If you are a bit of a whizz in the kitchen and your cakes are always the belle of the ball when you make them for friends and family, you might be thinking about starting up your own cake making business from home. There are lots of reasons that this can be a great idea for a business – it offers you flexibility, so you can easily work it around other commitments, and it also means that you can spend your time doing something that you enjoy and you are good at.
If setting up your own home baking business is something that appeals to you, here are the next steps to take to get you started on the right track for success…
The first thing to do is to work out what your costs will be. You will of course need to buy equipment and ingredients, as well as spending your time making your products, so now is a good time to think about how your cakes will be priced to ensure that you are covering your costs and also earning money.
You also need to decide what you are going to offer. Are you going to have set products, or are you going to offer bespoke cakes that are made to order? Think about what you are good at and use that to create a kind of menu that you can use to display what you can do.
It is important that you follow all the rules when it comes to running a business and preparing food. You need to register your business and also you will need to ensure that you are compliant with food hygiene standards. Environmental health and a BRC audit like this mqmconsulting.co.uk/services/brc-audit-global-standards-consultancy/ will ensure that you are compliant and will also be able to give you advice on how to improve your work area.
You will need to market your cakes and advertise that you are open for business! Many people find local social media groups a great way to get the word out there and to gauge what people are looking for. This is a cheap and easy way to get started on marketing your business and generating interest from local people.
