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BRICK MAKING FROM BLACK SOILS

This business idea is for production and marketing of bricks at a small scale investment. This business idea aims at production of 90,000 bricks per month, which translates into 1,080,000 bricks per year. The revenue potential is estimated at US$ 501 per month translating into US$54,007 per year with a sales margin of 10% and total investment capital is US$531,615 for the first year.

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MAKING TOMATO SAUCE & PASTE

This Business Ideais for production and marketing of tomato products. Tomatoes are used for various culinary preparations and are known to improve taste in sauce or salads. They are widely grown in almost all the areas of Uganda and are used to prepare a variety of processed products like sauce, ketchup, paste, Soups, chutneys, pickles etc and are used by almost all people in the country. Therefore, they have a high demand throughout the year. This business idea is premised on production of 30,004 tins per month which translates into 360,048 packed tines per year. The revenue potential is esti

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MAKING SPECTACLE FRAMES

This Business Ideais for manufacture and marketing of spectacle frames from plastic cellulose acetate sheets. They are mass consumption items and are used by those with eye sight problems and for protection from the sun. The project envisages producing 130 sets of spectacle frames per month on the basis of 8 hours per working day. This translates into 15,600 sets per annum. The revenue potential is estimated at US$500 per month translating into US$ 390,000 per year with a sales margin of 20% total investment requirement of US$ 270,578.

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REFINING OF USED LUBRICATING OIL

his business idea is for refining of used lubricating oil. Lubricating oil is extracted from crude petroleum by a process of distillation. It falls under the category of high value products and the demand for it keeps on growing. The market size is big as it is used for any machine or instruments to increase their efficiency and longevity; to reduce the wear and tear caused by friction. It can be refined to make it very close to original lubricating oil. The business idea is premised on production of 3,500 liters of refined lubricating oil per month which translates into 42,000 liters per year

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MAKING COCONUT CREAM

This business idea is for production and marketing of coconut cream. The business idea is based on production of 74,984 kgs per month which translates into 899,809 kg per annum. The revenue potential is estimated at US$ 920 per month translating into US$4,499,040 p.a with a sales margin of 20%. And total investment requirement is US$3, 96,926 for the first year of project operation.

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ACTIVATED CARBON FROM COCONUT SHELL

This project idea is for production and marketing of activated carbon from coconut shell. Activated Carbon is an amorphous form of carbon, which when treated, produces a highly porous structure with a very large internal surface area. This gives the ability to activated carbon to absorb gases and vapors in gaseous phase and dissolve or disperse substances in liquid phase. It has a wide market and a high demand in all the aspects of industry and agriculture, such as exhaust gas treatment and gas purification in the environment protection industry and filter cigarettes. The business idea is prem