Episode 011 – Sweet Apple Creations with Apple Bonifacio

Episode 011 – Sweet Apple Creations with Apple Bonifacio is a post from: EntrePinas: Entrepreneurship | Success Stories | And More Apple Bonifacio of Sweet Apple Creations, 24, makes custom cakes, cup cakes, cake pops and other sweets and treats. Prior to starting Sweet Apple Creations, she was working for TGI Fridays starting off as a server to bartender to sales executive but eventually decided to have her own business. She was recently featured in TV5’s Good Morning Club and Pop Talk. Sweet Apple Creations How it started Apple has been into baking ever since she was in high school so she decided to work for a restaurant after graduating. She then worked for a restaurant for 3 years but since what she was doing is different from what she is passionate about, she decided to resign and pursue baking as her career. Challenges with the business Doing cakes that she didn’t have any background in. Apple’s had a background in basic baking but making fondants were a challenge for her and she had to be resourceful by using tools like Youtube to learn how to make them properly. Cake pops What she learned from the experience Don’t give up no matter how challenging things can get. Apple makes it a point that she tries more techniques during her free time by making dummy cakes since client requirements would only become difficult or stringent as the business grows. How did Apple grow Sweet Apple Creations Apple makes a point that she is able to produce great products which eventually gets her referrals from her current client Apple distributed flyers to establishments like banks in her area Facebook, Instagram and Sulit.com with the bulk of her business or deals are closed through Facebook, Instagram and Sulit are great ways for people to see her products Publicity through TV Mickey Mouse themed cupcakes Biggest Milestone for Sweet Apple Creations Apple started to convert a portion of their house to become a coffee shop and are just waiting on the processing of the necessary permits so that they can open the establishments. It should open in Q1 of 2014. Vision for Sweet Apple Creations To have a shop in a business/commercial area. The shop that is based from her home will serve as a spring board and testing ground for her long term goal.   Multi layered wedding cake What Apple wish she knew before becoming an entrepreneur Planning is one of the keys in making your business successful and knowing the different legalities that are required for running a business. An example is the coffee shop that they built; while the shop is physically ready, it cannot operate due to the needed permits and documents. Call to action for aspiring entrepreneurs Know what you really want to do. Having your own business would entail a lot of hard work, effort and time. Focus and passion is also key since these are the things that would keep you going in spite of putting in a lot of hours into your business. Contact Information Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SweetAppleCreations email: sweetapple.creations@yahoo.com Instagram: @sweetapplecreations Mobile: 0917-801-6411 Land line: 02-6461438 Subscribe You can subscribe to the show in iTunes or on Stitcher. Or you could manually add the RSS feed to your aggregator.