Homemade for Sale, Second Edition

Updated and expanded! The authoritative guide to conceiving and launching your own home-based food business - from idea to recipe to final product.

Follow your dream to launch a food business from your home and join the booming movement of food entrepreneurs.

Fully updated and expanded, Homemade for Sale, Second Edition is the authoritative guide to launching a successful food enterprise from your kitchen. It covers everything you need to get cooking for your customers, providing a clear road map to go from ideas and recipes to owning a food business. Contents includes:

Product development and testing
Understanding state cottage food and food freedom laws and advocacy
Independently tested recipes for non-hazardous food products, including frostings
Marketing and developing your niche
Step-by-step guides for packaging, labeling, and creating displays
Structuring and running your business while planning for the future
Bookkeeping and financial management
Managing liability, risk, and government regulations
Avoiding burnout through self-care and time management
Profiles of successful food entrepreneurs.

More people than ever are demanding real food made with real ingredients by real people, and you have the freedom to earn by starting a food business from home. No capital needed, just good recipes and enthusiasm, plus enough business know-how found in the pages of Homemade for Sale to be a success. Everything else is probably already in your kitchen. Best of all, you can start right now!