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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Organizing a home bake sale is a great way to raise money for a charity or to help some new organization that needs money.It is not at all difficult to organize the sale of baked goods, it is affordable for everyone and even funny. Read on to find out how to do this.

Steps

1. 1 Justification. Most of the baked goods sales are aimed at donating the proceeds to charity. Be sure that you will know exactly who to donate the money received. This will help you create a brochure or other media presentation to present your charity campaign more easily. It is also a great opportunity to promote your business.
   • Supply a jar for tips or donations. If you are raising money for good deeds, then give people the opportunity to donate. Some people may not be hungry anymore, but just want to support your charity.
2. 2 Ask your friends and family members to help you.
   • Find out what factors influence baked goods sales and how you can increase them.
   • Young children are often adorable and difficult to refuse. Make sure they are supervised by an adult.
   • Ask for help with unfolding and cleaning.
3. 3 Choose a venue. Sell ​​baked goods in well-visited places, schools, colleges.
   • Occasionally, retail stores will welcome your booth nearby. Look for festivals and special events such as street fairs, outdoors, or concerts and other social events. This would be a great option.
   • School plays, concerts and parenting nights are great opportunities to sell baked goods.
   • Check to see if the seat of your choice can be taken and get the proper permission from the authorities if required.
   • Make sure you have some other place indoors, or in a baking tent, in case it rains.
   • Prepare yourself a table or stand. You may be lucky and tables and chairs will already be available for you. But if this does not happen, then you need to provide them in advance. You may also need:
   • Card tables or folding tables.
   • Some kind of cover to protect from rain and sun.
   • Tablecloth
   • Decorations and signs to grab attention.
   • You should have a small refrigerator and ice to keep the drinks cold.
   • Waste container and garbage bags for cleaning.
   • Folding chairs.
   • Thermos to keep foods like hot chocolate warm.
   • Cashbox. You must have some kind of container for storing cash. Be sure he will exchange them for larger bills!
4. 4 Light up the planned event. Come up with a design that grabs attention with colorful information about the date, time, place and purpose of the event. Design and share posters online, or hand out paper flyers in well-visited locations.
   • If you sell baked goods at school, announce it on the intercom, in daily announcements, or in the school newspaper, or any other means available.
   • Advertise your organization on clothing. If you are raising money for a scouting party, for example, wear a uniform.
   • Matching outfits will grab attention. Ask everyone to wear clothes in the color of your school or organization.
   • A bake sale is a great opportunity to bake a wide variety of goodies. Create different baked goods. To sell baked goods, you need different types of baked goods.
   • You can make the baked goods yourself, and this will usually be the cheapest way. Divide the baked goods among your family members, if possible.
   • Alternatively, you can purchase pastries from a local bakery or shop. This is especially true if people do not have access to products, such as high school students. This method is also easier for people who do not know how to cook or do not have time for it.
   • Pay close attention to prices, they should be low, otherwise you will have problems selling.
   • Ask what ingredients are included in the baked product. Part of the population has food allergies or hypersensitivity, there are few of them, but this is important.Knowing that carrot cake has nuts in it can save lives.
5. 5 Also sell drinks. Many people would like to drink something to wash down your sweet treats, and this is your chance to earn some extra money for your organization.
   • Coffee, tea, iced tea, lemonade, water, and soda are great options. Following common sense, hot coffee most likely won't sell on a hot day.
6. 6 Packaging your baked goods. How will your guest be able to pick up and eat your product? Arrange to supply paper plates, paper towels, plastic forks, cups if you have drinks, napkins, and plastic wrap and bags or foil. It is best to keep the costs of all of this to a minimum, as all these costs reduce profits and create waste.
   • If you have more than one baker in your organization, ask them to pack the baked goods in portions for sale, such as 2-3 cookies in one bag, or 1 cupcake in 1 bag.
7. 7 Start a party. Place the purchased or baked pastries on a stand or table and start trading. If you have planned everything well, this will be the easiest step.
8. 8 Leave the place clean after you. Be polite and leave the place as clean as it was before you, or even cleaner.
9. 9 Don't charge too high a price. Remember, this is a sale of baked goods, so you won't be able to make money from it while it's charitable.
   • A good markup is $ 1-1.5 per cupcake. Although it may not be that big, for example, 50 cents. Remember not to sell muffins that are burnt or crumbled.

Tips

• If you have limited space and a lot of goodies, make a U-shaped table. Each of the guests will be able to get to any part of the table. This option will be more attractive.
• If you have access to the kitchen while selling baked goods, it doesn't take long to get ready. You will be able to cook in small batches, according to sales, and thus prevent shortages and personal leftovers.
• You must have a cash register and some cash in it for the issue. Write down the amount of money in it so you know how much you earned. Keep the cashier in a safe place throughout the event.
• Make sure the baked goods you offer are gluten / wheat free and try to avoid peanuts.
• One person has to deal with money, and the other with food, because people do not like it when one person combines these two responsibilities.
• Keep money out of your sight, especially for young children. This will keep you safe from people who want your hard-earned money.
• Notify people before the event starts. Distribute flyers, advertise on social media, ask friends to come.
• If you have the opportunity to do recurring baked goods sales, such as in sequential games or other events, take profit notes so you can plan sales next time.
• Make your baked goods really tasty so people want to give you money to go to charity.
• Keep food available.

Warnings

• Provide food storage. While most baked goods are kept at room temperature, some foods can be dangerous if not refrigerated.