Nc Homebased Businesses (Others Can Chime In Too)
Business By duchess1120 Updated 14 Mar 2009 , 1:24pm by Rexy
What advice can you give someone wanting to open a homebased decorating business (probably in an apartment). I live in a city of about 50,000. The average person goes to Wal-mart, Harris Teeter, Foodlion, etc.
There is a small demand for specialty cakes and those willing to pay. The bakeries make the sheet and wedding cakes to but not like what you see on Food Network TV (which is what I want to make) just more custom made.
I realilze I'll have to go to a larger city for clientelle that is willing to pay for the purse cakes, pillow cakes, etc.
Any advice?
The NC department of Ag inspection is a joke. As long as you don't have well water and don't have an indoor pet they will pass you. Your only restrictions will those imposed by your landlords and any neighborhood covenants.
Here are a couple threads you may find helpful.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-617174-inspection.html
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-619199-inspection.html
DDiva's "caking business" class is awesome. I've taken it and learned a lot about NC's rules & regulations for home-based bakeries. Worth the money, she is a fountain of knowledge. If you are in an apartment, I would check with your landlord as well as the city regulations/zoning on a business.
Leslie
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