How to grow your payments app with cookery schools and cooking classes
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Cookery schools and cooking class hosts run classes in their own kitchens, community halls and restaurants, from bread making and pasta to curry and baking. Places are paid for before ingredients are bought, many classes are given as gifts, and private groups and team events pay a deposit to book. A payments app that sends a booking link, sells gift vouchers and splits a group booking can win these hosts, and every student who pays sees your app.
Talk to cookery schools and class hosts
Ask local cookery teachers:
- How do students book and pay today?
- Do you sell gift vouchers?
- How do you take deposits for private groups?
- What happens when someone cancels?
Get paid before buying ingredients
A payment link for each class means places are paid for up front, so the host buys ingredients for people who will turn up.
Sell gift vouchers
Cooking classes are popular gifts. A voucher paid by link brings in money now and a new student later.
Grow through food lovers
Cookery teachers know delis, supper club hosts and caterers. One teacher on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about art and craft teachers?
The art and craft teachers guide covers classes, workshops and selling materials.
Craft teachers →What about supper clubs?
The supper clubs guide covers selling tickets for set menus, taking payment before buying food and drinks on the night.
Supper clubs →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.