Hey guys so I will be starting a microgreens company here in the EU. I have very little competition in my area, and/but the populace here might not know enough about microgreens. I also have concerns regarding the up coming financial downturn. I believe it was said thats theres 70% chance the U.S stock market will crash in the next two years. Can you advise me on how I can start a robust microgreens company that can thrive during these recessionary times and also survive an economic crash?

I will have to take a loan to start this company. I believe I can start it with 50k euros. There’s two companies I know of that can provide me this loan, with one there will be 10% interest on the loan each year, up to 20 years repayment time, and I would need to start paying back immediately. And the other I believe its 2.5% with 2 years space before repayments have to start. With the last one my business idea has to be innovative to apply for it.

With the 50k I will buy the equipment and materials I need, rent the space I need for 1 year+, and be able to cover the loan repayment for 1+ year.

My main concern is how do I find clients and maintain them during this recessionary period till the possibly soon economic crash? I will focus on providing microgreens both to restaurants and direct to consumers.

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    10 months ago

    Hi thank you for your advice! I haven’t grown microgreens before but I do have a degree in life sciences. I’ve been leaning towards getting the loan because I currently don’t have the space or the funds to start the business myself.

    You’re right regarding me being unsure of the market in my location. Do you have any tips regarding best ways to do market research? I dont want to contact restaurants without having anything to sell them.

    I’m currently deciding between either starting a microgreens or a gourmet mushroom business. I’ll make sure to do proper market research on both to decide which I will start.

    Also could I stay in touch with you incase I have more questions?