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inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Launch your home bakery business in Wisconsin, legally! 6 years, 10 months ago

Is the aroma of sweet victory coming from the ovens of Wisconsin wafting your way? Here in our state we can finally – legally – sell homemade, non-hazardous baked goods. Or more specifically, it took over five yea […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Three Tips to Create Labels for Canned Goods that Sell 7 years, 7 months ago

You know your strawberry jam rocks. Or maybe your kids arm-wrestle over the last of your pickles in the jar. Do family members rave over the salsa you give as holiday gifts?

Time to officially become a food […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Selling at Market: Tips to Return Home “Sold Out” 8 years, 4 months ago

The following is adapted and expanded with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

Many states’ cottage food laws […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Democracy and Selling Homemade Food Products 8 years, 10 months ago

The following is adapted and expanded with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

Anyone with an oven and a […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, 5 Steps for Organizing your Kitchen for a Home Business (Part 2) 9 years ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
As we write in our blog last month on […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, 5 Steps for Organizing your Kitchen for a Home Business (Part 1) 9 years, 1 month ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
If you’re like most folks starting a […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Cottage Food Operator Self-assessment 9 years, 3 months ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
Do you have what it takes to be a CFO, a […]

David Crabill replied 9 years, 3 months ago
Usually you can advertise your business in any way. The only state I know of that restricts advertising (by preventing online advertising) is Mississippi. However, many states disallow online selling.
David Crabill replied 9 years, 2 months ago
You can learn about your state’s law here: http://forrager.com/laws
David Crabill replied 9 years, 2 months ago
I just learned that Mississippi updated their FAQs and no longer prohibits online advertising.

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Hot Trends for a Cottage Food Operation 9 years, 5 months ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
From Buy Local to Small Business Saturdays, […]

David Crabill replied 9 years, 5 months ago
Gina, you make good points and the limitations of the cottage food law are definitely a good reason to seek a commercial kitchen. Commercial kitchens are so much better equipped to handle the needs of a food business, and once someone runs a full-time business or can afford a commercial kitchen, I agree that those are the way to go.
I have heard many CFO’s stories, but I honestly have never heard of anyone getting sued. The fear of getting sued leads a number of CFOs to get insurance, which FLIP did write an article about, but even they admitted to me that they’ve never had a CFO call a claim. If you have any evidence, links, or stories of people running legal CFOs who had problems as a result, I’d love to learn about them. I agree that people need to know the facts, including positives and negatives, but I’ve simply had trouble finding any litigious forms of the latter.

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Lobbying for or Amending a Cottage Food Law 9 years, 6 months ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko
Forty-two states have some form of cottage food […]

inn-serendipity wrote a new post, Feasibility Study: Testing the Market 9 years, 7 months ago

The following is adapted with permission from HOMEMADE FOR SALE: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

While you may have a great-tasting […]

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