Cakes by Prairie Girl 2.0
One of my goals for my blog is to be honest. Who wants to read a small business owner’s blog that is all rah rah rah when in fact being an entrepreneur frankly sucks sometimes. The problem is that there are issues I can’t write …
Read More →Pop quiz
I was recently asked to answer a quiz for a newsletter. I thought their questions were interesting and fun. Here it is, with my responses..I’d love to hear from you about your responses to the questions that make you think… My first job ever was…as …
Read More →Get it done, darn it!
Driving to work recently the radio host mentioned a study about the differences between how men and women communicate by email. I don’t recall the origin of the survey so I can’t speak to its accuracy but anecdotally the study’s comments felt valid. The study …
Read More →What a week!!
Last week was crazy, starting Monday when Canadian Press asked me to comment on a report about being an entrepreneur in Ontario. I was happy that the journalist included my comment about the fear of failing being an “equal opportunity” fear between men and women. My …
Read More →September thoughts
Our corporate customers often order custom sugar toppers or imprinted cakes to celebrate milestones or product launches. A financial services company recently celebrated the anniversary of a new credit card partnership with 3 Celebration Cakes heralding an upbeat message about their success. Sometimes I think, …
Read More →The apron drawer
I am spending an embarrassing amount of time watching CNN these days. It’s like I think I can control the outcome of the American election by keeping a close eye on things. Or maybe it is just like the proverbial car crash: I can’t keep …
Read More →No pop allowed!
We’re going to start selling cold drinks in the Victoria and Yorkville stores so Carly and Tracey put together a short list of the options: water, apple juice, iced tea. Where’s the diet pop, I asked? Well, came the reply, diet pop – all pop …
Read More →Office Zen
One of the many perks of owning a cupcake store is that I have received every cupcake-themed mug, notebook, ornament, plaque, toque, slippers, socks and T-shirt created. And I have loved them all. But last week I decided it was time to purge my PGB …
Read More →Customer complaints
Andrew and I were saying this morning that the week has been a bit crazy – on Tuesday night we had 30 people over to the house from Andrew’s work, and at the bakery, I have a couple of projects that are moving along at …
Read More →Bricks-and-Mortar
Bricks-and-mortar versus online sales is a hot topic for so many businesses right now. It’s funny to think that both Andrew at a bank and me at a cupcake store can be thinking about the same question: what is the balance between having a presence …
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