Where some ice block entrepreneurs fail after starting this business is the area of marketing the finished product which is their ice blocks produced. Marketing your ice block products and selling it in large quantities to the interested users is really key to the success of your business. You need to know where you can find the major users of ice block and how to ensure your product reach their destination to help you make more sales and more money while you provide value and satisfy their needs
As a producer of ice block products, you can be selling directly to distributors, retailers and final consumers. This channel of distribution as existed in other businesses also exists in ice block industry. These set of people come to your plant to buy your product in bulk and help you distribute to other various users in different destination which your tentacle may not reach.
There are some wholesaler that comes to you to buy and before 7;30am all your products are gone(You are the manufacturer),but there is price reduction for them, you have to sell to them at a discounted price but never mind the low price as they help you sell your products in large quantity and the biggest advantage you get in them is that they patronize you consistently because they resell.
If you are selling to users it means you will need a depot and freezers to keep the blocks in shape till they are sold. This of course means more expenses on transportation, space, and cost of labour. If you have your own bus, you will not be spending much on transportation cost. You will have to do your cost and benefit analysis to decide, but if you ask me I will say let the retailers/distributors carry from your plant and reduce your worries. But you must be current of prices otherwise the wholesalers will cut your throat.
Now that you have your own bus to distribute your ice block products, i will advise you to take your products and advertise to the following people. They are good buyers of ice block products and they will definitely patronise you and make you more sales
Daily Users/Buyers of Ice Block
• Hospitals and clinics need it for the treatment of patients and for preserving certain drugs and vaccines because these organization always spent about 60% of their profit to buy diesels which drastically reduce their return on investment (ROI) they do everything possible to curtail their high cost of operation and find the means of maximising their profits
• Pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of drug products require the cooling effect to preserve the potency of some of their drugs.
• Hawkers who sell their drinks, water and juice products in traffic on major roads need to keep them in ice in order to attract buyers, amongst many others.
• Restaurants and fastfoods.
-Hotel and Beer Parlours
• Party hosts.
• Shop owners who sell drinks, water and beverages etc.
PRICING: During the dry season the price is naturally higher. During this period you can sell a block to the wholesalers for as high as N150 but during the raining season they may refuse to take it for N80. Weather, season and competition affect your pricing. You ask questions and feel the market to arrive at your price and this may vary on daily basis depending on your location. You just have to be current with market price and circumstances and be flexible. You can sell a piece of ice block to final consumers especially weekend party hosts for N200 and may want to buy 50 to 100 pieces at a go depending on the size of the party or the number invited guests that will be in attendance.
PROFITABILITY: This is the crux of the matter. Everyone want to know before starting this business whether the business is lucrative and profitable? Yes if the power supply is steady. Even if you are selling a block for N50 you cannot lose. With stable power supply, your machine will freeze more quickly and the machine will last longer. Your major raw material is water and all you pay for is the labour that fills in the water and harvest the blocks and of course electricity bill may not be too higher. Just do everything possible to reduce the cost of your operation without affecting your efficiency in the quality of your product and maximise substantial profits. What matter most is the turnover
However if the power supply is erratic as we have in many cities these days, it becomes another kettle of fish altogether for your business to boom and thrive the more. If you freeze for 10 hours and the light goes for another 24 hours you get back to square one and remember your compressors have been running.
Not only that, erratic supply of electricity shortens the life of your compressors. This is the major reason why you need to get quality standby Generator so that when the Power supply authority takes off the light, you can quickly switch to Generator to keep the production going pending the time the power supply comes back.
It is compulsory to have a reliable generator to help you meet up with the demand of your teeming buyers in order to sustain their patronage. Never rely on the public power supply
Generator if you want to take your business serious. You need to buy 10KVA OR 15KV generator. Check HERE for the reliable shopping mall where you can get the Generator at affordable prices. One of the major Online shopping mall where you can get ever-lasting and durable generator at affordable give away price is JUMIA NIGERIA. They get the product delivered free of charge to your doorstep or factory and the merchant technical crew will help you install your Generator without any issue.
I also recommend this Online shopping mall called KONGA as they are known to be selling quality, ever-lasting and affordable Diesel Generator that won't give you any problem any time any day
Your profit from this ice block making business is endless because the business is continuous and you keep making substantial income on a daily basis. The world definitely belongs to the entrepreneur. This is a business that can save you from unnecessary sack from your paid job. It helps to overcome the stress you pass through via daily traffic from your job syndrome with low pay.
You will no longer depend on a monthly paycheque and daily worry of 8 to 5 job. Wouldn’t you like to be a Boss rather than remain an employee with no future ambition of becoming the CEO/MD of your own company or business. If you have any further enquiries, send it to globalvision2030@yahoo.com or call me on 08036882653
The best time to start your own business is today. Remember if you don’t start it, nobody will ever start it for you and you will end up looking for job or contract from those who started their own business empire. 2/3 of American millionaires are self employed and business owners who started from scratch and grow it to a global business empire.