HeyJaredThe Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses
Learn how to start a food business from your home kitchen by hearing stories from cottage food entrepreneurs about how they grew their businesses from the ground up. Does everyone ask for your recipes, or say "You should sell that"?
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Why Her Cakes Sell Out 18 Months Ahead (It’s Not the Decorating) (opens the original)
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Sara Jean Warnow of Topeka, KS shares how she built a wildly in-demand cake business with an 18-month waitlist by focusing on community, storytelling, & generosity rather than traditional marketingGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/177
This Couple Bet $5,000 Before Making a Single Sale — Here’s What Happened (opens the original)
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Matt & Ammie Dudley of Collinsville, IL share how they turned a $5k bet into a successful cottage food business by relentlessly tracking data and focusing on the three Ps: product, people & packagingGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/176
“I Thought It Was a Scam, But It Was an 800-Cookie Order!” (opens the original)
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Ashley Withers of Salisbury, NC shares how she quickly grew her cottage food bakery by focusing on marketing, networking, & product quality, despite ignoring trends & juggling stay-at-home mom dutiesGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/175
Six Figures From a Home Kitchen: Jennie Teske’s Gluten-Free Bakery (opens the original)
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Jennie Teske of North Branch, MN shares how she built a rare 6-figure cottage food business without being salesy by selling exceptional products, leveraging systems, and supporting her communityGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/174
The Crazy Cotton Candy Lady: Turning a Childhood Dream Into a Business (opens the original)
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Kristie Armstrong of Shelburne, VT shares her crazy story of how she quit her job and turned her passion into a successful business, despite lacking confidence due to being labeled "dumb" as a childGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/173
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