During one of the duo's weekly "pow-wow" meetings, where they discuss plans for the upcoming week, Bailey floated the idea of starting a home-based bakery.
"He was serious," Mahan says. "So we researched it. We figured out food safety, the type of license you need, and how to run a cottage food operation."
Bailey obtained a license from his city.
Mahan then sent her budding business kid to a workshop for mini-impresarios. There, he learned the finer points of sales, marketing, and how to reach a target audience.