Start a Cake Business:How to Succeed in a Home-based Cottage Food Operation or a Commercial Kitchen
Book Details
Author(s)Paula T. Spencer
PublisherInformationTree
ISBN / ASINB0095OLL50
ISBN-13978B0095OLL53
Sales Rank281,529
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This book covers every aspect of creating a cake business at home, in a shared kitchen or in a commercial cake shop. Has anyone ever said to you, "Your baking is so delicious, or your cakes are so beautiful...you should go into business!?" Have you ever taken a cake decorating class and thought, "How could I turn this into a career?" Maybe you've been to a wedding, seen and tasted the cakes or cupcakes and thought, "I can do this!" Perhaps you just enjoy working in the kitchen and want to learn how to start a real home-business. Recent passage of cottage food laws are opening new opportunities for home-based cake businesses across the country.
We cover everything, from writing a business plan and preparing for your first kitchen inspection to creative marketing ideas and attracting new clients. Written with specific, step-by-step advice, this book aims to pave the way for new cake business owners by informing bakers of all skill levels about:
- Navigating complex regulations and laws
- Planning and preparation while in the start-up phaseÂ
- Paperwork and organizational documents neededÂ
- Creating a business identity including your business name, logo and website
- Legal issues including Business Permits and LicensingÂ
- Utilizing and benefit from the latest marketing strategiesÂ
- How to create repeat customers--and stable income--by continually bringing clients back for all the cake occasions of their livesÂ
- Expenses and funding sourcesÂ
- Insurance, taxes, and accountingÂ
- How to start with a minimal investmentÂ
- How to calculate your total product costs and price your cakes for maximum profit
- Creating a professional publicity kitÂ
- Wedding-specific cake business strategies and scriptsÂ
- Innovative places and ways to market your business
- Our exclusive 126 step start-up planÂ
- Tools and supplies you'll need
- ...and much moreÂ
- Sample Business Plan
- Recipes Contracts and Order FormsÂ
- Farmer's Market Guide Safety
- Accident Prevention GuideÂ
- Cake Business Pre-opening and Daily ChecklistsÂ
- Cash Flow and Cost of Goods Sold SpreadsheetÂ
- Budget, Start-up, Financial Projections,Â
- Profit and Loss Statement
- ... and many othersÂ
