{"id":13752,"date":"2024-09-27T16:53:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=13752"},"modified":"2024-09-27T16:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:54:04","slug":"kims-kakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/kims-kakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-Owned Businesses \u2013 And What Makes Them Work: Kim\u2019s Kake\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kimberly Thompson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Business Owner:<\/strong> Kimberly Thompson<\/p>\n

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How would you describe your business in your own words?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are a bakery that specializes in old-fashioned cakes and pies.<\/p>\n

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What industry would you consider your business? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bakery and catered desserts<\/p>\n

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When did your business open?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been in business since 1999. I first started from home selling slices at small businesses and traveling around to different cities and states.<\/p>\n

Our first store front is celebrating its 3rd<\/sup> year anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Who started the business? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did a fundraiser for our church. I worked in a salon and people were ordering the cakes there. From there people started calling for holiday cakes etc. and I turned it into a business.<\/p>\n

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Who operates the business now? (Is it family owned)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is family owned and operated by myself, my husband and my daughter.<\/p>\n

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What services do you offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We cater weddings, birthdays, corporate events, anniversaries — anything that needs a dessert we\u2019re there for it all.<\/p>\n

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What is your signature item? Bestseller?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have at least 12\u00a0 signature items. My first signature is my espresso cake. The second is my strawberry lemonade cake. We play with flavors and try new things. We have customers come in and suggest new flavors and we give it a shot!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What makes your business unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We always come up with new flavors. We have flavor profiles that are like no other.<\/p>\n

Everybody is family \u2013 nobody is a stranger to us. We do everything with love because we love what we do, and it comes out in the product. We use the freshest ingredients. We don\u2019t cut corners.<\/p>\n

Have you achieved the level of success you had hoped for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not there yet. I\u2019m still striving. I thank God for where I am. I thank Him everyday when I come turn that key [to the bakery] but I\u2019m still striving to get to the level that I want to be at.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have plans to grow or expand your business in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would love to have another location and would love to be in restaurants and stores and leave a legacy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What have you learned is the most important aspect of running a business like yours?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be kind and courteous to people. You never know what a person is going through when they come through the doors. For me, that\u2019s why I greet everybody with a smile and love everybody.\u00a0 My goal is for you to have an experience with whatever [dessert] you choose that will take you to a happy place.<\/p>\n

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Location:<\/em><\/strong> 480 Dixie Hwy Unit B, Rossford, OH 43460<\/em><\/p>\n

Website:<\/em><\/strong> \/www.facebook.com\/kimskakesllc\/<\/em><\/p>\n

Phone Number:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(419) 214-9019<\/em><\/p>\n

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