June 17, 2010: Reading Eagle

Reading Eagle

Diana Green realized a dream Wednesday with the ribbon cutting ceremony at her new business, Sweet Addictions Bake Shop, 701 Court St., West Reading.

Green said she has been a baker for 15 years, but then lost her job in 2008.

"I thought, 'What do I do now?' " Green said. "The economy's not so good, and it's not easy to find a job. Then I realized that even as the economy goes down, people will spend a little more on a cake to make a day special. So I did what I had to do to get open."

Green credited Kutztown University's Small Business Development Center with helping her get her plan together.

She said the store will offer everything from wedding cakes to birthday cakes to cupcakes.

The icing on the cake, so to speak, is that, she said, by working for herself, she can make whatever she chooses to make, from cakes and cookies to brownies and sticky buns.

The store will open to the public on Saturday. Hours tentatively are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Green said the store also will be open by appointment, at 610-406-8347.