Business Is Sweet

By Brette Hawks

What's Business Is Sweet about?

A podcast dedicated to aspiring cake makers and bakers who are looking to start their own businesses or grow their business. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-is-sweet/support

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Business Is Sweet episodes:

06.20.2024
How to Change Restricting Cottage Food Laws
Katie Sacoman of Sweet Pea Bakery was just starting to bake from home when she discovered that the cottage food laws for home bakers in her city wouldn’t allow her to sell her products. Katie did let that stop her...
06.14.2024
Hey, where you been???
Have you been missing the show?! Me too! Here’s a little update about where I went for the past year, and get yourself ready for SEASON 2! Ready to jumpstart your baking biz and see success faster? Learn more about my...
07.07.2023
Baking by the rules - Navigating the legal requirements for your home baking business
Feel stuck trying to figure out what’s legally required to run a home baking biz? I’ve been there too! Here’s a little introduction to a book I wrote called “Baking By The Rules” that gives you a clear overview of...
06.16.2023
5 Mistakes Bakers Make On Instagram
During the month of June, I’ll be sharing special snippets of different programs, courses, and coaching opportunities that I offer! Here’s a small excerpt from my guide “How to Get Orders Using Instagram” and the 5 most common mistakes I...
06.01.2023
Three home bakers who are killing it!!!
During the month of June, I’ll be sharing special snippets of different programs, courses, and coaching opportunities that I offer! Here’s a small snapshot of what we covered during the Bake It Happen Summit for Home Bakers that I hosted...
05.25.2023
Embracing Imperfections & Letting it be Messy
Baking and business is supposed to be fun! It’s supposed to be enjoyable! But what if you find yourself feeling stressed, nervous, constantly anxious, and burnt out? How do you combat that? How do you lean in to find that...
05.17.2023
Stefani Pollack - How a Cupcake Experiment Turned Into a Baking Empire
Stefani Pollack is a full-time writer, recipe developer, and entrepreneur who serendipitously entered the baking world when two friends needed cupcakes for their wedding. She has millions of readers and fans between her blog Cupcake Project and her instagram. She’s...
04.27.2023
Welcome to the Business School for Bakers!
Listen in on a special coaching session I held to celebrate the grand opening of The Business School for Bakers! The program is a full, self-guided program packed full with every resource, book, and course I’ve ever built, designed to...
04.13.2023
It’s time to dream bigger, baker!
It’s time. It’s time to get out of your own way. It’s time to drop the fear and the baggage of what you’ve been told you're allowed to do and accomplish, and it’s time to prove everyone wrong. Let’s talk...
04.06.2023
Business success is NOT about talent
Everybody starts somewhere. Nobody walks right up to this baking business game and just has it mastered right off the bat. Yet I hear too many people use a “lack of talent” as an excuse to lean on for giving...
03.23.2023
Sheree Cochran on the Powerful Effect of Branding & Re-Branding for your Business
Sheree Cochran of @wildflower.cakeco shares how she transitioned from a business with a hodge-podge of customers and products to an elevated designer wedding cake brand. We dive into the power of finding your style, targeting the right people, and building...
03.16.2023
How to Open the Door to Success in Your Baking Business
Too many of the challenges and roadblocks to success in your business are self-inflicted and in your mind. There was a huge turning point in my baking biz when I started to think about business differently. Let’s dive into how...
03.09.2023
How to attract clients who are willing to pay more
It’s easy and natural to get frustrated with customers who want to nitpick your prices and are hesitant to pay full price for your work. So how do you start to attract more customers who are willing to pay those...
02.21.2023
Mini Episode - The Biggest Thing In Your Way Of Success
This week I wanted wanted to update you on the success on my new business in my new city as well as talk about some of the biggest barriers we all feel when reaching for success. Are you loving the show?...
02.16.2023
Kala Boulard on Becoming the Go To Wedding Cake Designer in Your Town
Kala is a published cake designer, dessert photographer, and cake business helper extraordinaire! She built a successful home-based cake business in her home town in less than a year and consistently booked dozens of wedding cakes per quarter. After moving...
02.11.2023
Mini Episode - Just Wanted to Give You A Quick Update
I just wanted to take some time and update you all with what's been happening the past few weeks and talk to you about the how to keep yourself mentally well during difficult times. I'm excited to talk to you...
01.26.2023
5 Reasons You’re Not Getting the Orders You Want
Running a baking business is just like baking a cake- there are ingredients you need to include in order to see successful results, and if you’re not seeing those successful results, you need to look at the recipe of ingredients...
01.25.2023
18. Mini Episode - Networking and Connecting as a Business
What does it take to start a new business from scratch in a whole new town? That’s exactly what I’m going to do in the next 30 days! Every Tuesday I’ll give you a little mini episode update on my...
01.19.2023
17. The Sixth Ingredient for Success: FINANCE MANAGEMENT
Financial management is one of the key ingredients to business success because even if your product is great, even if you have billions of customers, even if your brand is big and reputable, if you can’t take care of the...
01.17.2023
16. Mini Episode - I GOT MY FIRST ORDER!!!
What does it take to start a new business from scratch in a whole new town? That’s exactly what I’m going to do in the next 30 days! Every Tuesday I’ll give you a little mini episode update on my...
01.12.2023
15. Mark Josephson on How to Create Ease, Security, and Professionalism in Your Home Based Baking Business
Mark Josephson speaks with thousands of home based bakers daily. He knows what’s working and what’s not, and he’s set out with his company Castiron to make running your home based bakery easier than ever. He’s sharing how to show...
01.10.2023
14. Mini Episode - My new cake business update: Created instagram and figured out new pricing this week!
What does it take to start a new business from scratch in a whole new town? That’s exactly what I’m going to do in the next 30 days! Every Tuesday I’ll give you a little mini episode update on my...
01.05.2023
13. The Fifth Ingredient for Business Success: EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
You CANNOT underestimate the power of customer service in your baking business. If you take care of your customers, they will take care of you! Especially in the beginnings of your business - this is how your going to get...
01.04.2023
12. Mini Episode - Planning My New Cake Business From Scratch
What does it take to start a new business from scratch in a whole new town? That’s exactly what I’m going to do in the next 30 days! Every Tuesday I’ll give you a little mini episode update on my...
12.29.2022
11. My Rant About Money & Pricing
Can we just realize that money and price are completely influenced by whatever bias, perspective, or story we experienced growing up? And that if we can change that story, and change the way we think about money and charging, it...
12.09.2022
10. The Fourth Ingredient for Business Success: MARKETING
The number one reason you’re not getting orders is because people don’t know your business exists. How do you fix that? MARKETING. Brette walks you through the first basic principles of marketing your baking business so you can start bringing...
11.18.2022
9. Busy doesn’t equal success as a baker
As a baker in business, it's important to make sure that your goals and actions are aligned with your true mission. Brette talks about how to be intentional with your business and take it in the direction of true success The...
11.10.2022
8. How do you get over pricing fears? My Chat with Candace Nelson!
If you're a baker, you should know Candace Nelson! The founder of Sprinkles cupcakes, judge on Cupcake Wars & Sugar Rush, serial entrepreneur. She is a boss! And I got to sit with her on stage and talk about every...
11.03.2022
7. A Sneak Peek into my Pricing Mastermind Course
If you’re struggling with pricing in your cake business, I want to give you a little peek into one of the first lessons of my Pricing Mastermind course. Let’s debunk some of those myths about pricing that hold you back...
10.27.2022
6. The Third Ingredient for Success: PRICING
PRICING. When it comes to running a home baking business, pricing is the single biggest challenge for bakers. Brette breaks down why pricing is so difficult and teaches you the 3 key objectives that a price needs to achieve in...
10.20.2022
5. The Second Ingredient for Success: Fine-tuning Your Product & Production
Your product obviously plays a big role in growing your business. Your baking business will truly start to flourish as you continue to develop your skills as a baker and decorator, improve your product to the tastes of your customer,...
10.14.2022
4. The First Ingredient for Success: Creating a Plan for Your Baking Business
If you want to set your baking business up for real success, the first thing you need is a plan. In this episode, Brette talks about the importance of creating a simple business plan, things that should be included and...
10.07.2022
3. Can I legally bake & sell from a home kitchen?
Is it even legal to bake & sell from a home based kitchen? This can so hard to navigate, so let’s shed a little light on this topic! Today’s episode will cover the basic legal requirements of running a home...
10.07.2022
2. The Recipe For Business Success: 6 Key ingredients
Building your baking business is just like making a cake- there is a recipe and specific ingredients you need to include in order for it to succeed and turn out amazing! When it comes to your business, there are 6...
10.07.2022
1. Welcome to Business Is Sweet
It’s easy to fall in love with the sweet art of baking, It’s a bit harder to take the right steps to create a successful business around your baking. But the business side of baking is ALSO pretty sweet! I believe...
09.23.2022
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What's Business Is Sweet about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Business Is Sweet episodes:

How to Change Restricting Cottage Food Laws

Hey, where you been???

Baking by the rules - Navigating the legal requirements for your home baking business

5 Mistakes Bakers Make On Instagram

Three home bakers who are killing it!!!

Embracing Imperfections & Letting it be Messy

Stefani Pollack - How a Cupcake Experiment Turned Into a Baking Empire

Welcome to the Business School for Bakers!

It’s time to dream bigger, baker!

Business success is NOT about talent

Sheree Cochran on the Powerful Effect of Branding & Re-Branding for your Business

How to Open the Door to Success in Your Baking Business

How to attract clients who are willing to pay more

Mini Episode - The Biggest Thing In Your Way Of Success

Kala Boulard on Becoming the Go To Wedding Cake Designer in Your Town

Mini Episode - Just Wanted to Give You A Quick Update

5 Reasons You’re Not Getting the Orders You Want

18. Mini Episode - Networking and Connecting as a Business

17. The Sixth Ingredient for Success: FINANCE MANAGEMENT

16. Mini Episode - I GOT MY FIRST ORDER!!!

15. Mark Josephson on How to Create Ease, Security, and Professionalism in Your Home Based Baking Business

14. Mini Episode - My new cake business update: Created instagram and figured out new pricing this week!

13. The Fifth Ingredient for Business Success: EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE

12. Mini Episode - Planning My New Cake Business From Scratch

11. My Rant About Money & Pricing

10. The Fourth Ingredient for Business Success: MARKETING

9. Busy doesn’t equal success as a baker

8. How do you get over pricing fears? My Chat with Candace Nelson!

7. A Sneak Peek into my Pricing Mastermind Course

6. The Third Ingredient for Success: PRICING

5. The Second Ingredient for Success: Fine-tuning Your Product & Production

4. The First Ingredient for Success: Creating a Plan for Your Baking Business

3. Can I legally bake & sell from a home kitchen?

2. The Recipe For Business Success: 6 Key ingredients

1. Welcome to Business Is Sweet

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