This online magazine and business education resource was created after navigating home-based custom cake business ownership for over ten years. The need for small business education and information, targeted to those who own bakeries and cake businesses was very apparent after seeing and experiencing similar business issues in the cake industry. Our goal is to help others through the process of learning to start, grow, and manage their own cake and bakery business.
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How to Photograph Your Cakes Like a Pro
Professional and eye-catching photography is essential when it comes to having images to use when you market and promote your cake business. Ideally, you can hire a photographer to take pictures for you, or ask the wedding photographer for a copy of the images for the event. Often, photographers will provide you with the images as long as you make sure to give them credit and leave their watermarks intact. However, hiring a photographer for every instance can get expensive, and the wedding photographer doesn’t always get back to you after the wedding. If you don’t have access to professional cake images, it makes it quite difficult to create advertisements, social media posts, blog updates, and other related marketing materials for your cake business. The next best solution is to learn how to take images yourself using a few tips and techniques from professionals. If you have a professional camera, that is great, however, you can take clear, high-quality images using just your smartphone camera. Smartphone cameras actually do produce high-quality images Before we get started, let’s dispel the myth that you need a professional, thousand dollar, DSLR camera to create high-quality images. Let us be the ones to officially…

8 Cake Business Tax Tips
It’s tax season!* (Pssst make sure to follow this account for more cake business and bakery business tips.)🗣️I don’t know who needs to hear this, but now (right now, right NOW) is a good time to start working on your business taxes (USA). You have until mid-April! Don’t wait to get everything in order. Do it now while the professionals still have availability in their schedules. Here are some tips to help you be tax prepared :✅Do your homework! Bookmark IRS.gov and review the business sections (Publication 583 provides basic tax information for people who have a small business.)✅Get a folder ready to help you keep your paperwork organized✅Use a notebook to make any notes as you go through this process✅Gather your business receipts. These are all of the tools, gadgets, and supplies you purchased to operate your business. Including all web hosting fees, your internet, etc.✅Gather all of your sales receipts. If someone paid you to bake something, add it.✅Itemize your deductions – this is where your receipts come in. The IRS has categories for different types of deductions. For example, if you use your car for deliveries and networking events, you can deduct your mileage and/or…