"I started this business around 3 months ago after baking all throughout lockdown," she says. "Before last year
I would never bake, however I tried it in April 2020 and never stopped. To start a business I was inspired by
others my age who began making their own money in lockdown and was influenced by family and friends
who tried my bakes and enjoyed them."
"The first cake I made was at the beginning of lockdown in April, others used baking as an activity indoors
so wanted to try it for myself. At first I baked to pass the time and feel as though I had achieved something
in the day, however after letting others try the treats I made I realised this could be a talent and started to
enjoy trying new flavours and recipes."
"I would say baking is definitely a result of COVID-19 because without being in lockdown I would not have
the time and ideas that I gained from being stuck indoors. With all the free time and time at home I was able
to be creative and spend time practising and perfecting recipes", she shares.
"I love to bake because I love the feeling of creating something myself and not fully knowing what the end
result is going to taste like. I love being able to give out what I’ve baked and get feedback from others about
what their favourite bake is and what I should try next. Whilst I’m studying for A levels I would like to grow
my brownie business and experiment with new flavours, and then maybe one day I would love to have my own
restaurant where the signature dessert is my brownies", she smiles.
"People have been really positive and have supported me throughout my journey. Lots of people have said they
have been the best brownies they have tasted and should be in restaurants already, which motivates me more to
carry on what I’m doing and improve further."
"Something that I have learnt is to accept that some days the brownies go better than others and to not take this
as failing, it can be really frustrating. However it’s good to learn from the brownies that didn’t go to plan and then
improve further. I started out giving the brownies to family and friends for free and listened to there feedback and
what flavours they wanted me to try. This was how I practised my brownies as I was constantly making them so
they were ready to begin selling", she shares.
"I have a scheduled process. In the week I will allow any orders to be sent through however will leave all the baking
and delivering to the weekend. If I have a lot of orders or a busy weekend I will start Friday night straight after
school. People can still order on the weekend and I may be able to get a box to them depending on if I have spare
boxes or how busy my weekend is," she explains.
"I am on Instagram @thebrownieboxes where you can send me a message and order a box. All the info is on my page about flavours and boxes but some examples of flavours include double chocolate, caramel, chocolate Orange,
and Oreo. Boxes of 6 are currently £4.50 and you can also purchase a box of 12 for £9."
"Lastly I'd like to say, if you have got a dream I would say now is the perfect time to follow it as we may never get
this chance again. So many people have started there own businesses in lockdown and made a success of it and
managed to turn this situation into something positive."
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