Stefanie Edwards

The Pig and Plow had their best month ever. Erica took advantage of being a small and nimble bakery business. She turned a crisis into an opportunity that is win-win-win for her local community, other producers and her business.

Want to increase your local, direct to consumer sales channels? Yes, you can! In fact, your community is hungrier…[Read more]

I am hosting five weeks of free group consulting for you to ask me anything about starting your food or drink business from laws to labels and pricing to profit and everything in between.
Register here and get one, two or all five on your calendar! https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/askmeanything

Ready to start your packaged food business and start selling at a farmers market? Wondering how to start? Join food industry expert, Sari Kimbell, for a FREE masterclass on turning your passion into profit!

You will learn:
What to expect when starting a packaged food or drink business
Set up your business to start selling at the Farmer’s Market…[Read more]

Are drinks such as brewed coffee, juice from a pre-packaged bottle or lemonaid– to be sold at a home event. We will be selling handmade craft items, along with cookies and breads. Might we be allowed to ask for a donation for the drinks — that we would donate to a cause, but sell the craft and home-baked items for a profit? Fairfax County, VA. Thank you.

Are homemade cookies allowed in Fairfax County. We will be selling them along with handmade gifts — in my home driveway — similar to a garage sale setting. This would be an occasional event, and no items will be sold online or in a store. Thank you.

After a little over two and a half years in a cottage-food business, I’m finally ready to get into more formal bookkeeping. Accountants and QuickBooks cost too much for me, so I am going to use the online-accounting site called “Wave.”

Right now, I’m try to determine how to set up my chart of accounts, but I have no idea how much I should break…[Read more]