It costs about Ksh80,000 to start a small homemade cake business. This amount is usually enough to purchase equipment and to market your business via social media. You can also invest some time blogging to market your business.
How to start
- Select a particular location or section of customers to focus on e.g. kids cakes
- Get the right equipment for the job e.g. pans, ovens, mixing equipment, measuring equipment & cake decorating equipment
- Buy your materials e.g. flour in bulk to save on cost
- If you don’t know how to bake cake invest in some cooking classes
Target market
Wide
Capital (Estimate)
Ksh80,000 upwards