Starting a Cake Decorating Business from Home

“You make the most beautiful cakes!”
“Wow, that’s so pretty, I almost don’t want to eat it. Almost.”
“This is amazing!”

Are these the kind of phrases that you hear on a regular basis when you get involved in a baking project? Maybe it happens just at holidays or special occasions, but if you’re often getting compliments on the presentation of your baked goods or if you’re known among friends and family as making the most decorative themed desserts, you might want to think about turning this into a career. Starting a cake decorating business from home can take what you’re already good at it and turn into a money-making opportunity. And a home-based cake decorating business lets you be a stay-at-home parent if that’s something that’s important to you. You can even get your kids involved in some of the work!

You shouldn’t be under the illusion that starting a cake decorating business from home will be easy. You’ll need to invest a little time to educate yourself about the business and you’ll need to invest a little bit of money in upgrading your kitchen ware to suit the needs of your customers. You’ll also need to take care of the legalities of having a home-based business (such as setting up a business bank account and taking care of taxes in a new way). And you’ll need to do some legwork to spread the word about your business. So, there’s definitely some work involved. But if you love cake decorating and want to work from home, the rewards can definitely outweigh the costs and the work itself can be fun.

Here are the basic things that you’ll need to think about before starting a cake decorating business from home:

• Is your home really equipped to handle your business? Since you’re just starting out, it should be. But if you normally go to your mom’s to bake because your kitchen is too small, you may need to think some more about starting a home-based cake decorating business.
• Will working from home be possible with your family situation? If you’re the one who cares for the kids, what are they going to be doing while you’re starting a cake-decorating business? Yes, you’ll be home with them but you might need to hire a mother’s helper to get their fingers out of the icing now and then.
• What pots, pans, and decorating tools will you need to purchase? Do you have the budget for that or can you take out a small loan?
• Who will your customers be? You might start out decorating cakes for friends and family but you can bet they’ll expect a bargain. You’ll need to branch out which means applying for and advertising for jobs.
• How will you advertise your cake decorating business? Who will set up and maintain the website for it? Will you rely on word of mouth or do direct marketing?
• How much money do you need to earn from your business? If you’re just looking to add a little pocket money to the home, then you can start slowly with your new business. But if you’re going to be replacing another work-at-home job with your cake decorating business, you’ll need to be more aggressive.

While starting a cake decorating business from home isn’t going to be easy, it’s definitely possible. It’s something that you can do for a few years while the kids are young or it’s something you can make a lifelong career out of. But the only way to do it is to get started!

Start up costs of a Cake Decorating Business

Start up costs of a Cake Decorating Business is very low. It only costs a couple of dollars to bake a cake, but you can charge 15 times that (or more) when running a Cake Decorating Business. And, with birthdays, Weddings, Showers, Anniversaries, etc... happening every day there is no possibility that the Cake Decorating Business will ever slow down. The chances are extremely good that you will make a good living in the Cake Decorating Business.

How to Start a Cake Decorating Business

I have listed below two amazing resources to get your Cake Decorating Business up and running.

• Bizy’s Guide To: How to Create a Profitable Cake Decorating Business “From Scratch" - This book is designed to help you provide your best possible product, gain customers, and develop long-lasting relationships with those customers.
  
  
• Cake Decorating Online Course - Stacy Robinson’s user-friendly on-line class is for anyone with a desire to learn cake decorating - whether you have ever have ever iced a cake or ever taken an on-line class. Decorating techniques and useful tips will be presented with clear and detailed instructions. And, of course, Stacy is available via e-mail throughout the four-week class session (and beyond) to answer all of your questions.