Starting and Managing Your Catering Business
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You've been considering it for some time now. Every time you attend a banquet you think of ways, almost automatically, of how it could be improved.
You've already cooked for 50 plus people at your church and local club. Maybe your friends and family are right. Perhaps you should start your own catering business. Why not make a living at what you love to do?
There's just one roadblock, you say. You don't know where to start. And what's more, you don't want to just jump in without knowing what's involved in such a large venture
Where To Start
And that, no doubt, are just some of the questions that brought you to this book. Starting with the three different ways you can acquire your own catering business, and ending with a list of the most important financial and organizational reports required for a well-oiled catering "machine," as well as everything in between, consider this book your catering primer.
I talk about traits you'll need such as cooking, artistic food decoration, and even interpersonal skills. You'll also learn the minimum amount of equipment required to pull off an event as well.
I've also included chapters on the various categories of catering available to you as well as test methods of staffing your new startup.
Here'sjust a taste of what you'll discover...
You've already cooked for 50 plus people at your church and local club. Maybe your friends and family are right. Perhaps you should start your own catering business. Why not make a living at what you love to do?
There's just one roadblock, you say. You don't know where to start. And what's more, you don't want to just jump in without knowing what's involved in such a large venture
Where To Start
And that, no doubt, are just some of the questions that brought you to this book. Starting with the three different ways you can acquire your own catering business, and ending with a list of the most important financial and organizational reports required for a well-oiled catering "machine," as well as everything in between, consider this book your catering primer.
I talk about traits you'll need such as cooking, artistic food decoration, and even interpersonal skills. You'll also learn the minimum amount of equipment required to pull off an event as well.
I've also included chapters on the various categories of catering available to you as well as test methods of staffing your new startup.
Here'sjust a taste of what you'll discover...
- A complete guide to starting a catering business.
- The 5 things professional caterers will not tell you about this industry.
- When and when not to try starting your very own business.
- How to create a sound business plan
- The importance of staying organized when starting a new business.
- How to find skilled talents that will help push your business to the top!
- The 6 surefire ways that you are going to prosper in your local market.
- An entire chapter devoted to improving your grasp of the catering service.
- Why many people find it difficult to prosper in the catering industry
- A complete guide to the different services that you can offer as a professional caterer.
- Which types of services are best suited for small, start-up businesses
- Why the wrong type of approach can send your business plummeting
- How to prevent the dreaded overspending that is so common in small businesses.
- Which type of workers to hire.
- Where to go to get supplies needed for your catering business.
- A crash course on business ethics and strategies.
- All about food, cooking and why people pay caterers in the first place.
- What to do if people are not calling you to cater their events.
- The importance of being adaptable and flexible as a caterer.
- All about understanding the minimum equipment needed to successfully cater to an event.
- An entire chapter devoted to calculating fees for an event.
- How to plan your first large event.
- How to choose the best equipment for your business.
- How to start your business financially strong.
- How to ensure customer satisfaction.