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Starting Your Bakery

Complete guide to printing labels for your home-baked goods

Complete guide to printing labels for your home-baked goods

If you’re starting a home bakery or selling home-baked items, then you should know about the types of product labels for your baked goods. In this blog post, I’ll be explaining the two different types of labels home bakers need to have on their baked…

30+Fascinating statistics for anyone wanting to start a home bakery business

30+Fascinating statistics for anyone wanting to start a home bakery business

As someone who successfully started a home bakery business 18 years ago and now coaches others to start their own home bakery, I’m fascinated with the facts and statistics about the home baking industry. I surveyed over 600 baking enthusiasts to better understand the current…

The Completely Legal Way to Sell Home Baked Goods Online

The Completely Legal Way to Sell Home Baked Goods Online

Have you been wanting to learn more about selling baked goods online? Selling food items baked in your home kitchen is a great way to earn extra money and in this article, I’ll show you why you don’t need farmers’ markets to get started. You…

Pricing Baked Goods: How to Do It the Right Way

Pricing Baked Goods: How to Do It the Right Way

Home bakers, are you struggling with pricing home-baked goods?  Have you been wanting to learn how to sell your baked goods for good money? I’m going to share my simple method for managing the variable costs involved with pricing home-baked goods so you can make…

Starting a home-based baking business: A step-by-step guide

Starting a home-based baking business: A step-by-step guide

Do you dream of quitting your day job and starting a home-based baking business? Have your friends been telling you to start charging for your treats? Consider this your sign. It’s time to think about starting your home-based bakery! In this article, I’m going to…

The Best Kitchen Pantry Storage Tips for Bakers

The Best Kitchen Pantry Storage Tips for Bakers

No matter what size your pantry is, we can all use a little more space and organization. I find that it makes it baking so much easier when you can see what you have! Check out these amazing pantry organization tips to get all your…

A Step by step guide for planning the perfect home bakery dessert menu

A Step by step guide for planning the perfect home bakery dessert menu

Planning the perfect menu for your home bakery is no easy task. Before you add your favorite dessert or pastry to your menu, you need to decide how your new bakeshop will profit, and stay organized as you design your menu. Let’s get started with…

The Secret to a Successful Home Bakery Business

The Secret to a Successful Home Bakery Business

The best way to grow your home bakery business is to fill your baking schedule with prepaid orders. If you’re ready to learn how to do this then keep reading because I’ll show you what successful home bakers are doing to have more profit and…

Naming a Bakery Business: The Biggest Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Naming a Bakery Business: The Biggest Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Are you stuck on choosing a bakery name and it feels like all the good names are taken already? Today on the blog I’m sharing my strategies for naming a baking business as well as a very big mistake I made with my own bakery. Read…

5 ideas for starting a bakery from home in 2021

5 ideas for starting a bakery from home in 2021

Are you considering starting a bakery from your home? Gathering ideas and information can be so overwhelming. That’s why you’re going to love this list of 5 ideas that actually work! These systems are tested and proven successful by home bakers who are making money…

Top Three Tips for Designing a Bakery Logo

Top Three Tips for Designing a Bakery Logo

Are you planning a bakery and ready to design your bakery logo? Maybe you‘re hesitant to choose a theme because of so many bakery logos looking the same, or you wonder what style of bakery logo will be best for your baking business? Today  I’m…

5 Things Every Cottage Baker Needs in Their Home Bakery Kitchen

5 Things Every Cottage Baker Needs in Their Home Bakery Kitchen

You’ve made the decision to start your own baking business, but how do you get your home bakery kitchen set up for success? I’m sharing my best tips and top pics for supplies to help get you the organization, storage, and efficiency you need to…

Should You Make an E-commerce Website for Your  Baking Business?

Should You Make an E-commerce Website for Your Baking Business?

Do you need a website for your baking business but don’t have a big budget for a web designer? Would you like to learn how to create a free and easy website that allows your customers to order online, and choose to pick up or…

The Complete Guide to Selling Baked Goods at the Farmers Market

The Complete Guide to Selling Baked Goods at the Farmers Market

If you’re ready to learn about selling baked goods at the farmer’s market, you’re in the right place! In this complete guide,  I’ll be covering everything you need to know about getting started selling baked goods at the farmer’s market. I’ll cover how to start…

Bakery Bookkeeping Software: FreshBooks Review

Bakery Bookkeeping Software: FreshBooks Review

Does This Bakery Bookkeeping Software Really Do What A Bakery Owner Needs? In today’s post, I am reviewing FreshBooks accounting software to see if it is a good fit for the bakery bookkeeping needs of home bakers, cake decorators, and bakery start-ups. Just so you…

Market Research: The One Thing Every Baker Should Do Before Starting A Bakery Business.

Market Research: The One Thing Every Baker Should Do Before Starting A Bakery Business.

Do you have a burning desire to open a bakery? Are you wondering if there are people out there who will buy your creations? Are you unsure of how much money you could potentially make if you took the plunge and followed your dream? If…

Selling Bakery Goods Wholesale: Is it worth it? 

Selling Bakery Goods Wholesale: Is it worth it? 

Have you been thinking about adding wholesale accounts to your bakery but have unanswered questions?  Are you worried that you will not make enough money if you have to lower your prices for wholesale? I’m going to show you how to create more profit for…

How to Get Started Selling Baked Goods from Home

How to Get Started Selling Baked Goods from Home

Do you absolutely love baking in your spare time? Have people told you that your cakes are amazing and you should sell them? What if there were a way to sell the bread, pies, cookies and brownies you bake at home and make some extra…

How I Created My Dream Job

How I Created My Dream Job

I always dreamed of owning my own business. I fantasized about what it would be like to work for myself for a long time.  I planned and planned and waited. I wrote and revised business plans like it was my day job, but I never…

Three sure-fire ideas to increase bakery sales!

Three sure-fire ideas to increase bakery sales!

We all want to increase bakery sales, but how? If you are struggling to get more customers in your baking business and it feels like you are just waiting for the phone to ring then these sure-fire ideas are for you! increase bakery sales I’m…

How to take special orders in your bakery in 5 simple steps.

How to take special orders in your bakery in 5 simple steps.

Make a commitment to getting details right. Before diving into the five steps, you’ll need to recognize why special orders are the key to repeat business. When customers come to you for special orders, what they are saying is…..  I trust you to get this…

Hello, my fellow bakers!

Hello, my fellow bakers!

You may be wondering what the Better Baker Club is all about? I’m so excited to tell you a little about myself and why I decided to start this baking blog.  I currently work as a bakery manager in a residential foodservice setting. What is…