: Investing Rs 3500 to Sell Salads, Pune Woman Now Earns Rs 1.5 Lakh/Month #IndiaNEWS #Entrepreneurs Who would’ve thought that a dish considered as a ‘side’ and made up of raw ingredients would

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Investing Rs 3500 to Sell Salads, Pune Woman Now Earns Rs 1.5 Lakh/Month #IndiaNEWS #Entrepreneurs
Who would’ve thought that a dish considered as a ‘side’ and made up of raw ingredients would help one earn a stable income?
Megha Bafna, a resident of Pune, is perhaps amongst a few who pursued her passion while continuing to work full-time at a real estate company. “I was very confident of my skills and did not want to let it go unutilised. Having spent more than 15 years in the real estate sector, I was in a position to take a plunge and work on something I loved,� the entrepreneur behind ‘Keep Good Shape’ tells The Better India.
In 2017, Megha plunged into being an entrepreneur with the launch of her salad business.
“I was not just passionate about making salads and feeding people, but the idea of becoming an entrepreneur was also very enticing to me,� she says.
Megha Bafna
Her desire to take on challenges became innate when, as a Class 9 student, she had to go through a surgery that left her in bed for close to 18 months. “What was to be a simple procedure and allow me to get back on my feet in one month, took over a year and a half. It turned into something unfathomable. Even after recovering, the doctors had warned me about possible health complications as I got older. �
In One’s Salad Days
Taking salad places.
“I have always been a very ambitious person. I took up my first job when I was still in college, not for want of money, but to be financially independent,� she says. A few health niggles ensured that Megha took her own lunch to the office everyday. “A staple that would always find a place in my lunch was my salad box. My colleagues enjoyed this and often urged me to get multiple servings of it,� she says.
Megha saw an opportunity in this and says, “While junk food was easily available, good healthy salads were either expensive or not readily available. This non-availability of fresh salads was a problem that I wanted to address. �
That same night, an excited Megha discussed this business idea with her husband and even went on to make an e-flyer that she circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook. She adds here that till date, she has not put out any paid promotions for her venture. “The growth has been completely organic and through word-of-mouth,� she says.
She started with an initial investment of Rs 3,500 and six orders on day one but with each new order that came in, her challenges kept increasing.
What salad would you pick?
She continued to hold on to her full-time corporate job, while taking this on additionally. That meant that Megha’s day would begin at 4 am. “Once I woke up, the grains that I used for the salads needed to be soaked.

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