How to Start a Home-Based Cake Decorating Business
If you are good at decorating cakes it might have crossed your mind to start a home-based cake decorating business. But, how do you do this?
You may want to talk to a tax advisor to find out if there is anything you will need to do regarding taxes. This is important. You may not make enough to claim your income but you will need to know how much you need to make in order to pay taxes or risk the wrath of the government.
Also, you will need to find out what the laws and regulations are in your area for doing this. Cakes are food, and there may be licensing or regulatory issues relating to this.
Some people get around licensing issues by renting kitchen time in their local churches. If you do this you will bake your cakes in the church kitchen, then take the cakes home to decorate.
Next you will need to advertise. Word of mouth is the best, and least expensive method of advertising. Tell everyone you know that you are baking cakes, and ask them to spread the word. It will help if you keep a photo album with pictures of cakes you have baked and decorated, so potential clients can see your work.
Consider getting a website. It does not cost much to get a website. Add pictures of cakes you have decorated. You can direct potential clients to your website to view your work.
You will also want business cards. There are websites that will do this for you, or you can go to your local Kinkos and have them make business cards for you. Hand out your cards to everyone you know. It isn’t always easy breaking into the cake decorating business, but it can certainly be rewarding.
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