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Re: Foods You Can Make and Sell Under Cottage Food Laws

Sherry Mcmillon — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 04:35:03 -0000

Hello I just got through going through your site. I am setting up a kitchen in My garage .Can you give me some help on How to make sure I do this right. I no the health department will need to come and check everything. But I will be selling my items online . In the USA . I don't want the cottage law. I want mine as an llc business. I live in Mississippi.

Re: Baking from Home – a New Way to Start a Home Based Business

Emily — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:17:29 -0000

This is definitely a dream of mine! I hope someday I will be selling baked goods :)

Re: Help for “Starting Your Own Business” for Those Who Love to Bake

Katie Siuda — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:39:27 -0000

I want to start a cottage bakery in IL and it seems easy enough but would love to chat!

Re: A Kitchen for Rent Could Help You Start a Food Business

Robert — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:45:19 -0000

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Re: How to Sell Baked Goods Under Cottage Food Laws

Kimberly Wall — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:35:33 -0000

Hi Grace,
I have recently left my job due to being pregnant. I an interested in selling baked goods from home but I am not sure of the legalities of it all. I live in a housing estate so am considering door to door selling the baked goods as a way to make some extra pocket money for myself. What do I have to do to get started?! I would appreciate any input. Cheers!
Kim

Re: A Kitchen for Rent Could Help You Start a Food Business

Jo — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 13:34:02 -0000

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Re: Baking from Home – a New Way to Start a Home Based Business

doughraisingmom — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:37:58 -0000

Hi Kathy,
Thanks for your question.I will give you my best effort to try and answer. One of the things that I would advise you to look at closely is the total cost of what it will take to make the whoopie pies including all the packaging and labeling. Too many people don't really include the total costs to decide if
it is profitable.

That said can it be profitable, well, I have not made whoopie pies, but the cinnamon rolls were hugely popular when we did fund raising with them. There was a lot of money made, but the key was having a market ready to buy them. We sold at churches and schools because we were helping youth groups. It might be possible to consider that angle.

One if the keys is market you can sell to. If you are selling at your farm stand it can compliment the money you make with the other items you are selling. You would not have expensive overhead, so as long as the laws let you sell your items from your stand, it sure can't hurt to give it a try. You might use social media and whatever means you have to get the word out about your pies. I hope that helps a bit. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. Good luck with your business. Have a wonderful week.

Blessings,
Grace

Re: Baking from Home – a New Way to Start a Home Based Business

Kathy Sullivan — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:19:13 -0000

Hello, am looking to make whoopie pies to help fund a pony rescue. I can make the whoopie pies and have noticed others making cookies etc... And selling them at local markets. I myself have a farm and also plan on opening my own farm stand, so I could sell them on my own from my house and farm stand. Is there decent money to be made?

Re: A Kitchen for Rent Could Help You Start a Food Business

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Re: Market Research Really is Your Friend

antoinette tzemopoulos — Thu, 21 May 2015 14:31:00 -0000

Thank you! I will follow up with you

Re: Market Research Really is Your Friend

doughraisingmom — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:58:10 -0000

Antoinette,
First of all, I would study the laws in the city you are in. Illinois has cottage food laws, and that would be a good way to test the market. Adding the commercial kitchen to your home is a great way to have a business, but there are some big expenses involved. There can also be many obstacles, things like zoning, health department regulations, plumbing, electricity, access and even things like doors being wide enough for the equipment to fit through ( our doors were not).

IF you start your baking business under the cottage laws, you can start to truly test the market and build a customer base so that when you have to start paying for the renovation costs, you will have some cash to put toward it. I learned the hard was as you read in this post above. You don't want to put your home at risk if things don't work out.

If you decide that you are ready to take the next step, my little ebook about how we added the commercial kitchen to our home will explain a lot about our experience. That said, every state and every health department is different, so you should expect some resistance. Be polite, but determined. I would love to hear more about your journey, take it one baby step at a time. Have a wonderful week.

Blessings,
Grace

Re: Market Research Really is Your Friend

antoinette tzemopoulos — Thu, 21 May 2015 11:46:31 -0000

I watched your video of kitchen in home for catering. I have a separate entrance to basement which would be very condusive to creating this business. Target clients, local medical businesses focusing on allergy concerns gluten free Kosher products as well as organic products. Im in Illinois.. Help me with obstacles faced with Health Dept. Thankyou! Nia.

Re: How Much Does a Commercial Kitchen Cost?

Phillip DeNise — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:32:44 -0000

I'm working on just such a project now, & have involved a designer with TriMark in the earliest phases of reclaiming an existing structure, for use as a 'summer kitchen' that can/will prepare meals for the children entrusted to our Learning Academy(Day-Care); this process will be complex, and can be daunting, but there are certain possibilities/synergies when a smaller existing(grandfathered) building, adjacent to related commercial activities can be renovated(while the other(larger) structure has permits & temporary power); Richard Scarbrough's contact info:

RScarbrough@strategicequipment.com

P.S. I still have not figured out what the professionally outfitted kitchen will co$t

Re: A Bakery in Your Home – Make Cottage Food Laws Legal in Your State

Jay Chandler — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:46:50 -0000

A great way to sell your food, organic, handmade, and beverage products online is at Yumdey.com. It is totally FREE, no registration fees. Yumdey offers an Affiliate Program as well, and a specific link url to your online shop!

Re: Cottage Laws for Food Products – Can You Legally Bake at Home?

doughraisingmom — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:45:36 -0000

Jessica,
Congrats for caring so much for your family. I get really excited as I see more and more opportunities opening up for moms to make money at home. The cottage food laws are one of exciting ways to work from home, have fun baking:) I would love to hear about your journey. Blessings,
Grace

Re: Cottage Laws for Food Products – Can You Legally Bake at Home?

Jessica — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:54:50 -0000

Thank you so much for the info!!! Just a mom trying to do a little something for myself and my family.

Re: Baking from Home – a New Way to Start a Home Based Business

Lyndy — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:10:28 -0000

I am michigan a resident and a stay at home mom I want to bake cookies and cakes for the public I don't fully understand all the laws because the internet is how everyone advertises everything nowadays it says no selling on the internet does that man I can't advertise and create orders online if its a pick up the product only kind of deal and I just need all the information possible for starting one up. I love baking and decorating cakes and my husband is tired of eating them all I bake at least 4 a week and they do get wasted because its too much cakd for my family of 4 when my two children are only 16 months old and 2 months old lol. Also I have to store the food in a garage or basement? Can't I put another fridge in my kitchen area? Or even in my laundry room if I have to? I know I have a lot of questions I just want to cover all my bases before starting this up and I could use all the help and encouragement possible. Thanks for your time.
Lyndy

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Re: How to Start a Business Baking from Home

doughraisingmom — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:15:07 -0000

Good morning Gloria,
First of all, you do amazing work, you are an artist. I am
excited for your new business. Please make sure you

understand any lease you have to sign as far as lease

hold improvements, signage, hours required, and
even who is responsible for heating and cooling equipment,

parking lot, and even the roof. There are some real

horror stories out there, so please know all those answers

before you start, I wish I had know some of those things

before I started my coffee shop.

I would love to hear about how your business grows:)

Re: How to Start a Business Baking from Home

Gloria Perez — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:30:11 -0000

Thanks for the advice. A.m. thinking about starting up my own designer cake shop.

Re: Cottage Food Laws Require Certification in Some States

janicedmes — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:14:38 -0000

this certification is so great then and I would like to have it. Thanks much for what you've done.

Thanks, agile pdu

Re: Make Money Baking at Home Thanks to Cottage Food Laws

Dora Lee McCracken — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:42:03 -0000

Hello Grace, I have asked you before if you had any other options, to the marketing materials for the fundraising business? I know you said you were working on it, but i have not seen any other information on the cinnamon roll fundraising business. Just again today I have had another person ask me about if I could do any thing with my baking to help with fundraising for a school. I could really use your marketing and pricing information. Please let me know if there is any way I can just purchase that business information. I am a lic. business in IL. I have registered with lake county and I have a fed, and sales tax id. I really just need to know 1. how do I market for fundraising, and 2. How do I price? Please help:) Thank you for your time and attention.

Dora Lee
Cracken Cakes & More

Re: You Can Make Money Baking at Home – Meet Anna-Marie

Nicci Fruia — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:38:26 -0000

My sister and I are looking to start a in home bakery under the Cottage food laws here in Texas. We are so not sure if we just file a dba or form a llc? Or should we just start selling them and worry about all that later? Also so confused on the taxes side? Any advice would be helpful.

Re: You Can Make Money Baking at Home – Meet Anna-Marie

Mary Newlon — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:08:23 -0000

I am trying to get started. Oklahoma's bill passed the house and is in the senate. They have made an amendment about licensing. We are very happy this is going well. God has blessed us. This will help a lot of people and will give extra income to families. My question is how do choose what to sell? I am not sure about what to sell. Should I just talk to people, friends, families, business people. I am wanting to make sure what I do is right, and is a good product. Do you have any ideas? Would handing samples out be a good idea? Asking people what they would like to be able to purchase, price range, availability of ingredients.

Re: Make Money Baking at Home Thanks to Cottage Food Laws

Dora Lee McCracken — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:26:18 -0000

Hello I just bought your e book today, and I was wondering how am I to get it? are you going to send me a link? Thank you

Dora Lee McCracken