A cupcake business that began in a college corridor with just Rs 5,000 has grown into a gourmet gifting venture serving more than 500 clients. Bengaluru entrepreneur Megna Jain started selling homemade cupcakes at the age of 18, decorating them during college breaks and turning a personal passion for baking into a source of income. Years later, she founded Dream A Dozen, an all-women kitchen that has built a business around cakes, cookies and customised corporate gift hampers.
Her journey, however, was not a straightforward rise. From facing resistance within her college to dealing with operational difficulties and shutting down for six weeks during the Covid-19 pandemic, Megna had to repeatedly adapt her business model. One of her biggest turning points came when she identified an opportunity in corporate gifting and began delivering curated food hampers to companies across India.
From college breaks to a baking business
Megna's entrepreneurial journey began when she was studying at Christ University in Bengaluru. At 18, she started baking cupcakes and bringing them to college to sell to her classmates. During breaks, she would…