Hey, /biz/, my goal is to be a baked goods vendor, selling at the local farmer's markets and other such events. I'm a pretty good novice with the items I plan to sell, but I'm wondering if it would help to gain some professional/school training first. My local CC offers a AS in Baking and Pastry Management, would it be worth taking this on just to open a small business or can I pretty much just keep learning on my own?
Also, I know business degrees aren't exactly valuable these days, but where else can I best learn about managing a small business? Would books really be enough?
>>1171565
Before you go and pay some hack for a dodgy degree in "pastry management". Go find some patisseir that looks high grade, and tell them you'd love to come and work and learn as much as possible. They'll pay you nothing, and you'll do a lot of washing up, but its cheaper than some dodgy course and you will learn more if you're observant.
>>1171565
>Pastry Management
lel
What is this world fucking coming to?
>>1171779
Baking isn't simple you fucking idiotic cuck cunt.
I'd like to see you make 5000 loaves of gluten-free nutrient-enriched large-loaf brown bread.
I wouldn't ever go into anything food or beverage related.
>>1171797
I don't blame you, but there's nothing else I want to do at this point in my life. I don't have the smarts or drive for STEM or finance or anything like that.
go on google and read all the kitchen finance text books you can find.
The course is just a guided walkthrough thru these texts.
If you get stuck on a problem just tweet the question out or ask on quora.
The proving grounds for food isn't some teacher saying its good. its here try this.
If you want to be a baker Panera will train you.
>>1171909
Kill you're self
