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cakelover_2

Thanks tazmac25 that's really helpful. Have you ever used them/know anyone who has?

tazmac25

Hi Cakelover

Im a member ~ I needed to join as I was selling my handmade jewellery at a council run location and they are very strict on this sort of thing in Barnsley

I dont know much about it to be honest but I had a bit of a google and it seemed pretty good value at the cost and with it being a year long I figured it would be worth it

HTH
Tazmac25

RonniesMummy

Hey looking for some advice,
Have posted this on the nappy cake thread but no one has gotten back to me yet,
If i want to make nappy cakes and sell them at craft fairs etc, do i need a license or insurance?
I want to make some money to go into my house deposit fund... any advice is greatly appreciated
xx

dbt3mummy

This may not be 100% correct but when I had my own market stall (a very brief affair!) I obviously had to be registered with the taxman and also have publlic liability insurance.

I tried doing nappy cakes in the past but just couldn't get them priced right.

RonniesMummy

dbt3mummy wrote: »

This may not be 100% correct but when I had my own market stall (a very brief affair!) I obviously had to be registered with the taxman and also have publlic liability insurance.

I tried doing nappy cakes in the past but just couldn't get them priced right.

Ahhhh right, there is no simple way to make extra money these days without mr taxman taking a share, and insurance, is it expensive?
x

redsadie

Guys, this thread has inspired me :T

I have a stash of jewellery making components I don't use any more. People in my town seem to not want quality but opt for the cheap stuff that they can just throw away/lose on a whim.

Anyway, I've been through my stash (took me the best part of two days!) but I have priced it up cheap to get rid, and have accumulated around £220 worth of bits n pieces!

This money will go nicely towards my daughters school residential trip which she's going to in June, and to getting appropriate insurance, money put back in for the hygiene cert (which I already have) and get my conservatory in a ready state for Environmental Health to come and inspect so I can officially become a home baker

I currently work as self-employed in a salon as a nail, waxing and spray tan tech and I'm also qualified in hairdressing, but I just want to bake! :beer:

xx

JimmyTheWig

redsadie wrote: »

getting appropriate insurance, money put back in for the hygiene cert (which I already have) and get my conservatory in a ready state for Environmental Health to come and inspect so I can officially become a home baker

Sounds interesting, Sadie. Do you want to give us some more details of what you have had to do so far and what you will have to do?
Are there lots of regulations in terms of ingredients, nutrition and labelling?
Who will you be selling to, and how?

bobbyf

redsadie wrote: »

Anyway, I've been through my stash (took me the best part of two days!) but I have priced it up cheap to get rid, and have accumulated around £220 worth of bits n pieces!

Do you know where/how you're going to sell these, Sadie?

Sounds like you have great plans for your baking! :T

redsadie

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Sounds interesting, Sadie. Do you want to give us some more details of what you have had to do so far and what you will have to do?
Are there lots of regulations in terms of ingredients, nutrition and labelling?
Who will you be selling to, and how?

Hi Jimmy, I've been baking for years, just family and friends, and recently have been asked more and more about baking on a more commercial basis. I have a conservatory going to waste as I used to run my salon business from there, but now I'm in a salon I have a spare room and I hate anything going to waste! So, as I have a dog, I decided as this room has a door which can be closed, I'd set up my mixing/decorating from here. The actual baking part will still take place in my home kitchen oven until I can either get a cheap one or one from a freecycl-er.

I got my hygiene cert online, I need to get insurance which I'm looking into from a recommendation from someone on here and I have a kind friend donating work tops as they are redesigning their kitchen so once that's installed, I'll get EHO in to inspect. As long as the decor is in good condition and the floor is cleanable, I have separate facilities and the dog doesn't come in the room, I should be good.

I have a double sink in my home kitchen for cleaning up and hand washing, and I also have a dishwasher, but again, I'm hoping to get one (sink) from either the local recycling center (formerly known as the tip, lol) or again freecycle.

As far as I'm aware I don't have to label anything I sell but I think I will to be on the safe side, all it will say is eggs, sugar, milk, flour and butter though, No artificial stuff in my baking! I will discuss this with EHO when I get them round though and will update here, but I know each authority is different.

I'm going to sell via word of mouth, building it up slowly and improving my decorating skills, then I hope to be able to implement classes held in my kitchenservatory for people to be able to make and decorate their own cakes and hold cake topper classes too.

bobbyf wrote: »

Do you know where/how you're going to sell these, Sadie?

Sounds like you have great plans for your baking! :T

Hi Bobby, I have made up a Word doc with everything I've sorted along with pictures. I put on Facebook I was doing this and had a couple of enquiries from this, just waiting on one lady in particular to look at it on her laptop as she can
t view it properly on her Iphone. Whatever doesn't sell I'll re advertise on FB, then probably Ebid or local advertising in newsagents. After that, I have no idea!

xx

Finefoot

I am thinking of offering sewing classes to kids during the school holidays. Has anyone tried this ?
Any tips?