Posts by jason_kraft

Quote:Originally Posted by Norasmom I do not charge a lot right now, because I am having fun and it's a paid hobby (hob-business!)  Actually, many on this website would look at my slightly low prices in shock.  I do always make back...

Quote:Originally Posted by vgcea If there ever was a system designed to self-implode, this would be it. What this person has is a situation that is not sustainable. Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about her as competition in the...

Quote:Originally Posted by AndreasCakes Can you link us this site? I want to see what a $6 cake looks like... Baking and decorating talent do not necessarily correlate with business acumen, so it's entirely possible that the $6 cake...

It might help if you shared the original design (with your feedback to the designer) along with the revised design. How much did she bill you for?

Do you have a cottage food law that allows home-based baking businesses? If not, I recommend contacting your local health dept about this person's business, you will be doing both of you a favor.

Quote:Originally Posted by JSKConfections Maybe a blog right on CC?  I put together a quick experimental blog in WordPress (the link is in my signature) so we'll see how that goes.

We itemize the smash cake separately based on the cost of making the cake, just like any other product.

I actually started working on a book about allergy-friendly baking including recipes for different combinations of allergies, how we structured our baking processes to avoid cross-contamination, business tips specific to that market,...

For a d/b/a filing the corporate status is irrelevant, it is just a trade name that is owned by either an individual or a corporate entity.

Actually it looks like a d/b/a may not even protect your name within the same county, it's not clear if an application with the same name as a d/b/a would be rejected or if the onus is on the applicant to do a search first. If you...