Practice makes a perfect Business

We all have heard that practice makes perfect!

This should be no different when it comes to starting up your own business. So once you have done some soul searching and found that special idea that excites you to move forward don't just jump in to it with no experience in your back pocket.

Make a Plan:

Decide on a time span that you can afford and that would be adequate to gain a good amount of experience for the idea that you have chosen. As my idea is creating a home cake bake service i have set aside the next 4 months for practice/experience and experimentation.

Goals for this time period:

During this time my goals are to bake as much as possible.

 - Try out new recipes without being afraid of the flops.

 - Keep all the good recipes and make my "bake bible"

 - Have as many people as possible taste my creations and give me their honest opinion. (keep an 

   open mind and take critical criticism constructively)

 - Volunteer to bake as many cakes for special occasions as possible (birthdays, celebrations, 

    baby-showers, family functions etc.)

 - Day Dream about what my business will be like... Thinking of names (just as if you were planing 

   on having a baby). Your business should feel like something you love and want to nurture just like 

   a  new born baby.

 - Take advice! Listen to the people around you that have more experience than you and learn as 

    much as you can from them.

 - Save!!! Having the means to start your own business is probably what will make or break you. If 

   you worried that you may not have all the funds that you need start saving! If you can save 10 

   dollars; those are 10 dollars more then you had yesterday!!!

 - Be afraid! If  you do not fear about what may or may not happen; then probably you are not 

   thinking to seriously about this new change! Being scared helps you stay focused, challenges your 

   determination, makes you practice more and work harder to achieve your goals. So don't be scared 

   of feeling scared!

Here is a sneak peak to one of my practice cakes "Doukisa Cake with a Summer Theme" (we made this to take to a friend house when we were invited for drinks...

I believe this still needs some more practice to make perfect. But it was a good start and i probably know what needs to be adjusted now so that the recipe will be perfect.