I was inspired by a comment from the Tinder Hearth team's presentation last year, along the lines of: Growth tends to happen to bakeries– the hardest part is doing it on your terms. I've found that communities are often quite supportive of their bakeries, sometimes even too-much-so in a way that demands and pressures a bakery to become something that it's not.
Customers, staff, and even your own ambitions will create pressure in different ways. Without clear structures and policies, growth can feel like an unstoppable force rather than something you control. And while counterintuitive, putting structures in place can give you even more space to be creative.
Our core lessons to set the terms of your business will cover:
- “How We Work” policies that set up wholesale and catering relationships for success
- Pay Structure templates to give a reliable and fair structure around employee pay with growth in mind
- Situational Leadership tools to develop leadership skills, navigate expectation-setting, and maintain a positive company culture in a growing team
This workshop is intended for owners, managers, and leaders who are actively growing their teams, and looking to do so with intention and structure. It's not intended for cottage food bakeries looking to transition to commercial work, but they're of course welcome to attend.
