I started my bakery, Delish Cakery back in 2009 out of my parents kitchen with no equipment and no formal training (oh to be young and confident!) and have been baking my heart out ever since!
Before I knew it I was making big decisions like:
Through the years I have gained priceless experience with several business models including home baking, running a storefront, wholesale and finally finding my niche, creating fabulous luxury wedding cakes!
Being a bakery entrepreneur has given me the freedom and creative outlet a corporate job could never offer. I’m able to be with my daughter every day so I’m present for every little milestone while still contributing to my family’s financial well-being.
Moreover, I am honored to be commissioned to create show-stopping cakes to celebrate my client’s happiest occasions.
But figuring it all out would have been so much easier if there had been a bakery business playbook that was realistic about the business side of running a bakery.
Instead, the inner cogs of the baking industry quickly turned from rainbow sprinkles and buttercream daydreams to grappling with wafer thin profit margins, sky-high overhead, vague cottage laws, and way too many time-sucking decorating tutorials.
It breaks my heart to see bakeries go under and I’m incensed that it’s hard to find a bank that will offer business loans to bakeries because we’re seen as high-risk!
I created Bake it Work to help bakery entrepreneurs beat the odds and find the success that I have, bettering themselves and their families by earning a living wage without being doomed to burnout.
I understand how hard you’re working, Bakery Boss, because I’ve been there. I see you sacrificing your nights and weekends to perfect your craft. I know that starting a business is a huge financial commitment.
For all your hustle you deserve to succeed. But unlike my story, you don’t have to walk into this journey blindly. And that’s what Bake it Work is all about.
I started my bakery, Delish Cakery our of my parents kitchen with no equipment, no formal training, and literally no idea what I was doing!