Making The Leap To A Career In Cakes!
Business By Sazkav Updated 23 Sep 2019 , 12:02pm by Freckles0829
Hi there,
Hoping you lovely people can offer some advice! I'm a nurse but have always been a keen baker. I've been feeling for some time now that nursing is longer for me and can't seem to shake the idea of pursuing baking/cake making as a career as it's what I'm really passionate about. Im just not really sure where to start. I'm really interested to know if anyone here has been in a similar situation and how they went about it? My plan is to do a part time evening course to begin with and then reassess but I'd love to hear from other people's experience!
Thanks!
Yes, start with classes. Not only decorating ones but business classes also. That's what I never did and in the long run hurt me. Don't be afraid to take even the basic Wilton classes. There probably will be some information you never thought of/didn't know. Then start taking your creations to any & all events - family, church functions; treat your beauty opperator and the bank tellers with a special "Thank You" treat and offer to do a b'day cake for them. I offered a single layer 8" cake. Hope that helps.
unless you want to get up a business plan, take out a formidable business loan, start a full blown bakery and serve food and employ shifts of employees -- you cannot survive financially on baking -- it in no way compares to the salary you can get as an rn -- if your income is secondary in your family and you don't mind downsizing because you're not gonna make much money y'know maybe -- but my best advice is keep baking as a passion and enjoy it -- get you tube videos and learn new stuff -- have fun --
there was a time when mom&pop bakeries made it ok and a time when home cakers could do ok but not anymore not really -- you can still be passionate about baking but it is not the kind of gig that will replace the nursing -- the good news is that you can still do both -- it'd be like enjoying painting so much you want to give up nursing to pursue a career in painting -- wish it was different
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