Does anyone know if you have to have a degree to open your own bakery/catering service?

yes honey you really do not need a degree, When i was 16 years old, my parents wanted me to get expereice in my own business, Soo i told them i wanted a donut and coffee shop, Well they rented a shop on a boardwalk in N.J. and I asked our local donut person to help me, she did, and I Ran that shopfor 4 years She baked the donuts, and I sold over 24 dozen donuts a day, And a friend who lived in connecticut made over 10 sanwhiches from a deli and some baked goods, and took her car around to truckers and she ended up catering to truckers, but you do need permit, and you need rent money You and your parents or someone that you trust, haved to go to a strip mall, then ask some of the business in there who do they rent the stores off of, then whoever they tell you, then, get a hold of them, But have a degree no, not for that,

no, i have opened a restaurant with catering and i do not have a degree. however, i did take some home study courses on my own

You don't need to have any qualifications to be a baker or caterer if it's your own business. Some sort of certification may help getting you loans, etc. But in that business they wouldn't change much.

You probably just need a business license.