Final yr, a household in Shadora, a village in Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, had been watching TV. Looking channels, they got here throughout a enterprise featured on Shark Tank India that caught their eye. The pitch being telecast on the time was of a selfmade pickle enterprise from Bihar. 

And that was a lightbulb second for one of many members of the family, 43-year-old Saroj Prajapati.

The homemaker and mom of two had lengthy harboured a dream of ‘doing one thing’ and making a reputation for herself. When she noticed that two homemakers had been in a position to create a enterprise out of a talent she had mastered, she knew that she had discovered her calling. Her pickles, particularly her mango pickle, had been all the time in demand with kin and mates making a beeline for it yearly. 

Because it seems, her son, Amit Prajapati, runs a model constructing and digital advertising company. The 19-year-old rapidly arrange social media pages beneath their model title Mothers Magic Pickle India in June 2023, ran a couple of adverts, and shortly, they’d their first order.  

Saroj would make and pack the pickle and Amit helped her model, label and dispatch it. Within the subsequent few months, their enterprise grew and so they needed to arrange an even bigger house and rent ladies. In the present day, the 43-year-old sells over 800 pickles per 30 days and earns Rs 2.5 lakhs per 30 days seven months after beginning her enterprise. The girl who by no means set foot in a faculty is offering employment to 30 ladies immediately as effectively.

So how did she arrange a enterprise from scratch with no prior expertise? Right here’s her unbelievable story –

‘I made my first pickle at 15’

Born in Berkhedi village in Madhya Pradesh, Saroj was one amongst 9 daughters. Her mother and father had been farmers and there weren’t many schooling alternatives for them. She spent her childhood on the fields watching her mom make meals and pickles, finally choosing up the talents from her. 

Whereas she learnt to cook dinner every little thing, what actually fascinated her had been pickles. She tells The Higher India that she made a uncooked mango pickle for the primary time as a 15-year-old. Little did she know that this could assist her stay her entrepreneurship dream nearly 18 years later.

As was the norm then, she was married at 20 and moved to Shadora. Quickly, she was busy with tasks at house and caring for her two youngsters. However her husband, Bablu Prajapati, all the time inspired her, she says.

“All I had seen earlier than marriage was our village. My husband needed me to develop, and inspired me to take part in issues of native governance,” Saroj shares.

When a chance introduced itself to contribute to her group, she grabbed it, and  served because the village sarpanch for eight years. Throughout her tenure, she met many ladies from rural areas and learnt about their monetary issues. 

“I knew then that I needed to assist present an earnings for them,” she provides.  

After she stepped down, she grew to become busy discharging duties at house. Quickly, each her youngsters left for school and he or she was left with a burning want to construct one thing. She acquired the reply for her ‘what to do’ after watching the 2 ladies on Shark Tank India. 

Amit tells The Higher India that it so occurred that his mom was making pickles on the time as mangoes had been in season. 

“Each relative or pal who comes house throughout the mango season all the time takes a pickle jar house. Everybody who tastes it turns into a fan. I believed that this could be an ideal enterprise alternative,” says Amit.

Began with an funding of Rs 4,000

The very first thing the household did was order different selfmade pickles to examine the style, packaging and pricing. After assessing their rivals, Amit, who stays in Indore, labored on the design and title of the enterprise. 

“I learnt search engine optimization on YouTube and determined that Mothers Magic Pickle India could be a superb title. I arrange Fb, Instagram and X (previously Twitter) pages. I purchased jars and acquired labels printed. We put up 10 posts on-line, ran a couple of Whatsapp adverts at a price of Rs 200 per day, and inside a couple of days, we acquired 30 orders from all around the nation,” says Amit.

Beginning with simply the mango pickle, they quickly launched extra pickles like inexperienced chilli, lemon, blended vegetable, and candy mangoes. Amit says that their merchandise are cheaper than others obtainable available on the market. They promote trial packs of 4 pickles of 100 gm every at Rs 299. One other sizzling vendor is the combo pack of 4 200 gm pickles which every sells for Rs 349. 

Their bestseller, the mango pickle, sells for Rs 199 for a 200 gm pack, Rs 299 for 400 gm and Rs 599 for 800 gm. 

Saroj says that every one pickles are made by her utilizing conventional recipes handed on to her by her mom.

“I make the spice combine myself and purchase the mangoes and greens domestically. All pickles are made with out chemical compounds and preservatives. We sun-dry the pickles and retailer them in barnis (conventional jars),” she provides.

The primary 200 orders had been made and packaged at house itself, by Saroj. As orders elevated, they wanted an even bigger house. They arrange the Mothers Magic Pickle India unit at an empty house owned by her husband in Shadora itself. In addition they known as native ladies to assist in the packaging of the merchandise.   

So, what was the happiest day in her entrepreneurial journey? “The day I acquired my first order. I felt superb that I did one thing,” she smiles.

Gyanendra Singh, who purchased a pack of 4 pickle jars, states that the standard of their pickles stands out. 

“Normally, the pickles we purchase have vinegar in them, which impacts the style. Mothers Magic Pickles are refreshing, don’t trigger any burning, and are of very top quality. Maa ke haath ka swaad hai inme (It reminds you of your mom’s cooking),” he says. 

What stands out on this story of a mom’s ardour can be her son’s fast considering and digital advertising abilities. 

Amit’s father, he shares, inspired him to comply with his ardour. {The teenager} first wished to pursue engineering, for which he went to Kota, Rajasthan, for teaching. As he attended courses for JEE teaching, his curiosity quickly shifted to digital advertising and enterprise improvement.

“I began studying about search engine optimization and advertising on YouTube. I labored with a digital advertising company after I was in Class 9 and earned about Rs 25,000 per 30 days. The lockdown was additionally imposed throughout this time and I knowledgeable my father of my change of thoughts,” he provides.

Whereas we learn tales of how mother and father drive their youngsters to pursue JEE and NEET, particularly in Kota, Bablu Prajapati is an outlier. He requested his son to comply with his ardour and pursue schooling within the discipline of his selection.

Amit then accomplished his education by way of lengthy distance schooling and moved to Indore the place he’s pursuing a BBA at present. His firm’s title is Opposed India, which is a one-stop resolution for all of your digital advertising wants.

And what are his plans for the long run? “I need my mom to go forward. I’ve my complete life forward of me. First, I need my mother and father to pursue their goals,” he says. This mom and son are the proper mix of ardour, a standard talent and new age advertising that makes their model successful. 

You should buy Mothers Magic Pickle by way of their web site or through Whatsapp. They’re quickly planning to increase to Amazon and Flipkart as effectively.

Edited by Padmashree Pande.