Posts by jason_kraft

Depending on your costs you are looking at a price between $100 and $300. There is no single "cheapest price", it all depends on how much you want to pay yourself.

FYI it's also easy for a customer to file a PayPal dispute, and since they are not a real bank they can do things like freezing your entire account during a dispute.

Quote:Originally Posted by BakerBee7468 That what I thought, that u had to have separate liability insurance or be a LLC. Here in my state though you don't have to rent a commercial building or kitchen if you don't want. People can...

Quote:Originally Posted by ny20005 You've priced a complex cake for the cost of ingredients & she wants to shop around !! When you are not serious about running a legitimate business and charging appropriate prices, you are bound to...

Considering you provided services in a risky emergency situation, I think it would be appropriate to tell the baker's son that while you have already been paid by the MOB and further payment is not necessary, if he wishes to send you an...

I find it's helpful to create ingredient labels for all your individual components (cake, frosting, filling, decorations), then building a final label from each component of the end product.

You will absolutely need a separate liability policy for your business. State Farm, The Hartford, and FLIP can provide $1-2M in business liability coverage for ~$400-500/year. When you put together your business plan and create your...

Great job, considering what you had to work with. I would have just told the venue that we were not available, for liability reasons since you have no idea what is in the cake, how it was stored, if food safety procedures were followed,...

$3 each and 4 for $10 might work. Packaging is a killer on individual cupcakes.

Quote:Originally Posted by BakerMom52 I'm still curious as to how and why you would label something gourmet. The term "gourmet" has no legal restrictions so anyone can call anything "gourmet". It's basically a marketing tactic.