new business?? I am losing it for sure. My shop opens in June and I found out that a vet bought the building 2 doors down. So I thought hmmm what can I bake for him Well I just made my first batch of homemade doggie biscuits. I'll package them ever so nicely and hey maybe he'll place a standing order for 3000 doggie biscuits. It is still baking right

I think this is a great idea. We did it last year, and I wasn't to good because I wanted my kids (teenagers) to participate; but they didn't like the idea at all. But I guess it's great, mostly if you can sell the biucuits to the vet. Good Luck!!

Do you do cookies? I did some "doggie" cookies for my vet as a thank-you and it did generate some business from her. Dog bone, dog houses, cats, etc... maybe cute.

Maybe it's because I am new or because I don't know what it's like to look at things from a business point of view but I think anything that would expand your realm of what you offer would be a great idea. Besides you could treat it as a welcome to the "neighborhood" If he was your neighbor at home wouldn't you bake him a cake or pie? Good Luck!!!

I gave some of the dog shaped cookies to my vet. He has 4 vet techs and they all have kids so I got cake orders for them.

Have you joined a local business association? You can also get a list from the post office of people who have recently moved to your area and send them your info/cards/pics to let them know where their local cake shop is.

Good Luck!

I think that's a great idea. Doggie biscuits won't take up much room in your shop and I'm sure they stay fresher longer than regular cookies, but then again I'm assuming. I'm doing a fundraiser this Tuesday with a group of 10 vendors and one of them only sells homemade doggie biscuits.