I heard somewhere that bakeries have one of the highest failure rates of all businesses. Unfortunately I can't find the source now. I suspect the industry attra

I heard somewhere that bakeries have one of the highest failure rates of all businesses. Unfortunately I can't find the source now. I suspect the industry attracts a lot of dabblers, folks who know how enough to bake a decent cookie but don't necessarily have enough of a background in retail to attract enough customers per day to keep afloat. There's also the current cupcake-shop boom going on, but I don't see that as a good long-term opportunity.