Starting a Cooking Recipe Class Business

by Sujata

Sujata Cooking

I am Sujata - and want to share my experience on how I started to earn extra money to support my family. My husband had a good job providing me and my two sons with all the comforts. But he decided to leave his job to start up a business on his own in a new location. During the start-up his business had its fair share of problems and we had to sacrifice some of our comforts to make ends meet.

My sons at the time were 15 and 8 and I wanted to do something so that at least they did not suffer. I was not working at the time event though I am a graduate with computer knowledge, as my husband wanted me to stay at home and take care of our children.

Now, I decided to also contribute to the home and wanted to earn an income from home. I am a good cook and love to make new dishes. I decided to start Cooking Recipes Classes. The dishes I selected were two types-quick snacks with high nutrition value and special sweets. I made the dishes which both my sons liked very much and which were easy and could be made quickly.

I wrote the recipes – which I devoted extra time too, as my handwriting is not great - and made photo copies of these recipes. I then placed a classified ad in the local newspaper and also made a board to display in my locality.

When I received a response to the listing, I met with a group of between 4 to 8 ladies and arranged the recipe class depending upon the convenience of the group. I bought all the ingredients needed for all the recipes and made the preparation for the class. On the D-day, I demonstrated the 8 recipes of the snacks and gave a portion from each to all the participants to take home so that their kids taste and approve.

Now I received word of mouth publicity and I had to conduct the recipe classes 5 to 6 days a week. But by doing this I was able to earn enough so that I could give back at least some of the comforts to my kids and also support my family in a positive way. I hope my little story has helped you decide what to do to earn some income of your own, and even if it’s not cooking, maybe another idea will come to mind. Wishing you all the best of luck in whatever you decide to achieve.