The Business of Cake Making Podcast thebusinessofcakemaking

This week we chat about our favourite apps to use in our Cake Business. #From graphics, to videos and photography, to finance and taxes there is an app for everything. Here are our top 10.

Summer is coming and for cake makers it's often the busiest tie of the year. Are you ready?
In this weeks episode we chat about preparing for summer, going to fair, markets and festivals and fitting all that in around your usual baking schedule.
We share hints and tips about how we've done markets in the past and what we've learnt along the way.

This week we tackle the subject of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity within your cake business. Many of us are sole traders who aren't sure how we can address this topic in our businesses. Just because we don't employ anyone, doesn't mean we shouldn't be thinking about it.
Martin talks us through what it means to be inclusive and how we can show our customers we are taking things seriously.
He mentions a calendar at the end, and as promised here is the link:
https://www.gottabeethnic.co.uk/resources/2024-ethnic-calendar/

This week we are tackling a subject that often trips us up. And to prove a point we did get a little confused but get it all sorted in the end!
We talk about Revenue, Gross Profit, Net Profit, Break Even Cash Flow and many many more. These are all terms that big businesses use, and often confuse us as smaller business owners. In this episode we relate all these terms back to running a small cake business.

This week we are chatting about the different Sales Models there are for your business.
These can include 'on demand' such as bespoke cakes and 'stock holding' such as fairs and markets.
Hear how we've done a bit of both. Find out the Pros and Cons and which ways we prefer to sell our cakes.
We also have an update of the proposed Guidelines for attaching Fresh Flowers to cakes from the FSA.
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This week it's Easter Monday, and the clocks have just changed so the world is a bit snoozy!
We have just and 2 weeks off the podcast and have been super busy. Therefore we catch-up and fill you in on all the things that have been going on.
Back to normal transmission next week.
Find this episode as it was broadcast LIVE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/8rEU_2kzJdA?si=GqkBu8Lt8c9iiFjD