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post #1 of 10
10/13/05 at 1:56pm
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Let me start by saying I am not liscensed and can not advertise. I am thinking of having business cards printed up with my name and phone number on there and a picture of a cake. When I was designing them, I wasn't sure if I should put my address on there or not. I kinda don't like the thought of handing out 100 of cards to random people telling them where I live. What do you think?
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post #2 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:14pm
I do not have my physical address on my business cards. We live in a restricted area so I can't have customers come to my house. I deliver my cakes and the customers love it. If we can't meet up at the same time, I have a store here that I can leave the cake at with an envelope for payment and they can pick it up at their convenience.
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post #3 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:18pm
Gina

for safety's sake don't. Name, photo and number is good enough.
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post #4 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:22pm
good question..i've been wondering about the idea of business cards w/out a licensed kitchen. It's tough here, cannot do it out of a private home, but cards seem like a must..have any of you used cards w/ouy being legit? Besides that, what do you say if the health department comes knocking?
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post #5 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:28pm
I just put my name and "cake decorator" on cards, i just give them to friends, family and whoever i end up doing a cake for. I put a picture of a cake on mine too! I didn't put an address, i just put the city
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post #6 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:34pm
I just hand mine out to friends and keep it as informal as possible. I also have my email address on mine (in addition to my name and phone number).
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post #7 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:35pm
I have had access to a comm. kitchen in the past but I am looking to rent one for 3 nights a week. So I am not totally legit but will be very soon.
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post #8 of 10
10/13/05 at 4:37pm
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Originally Posted by mudpie

Besides that, what do you say if the health department comes knocking?



I would go with, "want a piece of cake?" icon_biggrin.gif


Thank you guys for your quick response!
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post #9 of 10
10/17/05 at 8:07pm
Gina, I'm not licensed either. I don't have enough business built up yet that I want to deal with the whole claiming a business on my taxes & going thru the whole process of getting licensed yet.

I had cards made up & hand them out frequently. I just included my business name, my name, my cell phone number & my fax number. I figured the less info I included that had to do with my residence the better, so I chose to even leave off my home phone number also.
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post #10 of 10
10/18/05 at 5:16pm
I've edited out my phone number and email address for obvious reasons, but here is the card that I usually hand out. Of course, by time I hand the card to someone, they already know that I decorate cakes because I've told them as much.
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