Starting a business from scratch can be very scary, challenging, and risky at the same time. It all started as a thought, "What if I start making cakes for sale?" Now it's a reality. I'm so grateful to God for all he has been doing for me.
You know, sometimes we doubt ourselves too much and feel like, what if we fail after taking that big leap? We think, what if things don't work out the way we imagined them? Let me be honest with you: sometimes things don't work exactly how you pictured it in your head; life will definitely surprise you, and things might take a great turn, but there'll definitely be some setbacks, maybe not major ones, but somehow they'll try to weigh you down.
I started this business knowing it wouldn't be easy for me; combining school, Hive, and business wouldn't be an easy task, but here I am.
I started on Monday, and the feedback I got from my friends and even new customers has made me so confident and happy in my skills. I intentionally took some time off Hive just to focus on my business. I would close classes around 4 and head home to start baking. I don't have an oven yet, so I use the local method, which is my gas, a pot filled with sand, and then I put my cake inside and leave to bake. This takes a lot of my time but it's worth it. On most days, I sleep around 12am or 1am and wake up by 5am to package the cakes.
If there's any advice I'd give to you, it is to "take that bold step". You don't need to have every piece of equipment before you can start your business. You can start small and grow. Trust me when I say there'll be losses here and there. I've lost a lot of money these past few days because it was my first time; I didn't know how to go about the business, I just used my intuition, and I incurred some losses, which is fine, but now I've learned and I know what I did wrong and right. I still don't have everything figured out, but I'm sure I'll do better than I did last week.
I made chocolate and vanilla cake, guys! The cakes were so yummy đ; everyone who patronized me was just singing praises about how fluffy, moist, and delicious my cakes were. They all loved how I packaged my cake; they all said it was different.
You know before I started selling, I did a little bit of survey and saw that they only sold cupcakes in school. Everyone was either making cupcakes or cake slices without any packaging. They would simply just put it inside a nylon bag for you. I knew I had to come up with something unique and different.
My packaging is different and new, and what's better is that even the big boys and girls of the school can buy this cake, and it would seem as if they bought it from a fancy store hehe.
So here it is, my new babyâșïž, in so glad that I've taken this step... Some time ago, I made a post in this community talking about how I'd love to start my own cake business from scratch; well, here I am đ€. God Did!
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Thanks for stopping byâ€ïžđ
VERSIĂN EN ESPAĂOL
Empezar un negocio desde cero puede ser muy aterrador, desafiante y arriesgado al mismo tiempo. Todo empezĂł como un pensamiento: "ÂżY si empiezo a hacer pasteles para vender?". Ahora es una realidad. Estoy tan agradecida a Dios por todo lo que ha estado haciendo por mĂ.
Sabes, a veces dudamos demasiado de nosotros mismos y pensamos, ¿y si fracasamos después de dar ese gran salto? Pensamos, ¿y si las cosas no salen como las imaginamos? Déjame ser honesto contigo: a veces las cosas no funcionan exactamente como las imaginaste en tu cabeza; la vida definitivamente te sorprenderå, y las cosas pueden dar un gran giro, pero definitivamente habrå algunos contratiempos, tal vez no mayores, pero de alguna manera tratarån de agobiarte.
*EmpecĂ© este negocio sabiendo que no serĂa fĂĄcil para mĂ; combinar la escuela, Hive y el negocio no serĂa una tarea fĂĄcil, pero aquĂ estoy.
EmpecĂ© el lunes, y la retroalimentaciĂłn que recibĂ de mis amigos e incluso nuevos clientes me ha hecho tan confiado y feliz en mis habilidades. Me tomĂ© intencionadamente un tiempo fuera de Hive para centrarme en mi negocio. Cerraba las clases sobre las 4 y me iba a casa para empezar a hornear. TodavĂa no tengo horno, asĂ que utilizo el mĂ©todo local, que es mi gas, una olla llena de arena, y luego pongo mi pastel dentro y dejo que se hornee. Me lleva mucho tiempo, pero merece la pena. La mayorĂa de los dĂas me acuesto sobre las 12.00 o la 1.00 y me levanto a las 5.00 para empaquetar los pasteles.
Si hay un consejo que te darĂa, es que "des ese paso valiente". No es necesario tener todos los equipos antes de poner en marcha un negocio. Puedes empezar poco a poco e ir creciendo. CrĂ©eme cuando te digo que habrĂĄ pĂ©rdidas aquĂ y allĂĄ. He perdido mucho dinero estos Ășltimos dĂas porque era mi primera vez; no sabĂa cĂłmo llevar el negocio, sĂłlo usĂ© mi intuiciĂłn, e incurrĂ en algunas pĂ©rdidas, lo cual estĂĄ bien, pero ahora he aprendido y sĂ© lo que hice mal y bien. TodavĂa no lo tengo todo claro, pero estoy segura de que me irĂĄ mejor que la semana pasada.
ÂĄHice pastel de chocolate y vainilla, chicos! Las tartas estaban riquĂsimas đ; todos los que me patrocinaron no hacĂan mĂĄs que cantar alabanzas sobre lo esponjosas, hĂșmedas y deliciosas que estaban mis tartas. Todos decĂan que era diferente.
Antes de empezar a vender, hice una pequeña encuesta y vi que en la escuela sĂłlo se vendĂan magdalenas. Todo el mundo hacĂa magdalenas o porciones de tarta sin ningĂșn tipo de envoltorio. Simplemente te lo ponĂan dentro de una bolsa de nylon. SabĂa que tenĂa que inventar algo Ășnico y diferente.
Mi envase es diferente y nuevo, y lo que es mejor es que incluso los chicos y chicas grandes de la escuela pueden comprar este pastel, y parecerĂa como si lo hubieran comprado en una tienda de lujo jeje..
AsĂ que aquĂ estĂĄ, mi nueva babyâșïž, en tan contenta de haber dado este paso.... Hace tiempo hice un post en esta comunidad hablando de que me encantarĂa empezar mi propio negocio de pasteles desde cero; pues aquĂ estoy đ€. Dios Hizo!
Todas las imĂĄgenes son mĂas.
Gracias por visitar byâ€ïžđ
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