Waiting........

Waiting on others is HARD. Especially when you are as anxious as we are to start baking! We are waiting on some very important and necessary things to happen so that we can set a date for opening. Hopefully they will happen this week.....but as we have learned when it comes to starting a small business, nothing comes easy! Or fast.
Wondering what we HAVE been doing? I'll share.
We meet at the local Small Business Development Center every week or two weeks with a very nice lady who is assigned to us and helps us with our business plan. Her spreadsheets are Ah-Maz-Ing.
We have met with our banker.
We have made two birthday cakes. One was a giant "topsy-turvy" cake! We had a lot of fun working together.
We have leased a building! This was no small task. In our city, food establishments have to have a "grease trap" attached to the plumbing. This keeps unnecessary waste out of the water supply. Grease traps are not cheap, but if you are operating without one you are out of compliance with the city. Fortunately, we were able to apply for a smaller-sized trap since we will not be frying or using large amounts of grease. Having this installed will cost us significantly less money than a large-sized grease trap. Also, our building has had a grease trap in place before, which means that the plumbing did not have to be re-routed. This was one of our criteria in looking for a building.
We have had painters, contractors, plumbers and electricians at our new building.
We have also worked at our regular jobs and taken care of our families on top of all of this. We have been two very busy ladies.
Here's to hoping and praying we get what we need this week!