What's the best degree you can get in pastry and baking?

How to start a small baking business?

• I am 12 and is trying to start my career as a baker or should i say pastry chef as soon as i can. I am planning to go to college early when I'm still in school and get my degree in culinary arts and baking and pastry degree. I would like to know what are investment that I could make to reach my goal. For example if i get a job that pays about 50,000 a year how long would it take for me to get a small bakery started, what should i do to get started? you know stuff like that. And what can i do now that could help me.

• Answer:

  If you have always loved baking great tasting cakes and breads, you may want to take advantage of your hobby and talent to start your own home baking business. A baking business can be very profitable especially if you have a number of friends and relatives who always order cakes and pastries during parties and special events. An oven and some sets of baking tools and equipment that you may already have at home will be good enough to start a baking business if you are just planning to operate your baking business at home or on a part time basis. You must also make inquiries regarding licenses and certificates that you may need to operate a baking company. You can start getting your first set of clients by encouraging friends and relatives to try your baked foods. You can even encourage your friends to order cakes from you whenever they have occasions in their home.