How to Establish Your Own Cake Shop at Home

How to Establish Your Own Cake Shop at Home

If your cake baking skill and talent is praised by a multitude of your
friends and family members, then it’s about time to give it a serious
thought about starting your own cake shop. Talented bakers can start
their own shop at home by drafting a well-versed business plan that fits
best with their budget and target market. After establishing your own
cake shop by the below detailed steps, all that will be left is your own
creativity and taste to play with.

Step 1
Check from your state’s
Chamber of Commerce the
license or permits required (if
any) to start your own cake
baking business from home.
You may also need to check
local health department’s
requirements for health and
safety measures. The concern is
some state’s may restrict you to
run a business from home or
may put limitations on the
gross sales your cake business
can make.

Step 2
You need to go exclusive or
very specific: make cakes for
children’s birthday parties, a
wedding, a sweet 16
celebration, or just small
cupcakes. By carefully
choosing a niche, you can now
think of the promotional
activities needed for your
target market.

Step 3
Ask the local Chamber of Commerce regarding the registration of your
home business as a legal entity in state. Come up with a unique and
attractive name that instantly catches your target market’s attention.

Step 4
If your state requires a
commercial kitchen to be set as
per standards, work with a
contractor to do the job. The
construction of kitchen should
comprehend with the local and
state’s requirements.
Regulations normally vary from
state to state, therefore, it is
better to get familiar with
specific state instructions.

Step 5
Craft a menu that includes the types of cakes your business will bake
along with the respective pricings. Also create an ordering film for the
purpose of taking orders, and do add your relevant contact
information.

Step 6
Search and purchase ingredients, tools and equipment, and supplies to
get your baking started. If you are planning to take huge orders each
week, try to buy ingredients in bulk that would not need you driving
over to market again and again.

Step 7
Hire a graphic designer or anyone
with sufficient knowledge of
Adobe Illustrator to create a
business logo of your brand along
with designing brochures and
business card templates. The
brochures should include
necessary information such as your
business name, bakery products,
ingredients used, ordering
instructions for customers, delivery
time, turnaround time of orders,
and contact information.

Step 8
Register yourself to attend local community events like food festivals,
family fairs, etc. Reserving a booth or stall in such events helps businesses
gain a number of new customers and assists in brand promotion. You can
even offer free samples of your cakes and other products in your menu to
tempt people in becoming your regular customers.

A short presentation by Leelin Bakery and Café. The Leelin family has
been in the food business for the past 37 years, specializing in Filipino
cuisine In California.
Contact Us
Address: 209 South Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website : http://www.leelinbakerycafe.com/
Phone : 213-382-2351