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If you found your way here....
you’re probably a lover of all things baking and you don’t need us to teach you how to bake. More than likely you are already addicted to the sweet life and are thinking of starting a business. Or maybe, you already have but think, “I’ve got to be missing something”.
Here it doesn’t matter if you bake from home for local markets or clients, a food truck or already have a brick and mortar. Our primary goal is to show you how to run your business, keep a positive mentality and build a sweet future on a strong foundation.
All over the internet everyone shares tasty recipes but no one teaches the recipe for what is needed when your hobby turns entrepreneurial, until now.
We hope to become one of your favorite resources. Batter Built is here for you during the work no one sees while you’re crafting their buttercream dreams. We’re here to guide you through your to make wise business decisions.
About me
Hello, I‘m Tia Patton Chancellor
Just like you I am passionate about baking and food. I LOVE sharing this passion with other people.
I started a bakery, Sweet Matriarch, with my family way back in 2013 after years of baking from my home. I had a few meetings with the SBA and also worked with the local women’s business center. With their months of guidance and my business plan in hand I thought I was ready.
I felt ready. I had perfected every recipe, I had my family by my side and the cutest little shop downtown. BUT I was underprepared for the real world of business. The ins and outs of daily customer interaction, business requirements and the mental toll self doubt would take on business.
I had to teach myself a lot. From recipe pricing to order form creation. And unfortunately, I learned about taxes the hard levy and penalty way when times got tough. Throw in a global pandemic, a few pivots and I’m still navigating some of the missteps. Today, we operate the bakery and our family restaurant, Cattywampus Station, as a multi-concept space. We still have challenges but continue to learn the ins and outs of the hospitality world daily.
So that brings us to now. You and I meeting from our own corners of the world as I offer you the key resources to sidestep my missteps. My promise is to never be a gatekeeper but the keyholder to your future of new possibilities.
xo,
Tia
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Honestly,
I’ve been there, excited about the future but a little terrified.
Everyone says to.......
create a business plan, get a business license, register your business, open a checking account and file taxes.
And then......the advise usually stops as the real hard part starts.
Guess what,
I made every mistake there was to be made and it has been a long journey. There have been a ton of tears and I don’t mean tiers along the way.
Batter Built was created to make sure you don’t have the same struggles I had. A pathway to sidestep my missteps and focus on your buttercream dreams.
What can you teach me?
At Batter Built we want to teach you the right way to operate your business from the start. We want to answer questions you have about proper business management. Foods cost, operations, procedures, order forms, etc.
Over the course of a decade I have been through it all. I’ve struggled to keep up, to stay positive, ignore unnecessary feedback, experienced financial setbacks, revenue loss and let others influence my next steps.
I understand how hard it is to find help. Or to get people to answer the questions you have. Or heck, even being brave enough to say, “ I don’t understand; can you please help me’.
Two things I can assure you; I’m here to help you learn from my mistakes and hopefully not
repeat them. And, to never be a gatekeeper when you’ve taken the steps to an unknown future.
Batter Built isn’t here to tell you how to run your business but we are here to help you operate confidently.
LET’S GET STARTED
Let’s first we start with..
THE NON-NEGOTIABLES
Family comes first
Yes, your business is important. You have to get yourself out there and work hard. That is true and a fact we will not deny.
But, time waits for no one. If life outside of business is not nurtured ......
What type of life do you really have?
Pay Yourself
You will work to hard to not benefit financially from the sweat, long hours and missed down time.
It is very important to know your worth. Those that truly support you will pay for your services at the rates you deserve.
Don’t let others influence your business choices
If they are not in the business or directly affected by the decisions you make, listen but ultimately you must do what is best for you.
Freebies & Recipes
Everybody loves insight....
RECIPES
Even though we are here to talk business. We can’t resist sharing a few recipes with you.
HOW TO’S
Take the first steps to launch your business.
FAVORITE TOOLS
By nature we bakers want all the newest tools. But in reality to get started you only need a few multipurpose staples.
Now that we addressed a few helpful tips and lessons.
Let’s get down to business with the Batter Built Mentality Course.
Foundation & Vision
Let’s narrow down what is most important to you
Down to Business
We tackle taxes, insurance, permits, food cost and more
Contracts & Forms
This might seem like a cake walk but the proper forms will help protect your business
LET’S GET STARTED
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