How two mums started a baking business with $1000, a home printer, and glue sticks

<p><strong>Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it’s how a home business became successful enough to be carried by major stores. Hosted by Frances Cook.</strong></p> <p>If you’re trying to do well with money, of course it helps to have more coming in the door.</p> <p>One of the ways people choose to pursue that, is by starting their own business.</p> <p>It can be a game changer if you do well, because the rewards are all yours – no middle manager taking a slice.</p> <p>But it’s also far from easy.</p> <p>Today’s guest knows all about how to get creative in order to find success.</p> <p>They're not home owners, so they weren’t able to take the standard route of trying to extend the mortgage in order to get business funding.</p> <p>Instead, $1000 of savings, some glue sticks and a home printer had to do the job.</p> <p>They’re also in the food business, so they had to get licences, and rent commercial kitchens.</p> <p>And yet they’re building success, getting into major supermarket chains, and being approached by overseas outlets.</p> <p>Even better, the new business gives them a level of flexibility that allows them to combine work and family life in a way that works for them.</p> <p>For the latest podcast I talked to Secret Kiwi Kitchen co-founder Lulu Taylor.</p> <p>If you have a question about this podcast, or a question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it.</p> <p>I'm on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ/">Facebook here</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/">Instagram her</a>e, and <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook">Twitter here</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>