by reneeisorym 42 Replies latest jw friends
those are badass. if you do a hangout thing look into wifi (internet access), getting bands to come and play so that it can be a day time and nighttime hang out.
This keeps growing .... Maybe a starbucks atmosphere .... I like this wi-fi idea.
I also happen to be an artist so I believe I'm going to start painting pictures of desserts to frame and put on the wall. Original Art will certainly give it a good feel.
Wi-Fi idea is genius, you could have a coffee, a cake and browse the web without having the pressure of looking intelligent like you do in starbucks, it'd be more relaxed - I WANNA COME!
If I were you, I'd get a job in a bakery for a while, take a course in business basics, like writing a business plan which is extremely important, investigate not just the health department but also zoning, licensing, and any other local requirements. If you are serious about it, plan to succeed by doing a lot of preparation. Don't just spend money and open a business without enough background knowledge. For instance, Quickbooks, which I also use, isn't intuitive - you have to learn how to use it. In other words, take a six-month or year-long period to really prepare thoroughly before jumping into the small business world.
My daughter is starting the same thing.
She made a chocolate cake (Deep Dark Chocolate Cake) recipe with a buttercream frosting. It is from the Hershey's website - just awesome.
Every time I see cake decorating equipment I buy them for her. I also made a list of her tips so I can add to her collection.
One great idea she had for all her equipment was a fishing tackle box. It opens up with all these compartments for tips and other small items.
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Just for those worried about the business part of it :
From 1994 to 2000 I worked in my dad's office doing his bookkeeping -- invoicing, balancing his checkbook, accounts receivable. There we used Quickbooks...
I got a vocational certificate in Business and Office Technology from a county Vo-Tech
Summer of 2000 I worked as a payroll clerk for one of my dad's friends. There we used Quickbooks
Aug 2000-May 2001 I worked in Accounts Payable .. then my co-worker quit and I took over her job too doing A/P, A/R, and Payroll There we used Quickbooks
May 2001 I moved to a job at a college and worked in the office there doing Data Entry
Then I took up a part time job as a spreadsheet designer for a construction company on the side.
Then I went to work in 2002 for a bank and stayed there until 2005.
At night from 2003-2005 I worked in a kitchen for an Italian place.
Then I moved to my current job in 2005. I'm an Office Manager at a retail store. I do payroll up until the point where I hand it over to the lady who cuts the checks so that I can oversee overtime, accounts receivable (limited to certain customers we have had problems with and they wanted someone who wouldn't mess them up to handle them) , billing. (I just check what others have billed to make sure they did their job correctly) I also manage the expenses and approve or deny purchases and invoices to be paid. .. I do a lot of accounting too.
The business part is totally not what I'm worried about. I already have a spreadsheet made so that I can plug in my recipies and it calculates the cost of each cake. I have my expenses estimated so that I can divide them out over the number of hours open and then add that to the cost of the cake depending on the time it takes to make each one. ... And I know Quickbooks and accounting like the back of my hand.
The real thing I need to work out is how to manage my time ... how long certain things will keep and what kind of bases I can make and then flavor when the need arises (Like have buttercream icing on hand and turn it into chocolate if need be)
One more note:
I'm starting either the end of 2010 or the beginning of 2011.
Beautiful cakes Renee ! I used to help a friend make wedding cakes and it is a real talent and takes a steady hand. Found that fondant frosting for a cake is hard to do. Have you ever tried that?
Excellent ideas hon; I wish you every success.
Juni
a picture of rolled fondant frosting on a wedding cake
Beautiful cakes Renee ! I used to help a friend make wedding cakes and it is a real talent and takes a steady hand. Found that fondant frosting for a cake is hard to do. Have you ever tried that?
Excellent ideas hon; I wish you every success.
Juni
Cakes, chocolate, cakes, chocolate.........Come on guys, you got a woman going through menopause, hormones going crazy......I wanna lick the screen, that cake looked so good!!
Sounds like you are on your way Renee, go for it girl!!! Can you overnight me a cake?
nj
