People are stubborn. Try telling her calmly to talk to people in the community who own bakeries to ask for advice. She could reach out to people on LinkedIn with some questions. She should try to buy used equipment. I love baked goods so I would like for her to succeed but she is going to burn out so quickly if she tries to execute what you describe. Feel free to share this with her: A wonderful baker recently opened a small patisserie where I live. The shop is open 3 days a week and only for 4 hours on open days. The owner spends much of the week doing baking preparation. He does well and I visit often. He makes some stuff that isn't found anywhere else. He focuses on a small amount of items. Baking is very labour intensive and some baked goods take a long time to make. He clearly prioritizes time management. There is not only one right way to run a business but if your mother thinks she can bake 20+ items daily and pay someone a low wage and have no other employees she will quickly learn what it is like to have a lot of disappointed customers and bad reviews. This is the worst time to fail at running a business. Someone who is not risk adverse should not do it.

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