Making Money in the Cake Business

by paula on July 1, 2010

wedding-cake-cutting

Why do cake decorators get paid upfront before the event — party, wedding, bridal shower, etc?

For weddings, it is important that a deposit of 30 – 50% be provided to hold the date. Moreover, because of the stress of the day, you don’t want to attempt to collect on the wedding day itself. The balance should be paid at least 7 days before the event. In all my years, I can recall only a few protests for this arrangement and even then we worked it out, with the final third of the balance paid on delivery.
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20% Off Cake Decorating Supplies at Amazon.com

by paula on February 14, 2010

20% Off Cake Decorating Supplies

Save 20% when you buy any eligible cake decorating products sold by Amazon.com. This discount will be reflected in your cart at checkout. Offer valid through February 28, 2010

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Cake Business, Coffee, Gelato and a Bar.

February 1, 2010

What an inspiration! Cake Business Documentary

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Cake Boss: Video On Demand

January 29, 2010

You can also watch Cake Boss on Amazon Unboxed. The best part about this is that you can pay for just the episodes you want.

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Cake Boss DVD

January 29, 2010

Cake Boss Season 1 DVD is available from Amazon.com and directly from the TLC Discovery Channel Store.

Buddy Valastro is one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the United States. Master baker of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey, Buddy is the cake boss. He supervises a team that includes [...]

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Bakery websites, hosting and domains

January 28, 2010

Buying a Website Simplified
I see many people asking the same questions about setting up a cake business or bakery website. They vaguely understand what is involved in getting a website operational, but because of their inexperience they postpone the purchase or worse, are taken advantage of as they shop around.
Here are the basics if you [...]

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Register your Cake Domain for $1

January 27, 2010

If you’ve been thinking about registering a domain name for your future cake business but haven’t wanted to pay the fees,here’s a great offer for you. GoDaddy iss offering a coupon for one year domain registration for 99 cents. Enter BOWL2010 in coupon field to show the discounted price. Additional 18 Cent ICANN fee applies.
World’s Largest Registrar – GoDaddy.com

What [...]

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Google Voice for your Cake Business

October 22, 2009

What phone number to give out?
Many small cake businesses ask us about the propriety of giving out a non-business phone number to their clients. For example, “Is it OK to give customers your cell phone or even home phone number.”  Those businesses who operate in a rented commercial kitchen or from home need to be [...]

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Advice and Inspiration for Beginners

September 27, 2009

Let them decorate cake:
Here’s an article about some women in upstate NY who find cake decorating  more than a hobby: 2 cake business owners, a decorator and a party store owner who offers classes.
New Berlin’s Kelly Banks started her own cake decorating business in 2005. Banks, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America, decided [...]

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Un-covered cake (no fondant/no frosting)

September 11, 2009

What are your impressions of this quirky NY bakery?
notes: cakes are un-covered on the sides and we do not do fondant or frosting.
cake is approx 60 servings with the top tier to save as your wedding souvenir.
price includes delivery in manhattan and set-up; extra delivery fees may apply depending on distance.
via :: momofuku ::.

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