What I Learned Running a Wholesale Bakery
If you have not ready my bio, you may not know that I ran a food based business for 3 years before I started helping moms start their dream businesses. That was my dream business, but was it?
After closing Natural Twist Bakery when my son was 6 months old, I felt like a failure, but quickly realized how many unique and awesome lessons I had actually learned through the process.
In the video below I tell you what I learned and why they are so important.
What did I learn?
- Take the time to determine your ideal life, business and family mission. This helps you have the knowledge to align your business and life.
- Write a business plan. Even just notes on a scrap piece of paper give you a clear road map of if your business is possible and how you are going to make it work. Know the answer to these questions.
- Get clear on your long term business goal and have an exit strategy. By having a 5 year business goal you will always have guidance as you make decisions in your business.
- Contracts. No matter if they make you uncomfortable or you do not think you need them, you do. It is important for you and your customers.
- You can’t fail. It may feel like it, but in the end you went for you business, learned invaluable lessons and took action. Take the time to realign, adjust and go for what you want until you get it.
Let me know in the comments below your “holy crap, super huge, may never happen” 5 year business goal.
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