| One of the reasons people don't start
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| | anything from racing cars to Pokemon to
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| their own home-based business is the
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| | rockets. There are lots of books that
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| misconception that every business
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| | teach you the basics of specialty baking.
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| requires a substantial amount of start-up
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| | The best way to learn though, is by
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| capital. Many stay-at-home moms struggle
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| | practice. For a start, you could always
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| to make ends meet when they actually have
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| | take on simple jobs from friends and
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| one skill that they can turn into a
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| | family and once you feel confident, you
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| money-making home based business -
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| | could market your skills on a wider
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| COOKING. Every Mom knows how to cook at
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| | scale. Not everyone can be a specialty
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| least ONE dish that's simply to-die-for,
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| | baker. There's a fair amount of artistic
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| so here are five home based food business
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| | ability involved but if you've got the
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| ideas that require zero to very little
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| | flair and skills, there's a money making
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| capital to start.
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| | niche waiting for you.
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| Home Catering
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| | Home-made Food
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| This is a daily catering service where
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| | Everything that you can make at home, can
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| you cook (one or two meals) daily for
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| | be made to sell - jams, preserves,
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| your customers. This is a much needed
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| | cookies, sauces, pasta, candy - the list
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| service for busy people who are too tired
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| | goes on and on. What you want to do is
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| to cook when they get home but still want
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| | find THE one recipe that you can cook
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| a wholesome home-cooked meal. Customers
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| | really well and concentrate on it. Give
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| who need your services will pay you in
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| | free samples to your friends and family
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| advance for the month. That's the beauty
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| | and let them know that you're taking
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| of this business. You realize your profit
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| | orders if they'd like to buy some. If
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| even before you do anything. What comes
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| | you're ready move on to a bigger scale,
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| after that? Well, at first it will be
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| | then you might want to consider supplying
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| like cooking for an extra couple of
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| | your home-made food to your local grocery
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| family members. These "family members"
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| | stores or even setting up a stall at your
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| will pop by in the evenings and pick up
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| | local market place.
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| their meal. Things start to get hectic
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| | Are These Really Low Cost Ideas?
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| when your customer base reaches twenty.
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| | When we first started our home catering
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| Then, it's like cooking for a small army
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| | business we just used whatever we had in
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| everyday!
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| | our kitchen with a healthy dose of
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| Bake to Order
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| | ingenuity! We DID spend about fifty
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| Everybody knows there's nothing like
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| | dollars on flyers but that was it.
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| home-baked apple pie, cookies and fruit
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| | However, when your business starts to
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| cake. If you're really good at baking,
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| | grow and your profits start to roll in,
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| then you could spread the word that you
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| | you WILL need to invest in equipment to
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| bake anything to order. Your customers
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| | increase efficiency and productivity.
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| will need to order in advance (time frame
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| | Before our home based catering business,
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| would be up to you) so that you can
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| | we were a one-refrigerator family. Six
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| prepare and time your baking to your
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| | months down the road, we were a 2
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| customers' agreed pick-up appointment.
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| | refrigerator, 3-freezer family - and we
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| Party Catering
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| | haven't even begun to include fryers,
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| Catering for small parties is a simple
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| | ovens and stoves. And yes... we now buy
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| yet profitable money maker you can do
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| | stuff like sauces, eggs and flour by the
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| part-time. You do need a more
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| | crates!
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| comprehensive menu for this, but you'll
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| | The secret to making money with these
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| find most people tend to stick to
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| | ideas
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| favorites like fried chicken, sandwiches,
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| | The secret to finding success with these
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| salads and the like. Catering for
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| | ideas is simple - persistence and
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| children's parties is even easier -
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| | quality. You need to keep working at it.
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| burgers, hot-dogs and fries will always
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| | Just as there are all sorts of people on
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| be favorites but you'll need to be
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| | this planet, there will always be
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| flexible to meet your customer's budget.
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| | different taste preferences. There will
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| To market your business, you could place
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| | ALWAYS be people who like your cooking
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| your calling cards on the buffet tables
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| | some who don't. Be encouraged by the
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| for guests to pick up. Since most of your
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| | compliments, but don't let the criticisms
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| business will probably be during the
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| | get to you. Keep at it long enough and
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| weekends, you could get your family to
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| | your customer base WILL grow. Of course,
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| pitch in and help out with the
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| | being persistent means nothing if you
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| preparation. Most caterers request a
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| | don't maintain a high standard of
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| fifty percent payment upon confirmation
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| | quality. Nothing will kill your
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| of order and the other fifty upon
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| | reputation faster than inferior quality
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| delivery of the food, so you don't need
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| | or dirty food. Everybody needs to eat and
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| to fork out any of your own funds to
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| | a home based food business will always
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| cover your costs.
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| | make you a nice sum of money!
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| Specialty Baker
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| | Don't be afraid to give these ideas a
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| This is a good money making idea for the
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| | try. You don't need to know a thousand
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| expert baker who knows how to bake cakes
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| | ways to make money with your cooking. You
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| of different shapes and designs -
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| | just need ONE good recipe... cheers!
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