Rural set up Mandazi business with 5k capital

1. Initial Capital Breakdown (Ksh 5,000)

Wheat flour (2 bales @ ~Ksh 2,400 for 24kg each) → Ksh 2,400

Sugar (5kg) → Ksh 800

Cooking oil (3 litres) → Ksh 900

Baking powder + cardamom (for flavor) → Ksh 300

Charcoal/firewood/paraffin stove → Ksh 400

Utensils (frying pan/sufuria, basin, rolling pin, sieve) → Ksh 200

Total = Ksh 5,000

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2. Daily Operations

Use about 2kg flour per day to test the market first.

2kg flour + ingredients can make 60–70 mandazis.

Selling price per mandazi: Ksh 10.

Daily sales: Ksh 600–700.

Daily costs (flour, sugar, oil, fuel): about Ksh 250–300.

Daily profit: Ksh 350–400

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3. Weekly Earnings Projection

Profit ≈ Ksh 2,400 per week (if selling 6 days).

In one month → about Ksh 9,600–10,000 net profit.

By month 2, you can double flour usage to 4kg/day = 120–140 mandazis, making Ksh 700–900 profit daily.