Product Overview
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 phase
- Paperwork and organizational documents needed
- Creating a business identity including your business name, logo and website
- Legal issues including Business Permits and Licensing
- Utilizing and benefit from the latest marketing strategies
- How to create repeat customers--and stable income--by continually bringing clients back for all the cake occasions of their lives
- Expenses and funding sources
- Insurance, taxes, and accounting
- How to start with a minimal investment
- How to calculate your total product costs and price your cakes for maximum profit
- Creating a professional publicity kit
- Wedding-specific cake business strategies and scripts
- Innovative places and ways to market your business
- Our exclusive126 step start-up plan
- Tools and supplies you'll need
- ...and much more
- Sample Business Plan
- Recipes Contracts and Order Forms
- Farmer's Market Guide Safety
- Accident Prevention Guide
- Cake Business Pre-opening and Daily Checklists
- Cash Flow and Cost of Goods Sold Spreadsheet
- Budget, Start-up, Financial Projections,
- Profit and Loss Statement
- ... and many others
