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Has anyone ever started or currently running a home based baking business???

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Hi all...my sister and I have been running (for lack of a better word) a seasonal cookie business out of our home. We basically make trays of cookies and sell them to my BIL who gives them out to his clients at Christmas time. We have managed to get one or two more orders out of this but we are both looking to expand and do more. Does anyone have any good sources where I can learn more about where to start?? I know with this economy things are not good but I think we have quality products and our prices are low compared to what I have seen out there. Any info or advice would be great.
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I've been thinking of doing the same thing. I live in Sonoma Cty in California, where in order to do any kind of food business you must use a commercial kitchen. The problem is finding a commercial kitchen to rent on a as needed basis is very difficult. I wanted to bake cookies to take the the local farmer's market to do a kind of "test run", but could not find a commercial kitchen to use.
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check with your local churches or schools - they are required to be inspected, etc for public food preparation/serving, so you should be good.
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I know there is a book on Amazon.com called starting a home based baking business that looked like it had a lot of info on the subject...now I just have to find the time to read it!
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Originally Posted by princesscatt View Post

I know there is a book on Amazon.com called starting a home based baking business that looked like it had a lot of info on the subject...now I just have to find the time to read it!

save yourself $ and get it from the library with inter-library loan -- you get 3 weeks instead of 2 (for checkout).
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