes from CSDO academy Delhi. They are the right people to train you in chocolate making thereby you can start your own business and need not have to depend on anyone