So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?

If you’re good at cooking, you could teach cooking classes. Quick and easy meals for working folks are quite popular.

They could lay a fee, you’d get the ingredient and help them make their food. If it’s something baked, they could take it home to cook it or put it in their fridge until they want to cook it.

So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?

So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?

What about selling to other students? Students that are away from home love home cooking, and cookies are a solid win. Word of mouth also goes quite a long way.

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So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?

So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?

I’ve helped a few people do similar, and here’s what ended up working:

• Look for local farmers markets and see if you can sell there without having to buy a license or a Booth space.

• Bake some of your most impressive stuff, and shop it around to local coffee shops for counter sales.

• Likewise, look for other small food companies with storefronts that sell dissimilar things: butchers, small grocery markets or fruit/vegetable stands, bars, ice cream shops…etc.

So if you can work out any of these things (and it’s not messing with your school), let’s say a dozen of these local partnerships can make you a tiny bit of repeating income weekly to make it worth. Get a website and some branding up, and a name or logo that is recognizable, and after you get up and running there, it may be worthwhile to start taking local or website orders.

Yup, we have a bunch of coffee shops around here that only sell baked goods from local bakers. It’s nice to be able to support multiple local businesses in one stop.

There’ll probably loads of regulations to follow if you want to sell any kind of food. You might at least need some food safety certificate. Inform yourself thoroughly about local requirements before you start.

So, I am a university student living in Canada and I just would like to earn some money. I have tried to look for a job, but haven’t been able to find one after searching for like 8 months (it’s really hard to find even an entry-level job here in Canada thanks to the government - some people I know have been looking for like 2 years now!). However, I was essentially forced to stop looking due to circumstances (I’d say mostly caused by parents forcing me to focus more on university and that I just couldn’t do both university and have a job and not fail my courses), so getting a job now really isn’t an option for me.

I was thinking of starting to bake and sell cookies during reading week and winter/summer breaks, either door-to-door or on sites like Facebook marketplace, but my parents have said that it was a bad idea, because it’s something that only kids do (which I don’t think is true today), and that I would need to be really good at baking in order to get sales (which they say I’m not but I don’t really think I’m really terrible at cooking and I think I’ve found an easy recipe online which I totally could do).

I’m not really expecting to earn as much as I would get working at a job, unless I manage to do really well, but I would really like to earn some money (and have some actual “work experience” to put on a resume).

I also live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I’m pretty sure that in Ontario you don’t need to have a license to sell most low-risk items such as most cookies, muffins, and brownies (with some exceptions though), unless I am wrong though.

Does anybody here have any actual experience doing this? Would this be a good idea?