Eager to start your own business in 2024…but running out of business ideas?

Well, kudos to your research abilities, you have stumbled upon the right article; a goldmine for business ideas in Patna. In this blog, I’m gonna pour my brain out, and share all the good business ideas for Patna for you.

“Who are you?” you ask.

Umm… here is a short intro for you 🙂

Hello, I’m Nishant. I hail from India. I’m an avid business enthusiast and run a data business of my own. I help people and organizations scrape data from the web. I also help new entrepreneurs, aka early-stage startup founders with content marketing and SEO. Basically, I help you supercharge your startup growth strategy. For a more detailed story of my career trajectory so far, read my developer-to-marketer journey.

Disclaimer: This article is part of a Business Ideas In Bihar series. If you are really keen on starting a business in Patna, Bihar this year, then I highly recommend reading the other business ideas articles where I have niche focused on specific industry segments and geographies. To start with, you can look at the comprehensive list of online business ideas that I’ve curated for you to earn crazy money. Then, I have a dedicated blog on interesting eCommerce store ideas to sell products online and make money. If you are more of an offline-friendly business individual, you may want to look at my collection of retail industry business opportunities, or maybe manufacturing sector venture ideas. In short, I’ve tried my best to make GrowthRomeo a goldmine of business ideas. Explore it well, and you’ll definitely find something worth pursuing. 

Anyway, here is a quick list of the business ideas in Patna:

1. Tourism Focused Ventures
2. Textile & Clothing
3. Laptop & Mobile Repairing
4. Sports Academy
5. Bamboo Products Manufacturing
6. Coffee-cafe Outlet
7. Mobile Food Truck
8. Food Export
9. Start a Marriage Bureau
10. Digital Marketing 
11. Maid Services

Top 11  Business Ideas in Patna, Bihar

Let’s start exploring the best business ideas in Patna that can help you rake in a lot of wealth. Tho’ the real fun of doing a business is not making money, it is the positive impact that you make on the world around you, and the power it gives you to shape the world in ways that you want. So, here I present you the top 11 business ideas in Patna in 2024:

1. Tourism Business Ideas In Patna [2024]

Tourism business ideas

• Bihar’s Chatt Puja (you must visit the state during the Diwali week), Litti Chokha (you must try this if you have never tasted it), Madhubani Print (this has won GI tag), Mahabodhi Temple (a holy place for Buddhists), and Ruins of Nalanda (one of the oldest universities) are famous throughout India. 
• Also, along with Shahi Litchi and Jardalu Mango, there are 13 GI-tagged Agricultural, Handicrafts, and Food products that are unique to Bihar.

What I’m trying to highlight here is the fact that Bihar is marketable, and Patna being the capital can be the core driver and facilitator for all the business activities and growth in the state. It’s a good decision to go after tourism-related business ideas in Patna in 2024.

Is Patna an ideal city for tourism business ideas?

Yes. Tourism business ideas in Patna could be a smart entrepreneurial decision.

What makes me say that?

• First, Patna is the transportation center of Bihar. It has direct air, road, and train connectivity with all major cities in India.
• Second, it is highly marketable and has a good number of hotels. Ambiance is important for tourists, and Patna is well-suited to host them.

What’s the USP of Patna as a tourism center that might lure tourists to this city?

I’ve already aforementioned a few unique selling points (USPs) of Patna as a tourism business destination. Apart from those, there are multiple other factors as well. Need examples?

You can market your tourism agency in Patna to the global market by inviting people to visit Bihar- 

• where the concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) emanated, 
• where the Indian freedom movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi,
• that gave India its very first president i.e., Rajendra Prasad, 
• the land with the world’s oldest university i.e., Nalanda, and
• the land of Ashoka, Chanakya, Aryabhatta, and Buddha.

Who would not want to visit a place with such a rich history?  (rolling eyes)

Bihar is suited for a lot of different tourism business ideas. Again, need examples? (gentle smirk)

The most prominent tourism business ideas in Patna, Bihar:

• Agricultural Tourism Business in Darbhanga
• Cultural Tourism in Begusarai
• Religious Tourism in Gaya
• Wildlife Tourism 
• Rural Tourism in the villages of Muzzafarpur, 
• Recreational Tourism Business in Patna
• Food Tourism
• Tribal Tourism Business
• Industrial Tourism in Barauni
• Adventure Tourism Business
• Bhojpuri Film Industry Tourism

2. Textile Business Ideas In Patna for 2024

Textile businesses

Patna is the fastest burgeoning economy in Bihar.

It has some of the biggest malls and shopping complexes in Bihar.

The station road in Patna and the surrounding areas are equipped with 100s of roadside stalls. Most of these roadside vendors sell affordable apparel and clothing materials. Patna market, Khaitaan market, Hathwa market, and Maurya Lok are some of the most crowded markets for shopaholics in Bihar’s capital. Thus, I feel that textile business ideas in Patna have a good scope in 2024.

What are some unique textile-related business opportunities in Patna?

These markets are also a center for retailers to sell wholesale textile products or retail.

• Exhibition Road, Ashok Rajpath, and Boring Road are good localities to start your textile business.
• You can start a Saree business, or you may also start an apparel and fashion store to sell Jeans, Shirts, T-shirts, Undergarments, Kurti, Salwar, Shawls, and Scarves.
• Launch your own home interior fashion store to retail Bedsheets, Cushion covers, Duvets, etcetera in Patna.

Random tips for starting a textile-focused retail store in Patna

But the textile retail business is not new at all. It has been there for ages. It’s quite a saturated and competitive field. So, should you not pursue it? You must. Smart people make marginal profit in any business.

Street smart salesmen with a knack for fashion are well suited for this sort of business.

If you’re setting up your own store, make sure that you can do all the operational work and sourcing from different markets, or that you have the funds to hire a support representative. While starting a clothing outlet, I would recommend getting into a long-term real-estate agreement if you’re renting your store space. Otherwise, some real-estate lenders create issues when your store does well.

What about sourcing textile products to sell in your store in Patna?

To source readymade garments, you have two options- 

• Build your own designs and brands from scratch.
• You may sell garment products of an existing brand.

Find more unique business ideas that you may want to pursue in 2024.

3. Laptop & Mobile Repairing Business Ideas In Patna

Laptop repairing center

This could be your gateway to the world of electronics. Laptop and mobile repairing is a good electronics business idea for Patna in 2024 and beyond.

I was in the Hanuman Nagar region for a while in Patna and needed urgent servicing on my Lenovo laptop. 

Surprisingly, in the capital of Bihar, there were no verified/official servicing centers from Lenovo.

I researched; it wasn’t just Lenovo, there were no verified servicing centres from any of the top brands within a 5 KM radius of the Kankarbagh area in Patna.

I started to wonder why brands are not opening up service centers here in Patna.

Is Patna not good for electronics businesses?

‘No laptop servicing centers’ was surprising.

Does this signal that Patna is not a mature market for Laptops?

No, that’s not the case.

I know someone who ran an edTech company based out of Patna. It was doing pretty well. The demand from laptop-owning customers was pretty good. In fact, everyone I know in Patna owns a desktop or a laptop. Recent graduates, marketers, and doctors – everyone bought a laptop in 2020/21 if not before. 

So, what’s the unique business opportunity here for Patnaites?

The laptop market is quite ripe in Patna. This opens up the gates to laptop & mobile repairing services business ideas in the city. The question is not about the market maturity of Patna, instead whether we can find the right talent for servicing Laptops & other electronics in the capital city of Bihar. If not, what’s the way forward?

Solution for the short supply of laptop servicing talent in Patna

Hmm..  that’s something worth considering if you are venturing into this particular business.

Well, you can always coach people to have a good supply of the requisite talent with specific skillset. But if you don’t want to invest in training, the other way around is to call out your brothers from Bihar who are working in other cities. Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Chennai have a lot of repair centers where Bihari workers are employed. Try reaching out to them via Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram and pitch them about your laptop repairing business ideas in Patna.

Lastly, once you have the talent and hardware setup in place, the only thing that needs to be done is the marketing of your existence and the offerings you have for the Laptop owners.

Random marketing tips for your laptop repairing business ideas in Patna

In starting days, you can run a free-laptop-cleaning campaign to create buzz about your services. But I am not a fan of free offerings, which always tend to attract a lot of non-paying customers. The campaign I would love is ”Get 3 years of Laptop cleaning membership at 90% Off”. You can price your other services at a premium and offer cleaning at INR 1,000 only.

Normally, people only go for 1-3 cleanings per year. Keeping that in mind, 3 visits of a potentially high-paying customer at 333 is a pretty good idea. It can do magic. I’ve not tried this as I am not into this business, but you can try and let me know how it turns out in a year.

You can start other electronics business ideas in Patna as well. Explore some of the best electronics business ideas to start in 2024.

4. Your Own Sports Academy In Patna

Sports Academy

One of my favorite business ideas in Patna is to start something that boosts the sports-based industries in Bihar. It can create a lot of job opportunities in Bihar. Moin-ul-haq Stadium is one of the only proper sports grounds in Patna, Bihar. Last I checked, it was used for Karate training, Ranji matches, and Football matches. I used to visit there every once in a while to watch kids hustle, train, sweat, and rejoice in victory. It used to be very inspiring, even today I can recall Saurabh Tiwari hitting 4 Sixes in a row on that ground.

Why does Patna need sports-related business entrepreneurs?

Bihar may have a few sportsmen like Saurabh Tiwari, and sportswomen like Rashmi Kumari and Kavita Roy, but still, there should be a lot many.

For instance, Bihar’s neighboring state boasts players like MS Dhoni and Deepika Kumari (archer) who have achieved the pinnacle in their respective sports. Bihar too should build a sports culture, and train and support kids to pursue different sports. The state normally is inclined towards engineering, medical, and government jobs (IAS, etc.), which are indeed very rewarding, but Sports too is a way to serve the nation.

Which sports and related business ideas in Patna have a good scope?

Bihar could do well in

• Kusti
• Kabaddi
• Karate
• Chess
• Cricket
• Football
• Badminton

If you have the experience you can start training the kids. If you lack the skills, no worries. You can always hire someone who does the training job really well. But these trainers and coaches demand somewhere from 2L to 3L a month. So, you need to have funds to pump the sports training business in the initial days.

Overall, as the competition is less, I feel this could be one of the most profitable business ideas in Patna in the long run. Read our blogs for more profitable business ideas.

5. Bamboo product manufacturing business ideas in Patna

Bamboo product

Venturing into bamboo is one of the rewarding unique business ideas in Patna in 2024.

The Government of India has announced the banning of certain products that are not environment-friendly. For instance, they have already banned the production of single-use plastic products throughout the country. This might be a concern for some, while others see a huge business opportunity in it.

What’s the business opportunity here for Patnaites?

People are venturing into bamboo product manufacturing business ideas in Patna to make environment-friendly bamboo-made bottles. 

• Bamboo products are sustainable, and are available at very competitive prices.
• A bamboo bottle with a 750 ml water holding capacity would cost somewhere around INR 300.
• The investment to set up a bamboo bottle manufacturing business in Patna would be approx 1.75 lakhs only.

Need a project plan for bamboo manufacturing? Or need more manufacturing business ideas in Patna?

Interested in pursuing bamboo products manufacturing-related business ideas in Patna? You can download a project report to set up the plant. Thank me later 😉 Not interested in this idea, but interested in manufacturing business ideas? Check out our collection of manufacturing business ideas for 2024.

6. Coffee Cafe outlet

coffee franchise business

This is one of the best franchise business ideas in Patna.

There are a couple of cafe-coffee day outlets in Patna. I am aware of only 3 outlets. Long ago, I was invited to one of the CCDs for a developer Job interview. An interview in CCD! Sounded interesting at that time though. Not a bad idea, anyway. People are using Dominos as a place for signing bank documents, so interviewing initially at CCD is not that bad. Anyway, you can start a Coffee brewing franchise business in Patna. I guess if you chose a franchise that allows you the flexibility to price your product, it could be an edge over other competitors. 

Top six franchise to consider for Coffee cafe business in Patna-

• Cafe Coffee Day franchise store
• Brewberrys franchise
• Indian coffee house franchise
• Starbucks franchise business
• Frespresso franchise
• Coffee Day Xpress franchise business

You might want to take a look at our collection of best business ideas for India in 2024.

7. Mobile Food Truck Business ideas in Patna

Food truck business

Food-related business ideas in Patna are on a boom. And mobile food trucks can give you a ride to the gateway of large-scale food & restaurant business in Patna, Bihar.

As mentioned in the Bhagalpur business ideas post, Patna is the #1 place in Bihar for competitive exam preparation. Lakhs of students move to Patna every year to prepare for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway, Police, and Teacher’s exams. That’s why Patna is my #1 spot for starting a Food truck business in Bihar. It can do well in Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Muzaffarpur as well but the best place to start a food truck business in Bihar is Patna (imo).

What do you need to start a food truck business in Patna?

To start a food truck business in Patna, or anywhere in Bihar/India, you need to do the following:

• Buy a commercial vehicle
• Buy necessary kitchen equipment
• Obtain necessary licenses
• Hire the cook(s) and operational manpower
• Decide on location(s) where you can park your food truck, and get the necessary permissions from the local authorities
• Decide on your food offerings, marketing strategies, etcetera.

Random tips for starting a food truck business in Patna

This is one of the best business ideas in Patna. But it can be cost-intensive if not pursued in a lean way.

• While you can buy a ready-made food truck, I recommend purchasing a used vehicle to cut initial investment costs.
• And on top of that in the starting days, prefer buying a small truck instead of a heavyweight large truck. Small trucks are easy to park, and commute. Besides, in some states or union territories of India, Large trucks are not allowed to roam around until 9 PM at night. So, go for smaller trucks. Tata Yodha and Tata Ace Gold are good choices for starting a food truck business. You would need to modify the trucks to be your mobile kitchen.

Any License requirements for starting a food truck?

You need to obtain certain licenses too, like-

• Fire safety,
• NOC from ROC, municipal corporation,
• FSSAI license, etcetera.

To buy kitchen equipment, you would need a budget of around 5L or more. You would need to invest money in inverters, refrigerators, exhausts, tables, juicers, Microwave, Dress for food truck employees, etcetera. Again, choose a location in Patna that has little room for parking your food truck in a locality with high student or couple footfalls.

Modern businesses like food trucks perform well in areas with young audience/traffic. Adhering to the above points and your personal intelligence will ensure that your food truck wheels are always moving smoothly.

8. Food Exports Business ideas for Patna

food exports business

Patna has long been the export centre for agricultural products from Bihar. And agricultural export business ideas in Patna are really worth your attention. 

Grain, Sesame, Litchi, Basmati & Katarni Rice, and Sugarcane are some of the most popular export items from Patna. But not all of these are exported as raw products from farms. Some are processed to match the export quality and some are processed to make new products and then get exported.

Bihar’s Food Export report-card

Bihar under the leadership of Nitish Kumar has seen a 800 times growth of Agricultural exports in the past 15 years.  But this is not the top yet. There is a lot of export growth potential in the state. And that’s why the present agricultural minister is very keen on bringing new policies to further grow the agricultural export market in Bihar.

Food & export business ideas in Patna, Bihar can be very profitable if operated from agriculture-focused districts that have affordable labor crowds as well. By the way, do check out our curated list of Food business ideas.

9. Start A Marriage Bureau In Patna, Bihar

Marriage bureau business

This is a gem idea. Yes. It is one of my favorite business ideas for Patna in 2024.

Reminds me of Yash Raj’s Band Baja Barat movie too. And the acting of Ranveer Singh. Sad that with every passing movie he got commercialized, and we lost a good actor to masala scripts.

Is it good to start a marriage bureau in modern Bihar?

Marriage is a business in this part of the world i.e., in Patna and throughout Bihar. Surprising that even 21st-century youths in Bihar are tolerating the marriage dowry tradition. But mostly people do it out of peer pressure and a show-off mentality.

And I feel police won’t be able to make society criminal-free, but schools and proper education can. But – any amount of social messaging or education won’t stop this dowry culture unless it becomes a strictly implemented criminal law.

In this dark world, there is a ray of hope in starting a marriage bureau business in Patna or any part of Bihar. I feel, this too is one of the profitable business ideas for Patna because people are more advanced and open to change in Patna compared to the rest of Bihar. The hope is that if more marriage bureaus pop-up and they collectively promote no-dowry culture, then maybe more people will start embracing no-dowry marriages.

Who would be suited for marriage-related business ideas in Patna?

To start a marriage bureau business in Patna, you need to be really good at networking, and communicating, and you need to be sweet as well, especially when you talk with someone. 

In the starting days, you can tie up with marriage convention halls located in Patna’s central areas like Kankarbagh, Gandhi Maidan, Frazer Road, Boring canal road, and also in exterior or neighbouring areas like Danapur, Phulwari, Patna Sahib, Rajendra Nagar, Mahendru.

10. Digital Marketing Services Business Ideas In Patna

Digital marketing business

I’ve avoided mentioning any online business ideas for Patna because I’ve already published a comprehensive dedicated online business ideas post for that. And online businesses are mostly location agnostic, so for brevity we have not repeated those opportunities here. But some of these online businesses could be location dependent as well or at least location can play a role in getting clients. Digital marketing business ideas fall under this category. And so, though we mentioned this in our business ideas in Bihar insight, still I’m repeating it here.

Why marketing business ideas in Patna could be magical and evergreen?

Small or big, Bhagalpur or Patna, online or offline, local or global, every company needs marketing!

Some companies rely on organic marketing channels like word of mouth, and blog publishing. Some rely on inorganic or paid marketing channels like influencer collaboration, Google, Facebook Ads, YouTube ads, or Instagram social media ads. Some get positive traction by investing in offline events, newspaper ads, TV ads, Radio ads, etcetera. But ultimately, every company needs marketing. Forms and channels may vary, but marketing is quintessential for a business to scale.

Why should you pursue digital marketing business ideas in Patna in 2024?

In 2024, digital marketing will be the most prominent and effective form of marketing for most businesses. And unlike traditional branding and marketing organisations, new digital marketing mediums are not limited to a geographical region or audience set. Digital marketing is highly scalable, and you can granularly target people across the globe, anywhere, anytime.

Sounds great? Right? But that is where the trick is. Because digital marketing is global now, there are only a few talented marketers out there who could strategically help your company grow with highly effective digital campaigns.

Who would succeed in the Digital Marketing business?

So, how do you ensure that you are one of that limited talent in supply? Simple. Read more on digital marketing, and your niche industry. Be a master in your niche industry and then once you are the established wizard in your chosen domain, scale into other industry verticals.

How to approach digital marketing business in Patna?

Starting a digital marketing company in Patna could be really profitable as there is not much local competition as of now. Usually, businesses prefer to work with partners who understand them, speak their language, and understand their business as well.

You as a digital marketing services company in Patna can target schools, hotels, lawyers, real estate, retail, automobiles, and politicians as well to become your clients.

For more marketing-related opportunities in Patna, hop on to our blog on awesome marketing business ideas.

11. Maid services consultancy business idea in Patna, Bihar

Maid services business

Where there is a problem, there is a business opportunity. Agree? Yes? Cool. Domestic helper’s availability is a problem in Patna and remote parts of Bihar. And the solution for it is our last item on the list of business ideas in Patna 2024. 

Shortage of domestic helpers in Patna

In Patna, many families and bachelors have recently shifted to the city from their respective villages/remote districts. They are accustomed to having 3 to 4 helpers around them in their villages and barely take care of their day-to-day work like room cleaning, utensil cleaning, grocery shopping, pet care, etcetera. And when they shifted to Patna, let’s assume 10 years back, they brought a 15-16-year-old female/male from their village to work as a house helper. But now those kids have grown up and are getting married. And so, they no longer can afford to be a domestic help. They switch to becoming construction labour or drive e-rickshaws, etcetera. This is creating a big shortage of domestic helpers in Patna, Bihar.

Maid services business ideas in Patna

And this is where you can step in to help the residents of Patna. Start a maid hiring agency based out of Patna. Maybe you can start a maid training business too, and help the Patnaites find the right maid for their household care works at affordable prices. One maid can usually take care of 3-4, or more 2 BHK flats if they are located in the same building or at least close to each other.

Your business model can be to take a commission from those who need a maid, and in turn, you get them the talent and function as a guarantor that the maid is skilled and ethical in her approach.

Is this a good business for the next five or ten years?

This business of availing domestic help will be highly successful as the population of Patna further saturates. The influx of people in Patna is on the increase, though there are other cities like Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, and Begusarai which are growing quite fast.

When starting a business, always start in a domain where you can scale fast or start in your expertise area. Starting a business in the trending domain is also a good idea as everyone is a novice, so all entrepreneurs would be in the same boat. I will recommend checking out some really good future business ideas that I have shared keeping in view their future value.

This is not the end of business ideas in Patna…

Woah! That was a hell of a reading marathon run. 

So many business ideas to start in Patna. Hope you found a few new ideas worth considering before you decide on starting that one business idea in Patna. If you need more offline and online business ideas then you may want to explore my list of 277+ business ideas to start in India. Email me to get the E-book.

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