How to Start a Bakery – Or Buy an Existing Bakery

By Donnie Starr On July 28, 2008 Under Small Business An incredible number of people have given up perfectly lucrative careers to start bakeries. The desire to start and run a bakery stems more from a desire to unleash creativity than from a burning need for money. While a bakery business does make substantial profits if managed sensibly, even the most flourishing bakery takes time to break even and turn in a profit.