The Entrepreneur and Her Small Dairy Business.

The Entrepreneur and Her Small Dairy Business

The Entrepreneur and Her Small Dairy Business.

1. First of all don't go into it without
knowledge. Do your research. Check
your motive for going into this business
carefully... Don't make the mistake of
saying, "its just a cow!"
- if you do not have passion for cattle,
and farming, stay away from it. It
would really be good, if you did a little
course. The knowledge from looking
after cattle in the village is not enough,
for modern dairy business!
Always, always do a business plan, even
for one cow!

2. Before you buy the first cow, assess
the market for milk, and related
products:
- how much does milk sell for?
- who will you sell to?
- who will you compete against?
- what can you do with the milk, to
make more money; it would be better
to do more with the milk, rather than
simply sell milk.

3.What is the best type of cow, for
your environment, to get the most
milk?
- how much can it produce, and for
how long?

4. What will it cost to keep each cow
producing at maximum capacity?
- assess all costs: food, healthcare,
security, maintenance, transport,
marketing of your milk, storage etc....
Every single cost!

5. Can the price of milk, at the level
you are producing it, give you enough
return, which cover the cost of each
cow, its replacement, and also increase
the number of cows?

6. How are you going to manage this
"mini dairy business"?
- what do they know about cows. This
is serious business, don't just look for
an unemployed cousin.....Ask those in
the diaspora, who lost their savings, by
getting an unemployed cousin to take
care of business for them!

7.How much are you really going to
make... And here I am NOT talking
about sales ( revenue)!
Everything, I have said about this
"cow" business, applies for anything
you go into. Make it a discipline. Even
now, do it with the business that you
are in!
Always, always do a business plan, even
for one cow!
Have a vision: see it as a dairy, even if
you are just able to start with just one
cow.
To be continued.