The Cake Biz Broadcast

This episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast is pulled from Thursday Business Bites from our Private Facebook Group at Cake Business School! Nicole shares her top tips and tricks, plus a FREE PDF workbook you can download to help you set your cake business goals for 2022 & beyond!

Download your FREE workbook here: Goal Setting Workbook

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her process for your best success in setting your goals
• The steps include: setting your intention, write it as a goal, re-write it as a SMART Goal, then take DAILY action
• She also shares her personal story of how these methods helped her quit her day job and go all in on her cake business
• Download the free PDF here: Goal Setting Workbook​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

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In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with fellow baker and Profit First Certified Professional Jennifer Hottle of Mama's 3 Bakery & Baking for Profits. They talk about how Jennifer got into her baking business and her passion for helping other bakers understand Cottage Foods laws and profitability!

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with fellow baker and Certified Profit First Professional Jennifer Hottle.
• Jennifer shares how the 2020 Pandemic lit a fire for her to pursue her home-based baking business
• They share common experiences in starting out and navigating Cottage Foods rules
• Find her at mamas3bakery.com and bakingforprofits.com
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting. She covers everything from where, how and even what to wear!

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting.
• She covers: should you charge? Where to do it if you're home-based? What questions should you ask? How to prepare you samples?
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with award winning Cake Artist, Kim Simons who has competed on numerous TV competitions, including a victory on Cake Wars: Star Wars 2014 and most recently on the finale of Food Network's Halloween Wars 2021!

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Award Winning Cake Artist, Kim Simons
• Kim shares her unique story of how she became a Cake Artist and how she brings all of her other artistic skills to her creations
• Find Kim at www.cakesbykimsimons.com and also check out her features in The River Reporter
• Also, you can find her special diet cookbook on Amazon!
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this interview episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with Chef Vanessa Greeley of Vanessa's Cake Designs, LLC. Chef Greeley has competed on numerous cake and sugar art television competitions and shares her knowledge through teaching and judging at the top cake shows in the country!

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick talks with award winning Cake Designer, Chef Vanessa Greeley https://chefgreeley.com/
• Chef Vanessa shares how her passion for cake and pastry was awakened through life struggles.
• She also shares what it was like to study with some of the top Pastry Professionals in the world.
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about the importance of having Terms & Conditions for your cake business.

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares why having Terms & Conditions in your cake business is a MUST.
• Common sections to include
• What happened when a wedding customer complained after the wedding (and how having T&C's saved her butt!)
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about why you may be procrastinating in starting or growing your cake business due to limiting beliefs and how to overcome it.

Click Here for the FREE Workbook​

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her struggles with procrastination in business
• Common procrastination behaviors
• Why we procrastinate and limiting beliefs
• Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top 3 tips on dealing with cake customers with champagne taste on a beer budget!​

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her 3 top tips about customers who want amazing cakes for cheap
• How these requests get under our skin
• How to respond without being defensive, angry or unprofessional
• Be sure to check out other episodes and blog posts at cakebusinessschool.com​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Anna Astashkina! Anna is an amazingly talented Cake Artist and Instructor who specializes in the art of wafer paper. Find out more at https://astashkinacakes.com/​

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Anna Astashkina of Astashkina Cakes
• Anna shares her cake journey and what her life was like before settling into her passion for sugar art
• They chat about business and charging a premium for your specialty
• They also chat about her upcoming online courses - find out more at https://astashkinacakes.com/​
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!

You can also listen on Spotify & Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the "Femme Fatale of Fondant," Michelle Curran aka Chef Mitchie! A self-taught cake and sugar artist based in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has competed locally, nationally and on Food Network. Find out more at https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/

Chef Mitchie shares her cake journey from being "banned" from the kitchen as a little girl to her passion and hobby gone BANANAS!

The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com

Show Notes:

• Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Michelle Curran aka Chef Mitchie of https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/
• Chef Mitchie shares how her passion for art morphed into her successful cake business
• They talk all things cake from crazy designs, to being Sugar Angels for Icing Smiles, and her design for Grammy Award Winning rapper, Ludacris!
• Find her at https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/ & https://www.instagram.com/theechefmitchiesmunchies/
• Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group
• Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!