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Starting a cottage food business

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  • January 23, 2019 at 11:27 pm #44529

    Cassie

    Hi yhere, I am wanting to start a cupcake business from home via the cottage food law and am wondering how to go about registering a business and business name?

    January 27, 2019 at 7:59 am #44641

    Leah Brown-Protsman

    If you go to the state website, it is very easy to set up your business account. It is very reasonable. They send you, your EIN right away. I am selling products on Amazon. I am trying to use the cottage food law to make cookies. It took me three days just to talk to someone who could answer my questions on how to get a tax id. The form was on the Virginia government tax page. I had no idea I needed one to sell online. I am would love to hear from people who have baked from home using this law and who have been successful. Good luck.

    February 26, 2024 at 11:54 am #125750

    Rachael Juarez
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    I am curious if I need anything else besides my EIN and food handlers card to start cooking in my kitchen under the “cottage food business”?
    Thanks for the input!
    Rachael

    December 31, 2025 at 8:07 pm #153998

    Debra Carter
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    I live in Oregon, and I have a question about being a cottage bakery.
    Now if you’re say you’re a cottage bakery and you’re working from home, therefore you would not be considered a business would you?
    And am I right or am I wrong, you would not have to get a EIN or sign up with the business administration? And also for a business name you don’t have to pay for it if you use your own name correct?
    Also, if you don’t want to use your own address, we can call the Ag. Department and they will give us a number if we pay for it, correct?
    So for anybody that knows the Oregon law on cottage food bakeries from home just starting with no income please let me know if you have these answers for me.
    Thank you and happy New Year to everyone, have a safe one.

    January 13, 2026 at 7:42 am #154320

    David Crabill
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    Debra, any cottage food bakery would be considered a business. Usually you don’t need to get an EIN unless you have employees. You don’t need to pay extra for a DBA if you use your own name, but you still might have to get a business license. And yes you can request an ID number from the ag dept to put on your labels.

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