Would you like to be featured in The Baker’s Corner Newsletter? I’m on the hunt for bakers who would like to be featured in The Baker’s Corner Newsletter! Do you want to inspire and help other bakers with your story? As bakers from (literally) all around the world have reached out to me, I’ve realized while I love sharing… Read More The Baker’s Corner
Do you know how to prepare your bakery for a Health Department inspection? Every state is different, but you will find all retail bakeries require periodic health inspections. Some states also require home bakeries to undergo health inspections as well. If you’re not sure what your state requires be sure to check with your local… Read More How to Prepare Your Bakery for a Health Department Inspection
Now that you’ve established your bakery business, have you thought about how to take it to the next level? I have one suggestion for you that can be quick and easy to put into action. Have you considered a website or a blog of your own? Most business owners think if they have a Facebook… Read More How to Take Your Business to the Next Level
Do you know when to say no to an order? Many bakers don’t even realize there are times when you can and should say no. I know especially when you’re first starting out, you think you absolutely must take on every order inquiry to grow your business. This simply isn’t true. Let’s take a look… Read More When to Say No: 4 Orders to Decline in Your Bakery Business
Part 2 of Home Bakery Wedding Consultation Now that you have decided where to hold your wedding consultations, and prepared your policies and procedures, it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty. Preparing samples and discussing/recording the order. In this installment I will walk you through how to prepare samples, what to… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation- Part 3: Preparing Samples & Conducting the Meeting
Part 1 of Home Bakery Wedding Consultation After Part 1 you should have decided where you will be holding your Home Bakery Wedding Consultations. Now we will talk about policies, procedures, and deposit requirements. One of the biggest mistakes you can make is going into a wedding consultation without any kind of set policies.… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation-Part 2: Policies, Procedures & Deposit Requirements
Working from home can be very rewarding in many ways. But it can also prove a challenge in certain situations. One of those being how to conduct a wedding consultation. I remember the first time I had a request for a wedding consultation. I was positive no one would want to be inconvenienced to come… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation- Part 1: Where to Hold the Consultation
When just starting out it seems almost impossible to find out where to buy bakery supplies. I remember when I decided to open a storefront I searched high and low before I found a few mentions of suppliers. It was nearly impossible, almost like the supply companies didn’t want you to find them! So I… Read More The Best Places to Buy Bakery Supplies
Bakery Worksheets Packet I’m so excited to present the new coordinating bakery worksheets packet made just for you! If you’re a subscriber you’ve seen my teasers for this packet in the weekly update you receive. What exactly do you get in this packet? You will receive 7 coordinating PDF files: Order Form– includes fill in… Read More Premade Bakery Worksheets Packet
Are you struggling to come up with products to sell other than time-consuming large ticket items? Well, I’ve got you covered! I’m sharing a list of products that always did extremely well in my retail bakery and in my home bakery. When I first opened my shop I had the intentions of being only… Read More Best Selling Bakery Products
We’ve talked about why you don’t want to be the cheap cake lady and the proper way to price your cakes. Now we’re going to learn how to set base prices for your different products to streamline and simplify the pricing process. You’ll only have to do this math once to get your base prices.… Read More How to Set Base Prices
When I had my storefront, I found one of the most difficult things to come up with was new, exciting cupcake flavors. People are very fickle and get bored easily, so you need to be armed and ready with some creative flavors. Here is a list of 30+ popular cupcake flavor ideas you can use… Read More 30+ Cupcake Flavor Ideas
Now that you’ve learned how to charge for cakes you will need a place to keep track of all those orders! I decided to make things a bit easier for those of you just starting out (or those who just want to get more organized) and created a printable order form for you. This is… Read More Order Forms for Taking Orders
How to charge for cakes? This is the BIG question, isn’t it? I talked to you extensively in The Cheap Cake Lady about many of the reasons you don’t want to be her. If you missed that post and you’re struggling to charge appropriately, I highly recommend you head over there and read it for… Read More How to Charge for Cakes and Other Products
One of the most difficult things to deal with when it comes to owning your own baking business (or ANY business) is probably deciding what to charge. I’d like to do an entire post in detail on how to decide your prices and what you should be charging, but for now I want to talk about… Read More The Cheap Cake Lady