February Extra

So throughout February I have just been focusing on researching possible answers and I composed this list with these sources : What Factors Drive Demand? by John London, How to Determine Demand for Your Product. by Ric, Economics Basics: Supply and Demand by Reem Heakal

Possible answers:

• Understand your primary customer base

• Articulate your cake-decorating business’s peak seasons. You should be able to accommodate the demand of your product and services for customers around peak seasons,

• Articulate your cake-decorating business’s peak seasons. You should be able to accommodate the demand of your product and services for customers around peak seasons,

• Provide employees with a comfortable environment with competitive benefits and salary.

• offer employees regular trainings to hone in on skills and keep your business competitive with other similar cake-decorating businesses

December Post

I had a really fun time on December 23 & 24 because I helped decorate some Christmas themed cupcakes. I noticed that creativity is essential to selling a lot so that you can get profit. This is a concept that I will consider to answer my EQ.

November

This month I have been trying to look for more information. I found these websites. 
They include tips and everything you need to know about Cake Decorating.

http://www.cake-decorating-corner.com/

http://www.wilton.com/cakes/decorating-cakes/

http://www.americancakedecorating.com/

http://cake-decorating-tips.com/

10-Minute Presentation Reflection

Before my presentation on Monday, I prepared myself with a power point and made cookies for the whole class. Just about everyone liked my presentation and the hook activity. For my activity I decided to hand out cookies and frosting in a paper cone. I had everyone try and replicate the design below in 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Even though I was barely half way through my presentation, I felt that I did a good job because my shaky nervous voice wasn't present. Overall I think that I will be well prepared for my 2- hour presentation. I hope to create a cake decorating club soon.

One step towards answering my EQ!

Throughout researching on cake decorating, I feel that I am one step closer to answering my EQ. My EQ is "What does it take to be a successful Cake Decorator?"In Professional Cake Decorating it states that "the right equipment is crucial to getting the best results", meaning that you should take into consideration that using the right equipment will help you be a more successful cake decorator. In one of my interviews, the person that I interviewed mentioned that to be a successful you need to have originality, be creative, and most importantly give your job meaning. If I were to answer my EQ right now I would say that you could answer it through an entrepreneur perspective and say that in order to be successful you need to be original, organized, and be willing to put more than 100% effort into your cake decorating business. From a cake decorators perspective I would say that you should use the right equipment, creative, original, and skillful in the basic icing and piping techniques.

 

This was the book that I cited in my post

This book helped me answer my EQ from an entrepreneur's perspective

Another book that helped me out

Organizing Cake Orders

The best way to get a customers cake order right, is through organization. La Puente Bakery uses special cake order slips to right down the specifications for the customers cake.

If the customer chose a cake out of the catalog then it's the cake decorators job to make the cake exactly like the one shown in the picture, unless the customer specifies the color of the borders. For example the customer wanted the top border to be pink instead of yellow.

The customer then gets what they want and their will be no need to have an upset customer. Then the following cake orders await in a clip with the day on it.