In this episode of Angel Foods Show, I interview Kristina from Love Cake and Manon from Cupcakes Damour. These ladies are cake decorators in the same town and network, help each other and are even friends. It is an inspiring story and something any business owner needs to listen to. There is no such thing as competition. The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business School. It is only $1 to enroll and learn how to price + market + sell your sweet items. Enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com   Show Notes:  There is no such thing as competition. How to gain more exposure by pairing with people in your community. 18 tips exhibiting at a wedding expo. Baking It software review. Find Manon at Cupcakes Damour website www.cupcakesdamour.com + Facebook +  Instagram. Find Kristina at Love Cake website www.LoveCakeNC.com + Facebook + Instagram. If you need help with bookkeeping, GPM, pricing (+ increasing profit margins), creating a business plan and income goals – that training is inside Cake Business School. Read more and enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com Also, feel free to join our Facebook group, we would love you to join, it is a highly active group and where all the cook cakers hang out. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Thank you! 

AFS066 - How to Network With Other Local ‘Competition’

Rebekah Allan: Cake Business Trainer | Mentor | Entrepreneur - The ultimate podcast for cake business training from Rebekah Allan, Cake Business Trainer & Chief Recipe Tester at Angel Foods! It is your one-stop-shop for all things related in the sweets and baking industry, from training tips, modules, interviews, cake business classes, and information, it’s all you need to get the right education to advance in your food career. Whether you are a newbie, startup, blogger, cake decorator, artist, seasonal professional, qualified or entrepreneur there is definitely something for you here. Rebekah Allan from the Angel Foods cake business + franchise company + blogger reveals all her cake business sales strategies (online and offline), income sources and killer marketing tips and tricks so you can get ahead of the game with your cake or sweet business. Discover how you can build up your customer base, have multiple income streams, be fully booked out while making decent money, so you can have the time and freedom doing what you love.  While Rebekah admits she isn’t a millionaire she has grown a successful cake business which franchised nationally, has over a million views on YouTube, Amazon #1 bestseller, over 40,000 website hits per month, written and sold books, courses, and programs and helped thousands of cakers around the world. Cake + business + marketing is her jam. Rebekah shares her lessons learnt, wins and fails so you can learn from her mistakes and grow the sweet business of your dreams. Blogging, sales, automation, email marketing, SEO, pricing, strategies, mentorship, inspiration, ideas, business advice, websites, passive income, multiple income streams, niches, eBooks, online courses, social media, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube, WordPress, membership sites, programs, packages, affiliate marketing, getting things done and everything that works (or doesn’t work!) to help you better understand how to smash it in your business.

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 In this episode of Angel Foods Show, Rebekah & Nicole talk about how Nicole (new owner of Angel Foods) wants fewer orders + what minimum is going to be + HOW going to do this (high-end events, celebrities, weddings and saying no).   There are really awesome tips with increasing from $125 average cake order and doubling every 6 months to having an average cake order of $1000 in 18 months and a minimum of $1000 (US) within 2 years! You are going to love this episode!   The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business School. It is only $1 to enrol and learn how to price + market + sell your sweet items. Enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com     Show Notes:    Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick sharing her business goal of taking fewer cake orders AND having a minimum of $1000 per cake! And how she is going to achieve this. Why would you want less cake orders Tips with increasing from $125 average cake order and doubling every 6 months to having an average cake order of $1000 in 18 months and a minimum of $1000 (US) within 2 years 3 tips of HOW including: saying 'no' to lower price point cakes, high-end marketing, getting into wedding expos. Nicole mentioned Price. Market. Sell. cake business course. There is free pricing training and pricing guides over here – https://angelfoods.net/pricing-resources Inside CBS is: 3 Price Point Quoting Method (getting 80% conversion rate), Business Plan template, Marketing 101 course, Business 101 foundational building blocks, read more and enrol here for just $1 – http://cakebusinessschool.com Also, feel free to join our Facebook group, we would love you to join, it is a highly active group and where all the cool cakers hang out. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Thank you!  

AFS093: How to Take Fewer cakes & Have Higher $ Price Minimum

In this episode of Angel Foods Show, we announce the new owner and custodian of Angel Foods – Nicole Bendig-Lamb from Snarky Sweet Cake Chick. So excited! We introduce Nicole and thought it would be fun to interview her as well! Nicole has been around Angel Foods for YEARS, as a valued member of Cake Business School and what I call a A+ Gold Star Student. Nicole has an awesome inspiring story of quitting the full-time day job and going all-in on her cake business. You are going to love it and love her! The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business School. It is only $1 to enrol and learn how to price + market + sell your sweet items. Enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com    Show Notes:  Announcing Angel Foods has sold and has a new owner and custodian Introducing and meeting Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick Nicole cake business story including how she quit her full-time day job (as an accountant) and went all-in on her business & how she achieved this goal! What is Rebekah doing now/next What changes will be happening (no big changes – it will still be the same supportive + information based for people starting and growing there cake businesses!) There is free pricing training and pricing guides over here – https://angelfoods.net/pricing-resources Inside CBS is: Business Plan Template, 3 Price Point Method (80% conversion rate), Business Plan, Marketing 101 course, Business 101 foundational building blocks, read more and enrol here – http://cakebusinessschool.com Also, feel free to join our Facebook group, we would love you to join, it is a highly active group and where all the cool cakers hang out. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Thank you! 

AFS092: Introducing & Announcing New Angel Foods Owner

In this episode of Angel Foods Show, we answer a CAKER Q&A; - ''When a prospective client stops responding after you give a quote... Do you usually follow up to see if they're still interested or just leave the ball in their court?'' I give my answer and 2 cents worth! Covering: Until it is a 'no', assume it is a 'yes'! The POWER of the FOLLOW UP and Amazing Customer Service Point of Difference.   The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business School. It is only $1 to enrol and learn how to price + market + sell your sweet items. Enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com   Show Notes  Until it is a 'no', assume it is a 'yes'!  The POWER of the FOLLOW UP Amazing Customer Service Point of Difference There is free pricing training and pricing guides over here – https://angelfoods.net/pricing-resources Inside CBS is: the Follow Up Script & Swipe Copy, 3 Price Point Method, Business Plan, Marketing 101 course, Business 101 foundational building blocks, read more and enrol here – http://cakebusinessschool.com Also, feel free to join our Facebook group, we would love you to join, it is a highly active group and where all the cool cakers hang out. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Thank you! 

AFS091: Caker Q&A - Should I Follow Up on Quotes?

 In this episode of Angel Foods Show, we talk about why business is 'risky'. Who thinks business is risky (or been told this)? Who thinks when investing in a business is risky? Here is the truth. When we don't have business knowledge, business understanding, business foundational building blocks. Alot of think business and investing is risky. That is because we leave school on being a good employee. Here is what to do about it.   The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business School. It is only $1 to enrol and learn how to price + market + sell your sweet items. Enroll here – http://cakebusinessschool.com    Show Notes:    Why business is considered 'risky' What you can do about it There is free pricing training and pricing guides over here – https://angelfoods.net/pricing-resources Inside CBS is: Business Plan, Marketing 101 course, Business 101 foundational building blocks, read more and enrol here – http://cakebusinessschool.com Also, feel free to join our Facebook group, we would love you to join, it is a highly active group and where all the cool cakers hang out. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Thank you!   

AFS090: Why Business is 'Risky'

In this episode of Angel Foods Show, we talk about $4,000 months and actually achieving it! Being whatever your business goal is ($4k or $10k!), having the BELIEF in every cell and fibre of your being, why you always (previously) failed. This training has the EXACT how-to steps to FLIP that switch from failing to success, with BELIEF and MIDSET in alignment with your goal so that you can ACTUALLY and EASILY go out and smash that $4k out of the park!  #Momentum3 - 3 months mentoring 1:1, unlimited sessions, fortnightly calls, daily(ish) messaging. MESSAGE me on Facebook for info and price 

AFS066 - How to Network With Other Local ‘Competition’

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