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Cottage Industry Business

Investing in the cottage industry couldn’t have come at a better time than this in Kenya. This is because of the Jubilee’s government Big 4 Agenda. The cottage industry is at the core of this because it involves manufacturing which is one of the four agendas. The others include, affordable housing, universal healthcare and food security. It is therefore the right time to invest in cottage industry business.

The beauty about investing in a cottage industry business is that you don’t necessarily need a big warehouse in industrial area. You can do it at home if you have unoccupied servant quarter or rent a premises in your local shopping centre.

Types of cottage industry businesses you can venture into

• Soap & detergent making
• Cosmetics manufacturing
• Shoe polish manufacturing
• Candle manufacturing
• Petroleum jelly making
• Milk value addition
• Beverages manufacturing both soft and alcoholic
• Foodstuff products like flour, crisps, peanut butter, processed food etc.
• Making confectionery e.g. sweets
• So much more

The cottage industry is so vast that we can’t exhaust it. There are so many things we import as a country that we don’t need to if we can really invest heavily in the cottage industry.

Some of the equipment needed for operating a cottage industry business

Mixing tanks

Mixing tanks are essential in manufacturing of products like shampoos, body wash and different detergents that don’t need heating.

Pasteurizers both batch and line pasteurizers

Pasteurizers are used in a diverse range of products. They are used in production of food items and non food items. For example in food items pasteurizers are used in making juices, processed milk etc. In non food items they are used in manufacturing products like shoe polish, cosmetics, petroleum jelly etc. Depending with your production capacity and type of product you can either choose line pasteurizers which are mostly used for high volume production or batch pasteurizers that are used in small scale production in small business.

Packaging machinery

Packaging machinery is important in the cottage industry. They come in different forms depending with what is being packed. E.g. packing juices, cosmetics, purified water, food items etc.

Storage tanks

Storage tanks are very essential too in the cottage industry. They are useful for storing both raw materials and finished products. For example they can be used to store chemicals for production purposes, ethanol, distilled water premixes etc. On the other hand they can be used to store finished products before packaging. This is beneficial because it saves on space, and enhances safety because finished products are not spread anyhow in the factory. It also helps prevent loss through theft because it’s easier to steal finished packed products but less likely to steal what is in a storage tank because it takes more effort and time. Thieves prefer what they can grab and go.

Sealing machines

In manufacturing, sealing machines are very important. They come in a variety of forms depending with the item to seal. Some are just simple heat press machines for sealing items like crisps, biscuits etc. Others are used to seal products in bottles like tomato sauce, juices and other beverages like energy drinks or items like cosmetics, chemicals etc.

Date & serial/batch number printing machines

Other important equipment are date and serial/batch number printers. They are helpful in stock records, stock tracking, knowing shelf life etc.

Where to acquire some of these cottage industry business machines

For items like pasteurizers, mixing tanks and stainless steel storage tanks, we recommend you get them from Saset Limited. They are the market leaders in manufacturing of different types of cottage industry business machines. Their website is www.saset.co.ke. You can also search them on Google. They are located in Ruiru Kimbo Toll bus station next to Rubis petrol station.

It’s our hope that the above information will be beneficial to you if you are intending to venture into cottage industry business.

All the best.