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Here I share insights and show notes from The Bread Winner Podcast. Whether you’re looking for tips on starting your own cottage bakery or scaling your existing business, read about behind-the-scenes advice, key takeaways, and practical guidance to help you succeed. Dive in to explore the business strategies that fuel the sourdough world!
February in Review: Lessons, Wins & What’s Next for My Microbakery | Episode 65
February was a month of reflection, adjustments, and exciting changes in my microbakery. From refining my market and porch pickup...
Mar 3, 2025
How to Build a Brand That Stands Out: Branding Tips for Microbakers | Episode 64
Branding is more than just a logo. It’s the personality of your business—the way you make customers feel, the story you tell, and the...
Feb 27, 2025
Mastering Bakery Finances: Pricing, Bookkeeping, and Tax Prep for Microbakers | Episode 63
Running a microbakery is more than just baking—it’s a business. And if you want to keep growing and making a profit, you have to get...
Feb 24, 2025
Growing a Microbakery While Raising a Family: A Coaching Session | Episode 62
Running a microbakery is rewarding, but when business grows faster than expected, it can quickly become overwhelming—especially when...
Feb 20, 2025
How to Keep Customers Coming Back to Your Microbakery | Episode 61
One of the best ways to build a thriving microbakery isn’t by constantly chasing new customers—it’s by nurturing the ones you already...
Feb 17, 2025
When to Remove a Product from Your Microbakery Menu (and How to Do It Gracefully) | Episode 60
As microbakery owners, we pour so much time, energy, and heart into every product we offer. But sometimes, a product that once felt like...
Feb 13, 2025
How to Handle Customer Service Challenges in Your Microbakery with Confidence | Episode 59
Running a sourdough microbakery means building strong relationships with your customers. But with that comes the occasional tricky...
Feb 3, 2025
What Worked (and What Didn’t) in My Sourdough Microbakery This Month | January in Review | Episode 57
January was a big month for my microbakery, filled with lessons, wins, and a few humbling moments. As I reflect on the past few weeks, I...
Feb 3, 2025
How to Sell More Sourdough: Messaging That Sells with Maria Baradell | Episode 56
The Bread Winner podcast inspires sourdough bakers with practical coaching and support for their in-home cottage bakery business.
Jan 30, 2025
Seven Things I've Learned about Baking Sourdough Bread in Bulk | Episode 55
Learning to bake in bulk is a necessary learning curve for sourdough microbakery owners, but it comes with its challenges. Transitioning...
Jan 19, 2025
Community Over Competition: How to Stand Out in a Saturated Market and Connect in Intentional Community with Christine Brinkman | Episode 53
What does it look like to truly embrace community over competition? In this episode of The Bread Winner Podcast , I had the privilege of...
Jan 19, 2025
Part 3 of 3 | Start 2025 Strong with Intentional Goal Setting for your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 52
Setting clear, actionable goals is the bridge between dreaming big and building a thriving microbakery. In this blog post, I’m sharing 18...
Jan 16, 2025
Part 2 of 3 | Unlocking Potential: Vision Casting for Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 51
Vision casting is more than just dreaming—it’s about creating a clear, inspiring picture of the future you want to build. In this blog...
Jan 13, 2025
Part 1 of 3 | 2025 Check In: 15 Questions To Build Your Thriving Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 50
Taking time to reflect on the past year is essential for growth and clarity in your sourdough microbakery business. Below are 16...
Jan 9, 2025
Year-End Reflections: Time, Tools, and Trust: How to Grow a Sourdough Micro Bakery| Episode 48
The Bread Winner by Caroline Bower: Tips, coaching, and encouragement for sourdough microbakery and in-home cottage bakery owners.
Dec 23, 2024
Calculating Your Capacity for Markets and Pre-Orders in Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 45
Ready to grow your sourdough business? The Bread Winner by Caroline Bower offers coaching and support for cottage bakery success.
Dec 19, 2024
Your Sourdough Bakery's Heartbeat: 3 Steps to Telling Your Brand Story | Episode 47
Caroline Bower helps in-home sourdough bakers thrive with The Bread Winner podcast. Coaching, encouragement, and microbakery tips.
Dec 19, 2024
A Conversation with Hannah Guzman: How She's Built a Thriving Sourdough Business While Working a 9 to 5 | Episode 46
Caroline Bower's The Bread Winner podcast guides in-home bakers with coaching, sourdough tips, and microbakery business strategies.
Dec 16, 2024
Bread for the Community: How Stijn Vanorbeek is Crafting Meaningful Connections with the Simply Bread Company | Episode 44
Learn to grow your sourdough microbakery with The Bread Winner podcast. Business coaching and inspiration for in-home cottage bakers.
Dec 9, 2024
Learning the Hard Way: My Worst Sourdough Microbakery Bakery Investments (and a Few of my Best) | Episode 43
Succeed in your cottage bakery business with The Bread Winner podcast by Caroline Bower. Coaching and support for sourdough bakers
Dec 5, 2024
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