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Start a Catering Business
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If you enjoy food and entertaining, and have an eye for details, a catering business could be your exciting business endeavor.
Catering is a service-oriented business, that will require your creativity, stamina and flexibility. A large number of successful caterers are homebased. Keep in mind, that most cities and towns, will require that you have a food license and health and safety permits to operate a food business.
Starting a catering business does not require a large investment, but to succeed, you must be dedicated and committed to your work and your clients' needs. Offering superb customer service will inevitably result in referrals to your business, and is paramount to the longevity of your business.
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Finding your target markets should not be too difficult.
à Social events: Anniversaries, weddings, parties for friends and family, and within the community.
à Corporate Catering: Companies turn to caterers for business meetings, conferences, parties and lunch deliveries.
You might carve out your own niche by specialising in vegetarian catering, baked foods only, or concentrating on one segment of the catering markets.
Let your creativity shine through with unique displays and food presentation.
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS:
à Books on the catering industry
à Business Plan
à Promotional brochures, flyers, business cards, letterhead, website, newspaper advertising, word of mouth advertising.
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