Laura deBuys

Do any of you, out there, know of any sources for pre-printed product labels that aren’t massively more expensive than just using your own laser printer and sheets of blank labels? I’d like to have a bunch of product labels all ready to go without having to print them every time, but extra toner, etc., but the sources I have checked all seem to…[Read more]

I am wondering if I can sell perogies in North Dakota. Made fresh and frozen immediately. Packaged and sold by the dozen.
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]

Am I allowed to sell home made rum cake at farmers market or flee market in NY.
It has rum inside the cake and added to the cake after baking it which was cooked.

I am new to this sight and only a thought at this point but very interested.
I noticed salad dressing is not mentioned, am I allowed to sell my home made salad dressing at a farmers market in NY?
Do I need to work in a commercial kitchen and get whatever licenses I need?
How do I find out if preservative is needed with my ingredients in salad…[Read more]

I run a food business. I deliver food to cottages. The business is actually pretty. I serve around 100 cottages from two production units. The business is actually going pretty good. I am actually planning to start a new production unit to serve more. I’ve found a place but it requires some work. Also, I want to buy some equipment.…[Read more]