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Lanee' Blunt
By
Lanee’ Blunt
You
may get a lot of compliments from your family and friends about your cakes and
pies. Owning your own bakery may be your dream and you want to open a bakery. A
degree in pastry arts may help, but it's not necessary to open a bakery. You
can learn the craft with time and experience and you have the potential to make
good money.
Write
a Business Plan
A
business plan will be required if you are going to request financing,
considering constructing, remodeling or taking over an existing food establishment.
It can help you by getting you a business loan and investors.
Funding
Evaluate
your funds and make sure that you have enough money to carry you through 18 to
24 months. Baking entrepreneurs often
self-finance. You may need to secure outside funding. Try your local community
to bank.
Location
Look
for a high traffic location, for example near a school, college, bus or train
terminal.
Buy
Equipment
Buy
commercial sized equipment that will be able to stand the heavy cooking
you will be doing. Talk to equipment dealers for the best technical advice.
Health
Inspection
You
will need to check with your state for information or contact the Bureau of
Consumer Health Services to get a health inspection. Once the inspection has
been passed, fill out the necessary forms and pay for the permit. For a mobile
bakery stand you will need an inspection of your kitchen and apply for a
separate mobile food permit. Visit or go to your local health department
website and find out the licenses and permits you will need to apply for.
Reference:
The Street: A Dozen Hot Tips for Starting a Bakery; Lan Nguyen; 2008
City
of Houston; Opening a Food Establishment
Entrepreneur;
How to Start a Bakery Business; 2011
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