I run a small coffee bean business in East Africa and i will be taking a loan to risk on interesting gap
We grow coffee and we export a lot but recently coffee culture is growing . especially with the middle class becoming bigger and younger people getting interested in coffee. I already sell roasted coffee beans and some customers keep asking me where they can buy brewing equipment like French presses, V60s, grinders, moka pots and nobody is selling these products locally.
Most people either don’t know where to get them or importing one piece individually is too expensive. So I’m thinking about importing affordable French presses and other beginner coffee equipment from China and selling them alongside my coffee beans.
I will be taking business loan to import the products, but the repayment terms are aggressive and the pressure would be high because its a private company. My heart keeps telling me this opportunity is real. I feel like if I move early enough, I can build something before bigger other vendors notice the market. Inshall Allah and yolo