I made it through my second weekend helping my brother at his pastry shop. Helping someone in need is rewarding. I am starting to want to learn baking pastries more and more. It is attractive.
Although I was almost a beginner baker, I could do many things. Let’s introduce them.
How to start a new activity lightly
Sometimes, we want to start a new activity lightly.
Now opportunities on the internet are competitive. On the other hand, local businesses—especially those facing labor shortages—are full of possibilities to use our creativity. Since there are already enough customers, we can increase profits through our creativity.
However, we sometimes hesitate to do it due to fear of the unknown. It makes us feel like we cannot do anything without special skills.
I used to think so, but I recently realized that it was wrong. There are many things we can do, even as beginners.
Today, I will introduce those examples of helping at a pastry shop. They might reduce your fear and allow you to try new things lightly.
Examples of easy tasks at a local pastry shop
In the manual labor industries, there are many things that even beginners can do. Since there are already many customers, even simple tasks that amateurs can do allow us to generate profits.
In the case of a pastry shop, we can soon do fundamental tasks with a bit of instruction. Examples are measuring, sifting powdered ingredients, mixing, cracking eggs, preparing trays, transferring mixed ingredients into the trays, cutting, and wrapping.
In my case, I was making pound cakes over the past two days. The only things I could not do were operate the mixer and the oven. Since they are industrial, we cannot use them immediately. Other than those tasks, I was able to make pound cakes just with the recipe and a simple guide.
Typical examples that we can bake soon are cookies and pound cakes. They don’t require advanced skills, such as making cream and beautiful decorations.
Despite their simplicity, they sell well enough due to labor shortages.
Focusing on areas with labor shortages
Don’t confuse them with those sold at grocery stores. The local pastry shop is in a different field from the grocery store. That is as different as a big car factory and a small town’s repair shop. Something that doesn’t sell well in a major field doesn’t mean it will not sell at a local shop.
We need to focus on fields with labor shortages, not major areas. Helping big companies doesn’t necessarily lead to immediate profits for individuals.
In any manual labor industry, there are roles that even beginners can participate in. At an auto repair shop, it might be an oil change for local users. In agriculture, it might be growing leafy vegetables for local restaurants. They tend to be consistently needed locally and don’t require any advanced skills.
Knowing about them makes it easier to participate in those fields. There are things even beginners can do. In such areas, we can achieve results quickly. Since there are already enough customers that suppliers cannot handle, we may start our own business from there with less conflict.
Conclusion
That is why there are many things we can do, even as beginners.
Since there are already many customers, even simple tasks allow us to generate profits.
Those examples might reduce your fear and allow you to try new things lightly.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
