Starting and running a small food business where you sell cakes or cupcakes from your home kitchen is definitely possible, and may be much easier than you think.
Typically you just have to follow the code of practice, do an online safety course and just register with your local council.
Here is the process for a small Wollongong based cake making business.
- Register with the local council, in this case, the shire council
- Complete a Food Safety Supervisor Certificate you can do this online for around $100,
- Get Public Liability Insurance $30 / Month
- Learn how to label your ingredients properly, and comply with a food standards code.
- You will need an ABN, but you do not need to register for GST, until you start turning over $75K
So it’s all relatively straight forward. Remember, the government makes no money when you have a hobby under the table. They want business to make money, get taxed. They have an obligation to keep consumers safe, and do not want to make it hard.
