re: Florida home business license???

I feel your pain Samantha, I really do. When I started my cake business there was no cottage laws. I had to put up everything I owned as collateral to start my business, which is still home-based. It was a huge risk, but so far it is working out for me.

It doesn’t mean you can’t have your dream though. I would like to recommend a book to you called the Practical Dreamer’s Handbook It really helped me start my business. Have you tried getting a job at a bakery? Or find a business that’s willing to let you use / rent their commercial kitchen? Or possibly look for another place to live that doesn’t restrict what you can do from your home? And I still recommend calling the health department – they’re really not the bad guys people make them out to be. Tell them what you want to do and they may know of programs or businesses willing to help you out.

PS – and running your own business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be some weeks. I only mention that because you say things like “Law’s not my thing”. When you run a small business, law has to be your thing, along with marketing, bookkeeping, customer service, etc. Every component of the business is yours to do (or hire to do) – it can be overwhelming!