Question by hippienipple24: Catering…?
I am a really good cook, and I have started thinking about starting up a catering buisness. I was wondering if anyone knew what to do, or where I could go to learn more about it.
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Answer by imisidro
I suggest you read the free article “How to Start Your Own Highly Profitable Home Based Catering Business” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol25/cateri… . The article can give you an introduction on how to start your own catering business. It covers information on the demand for catering, startup costs, income potential, and marketing your catering business.
Some other articles providing information on how to start a catering business
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/homebus/354-305/354-305.html
http://www.4www.us/catering/catering-business.htm
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/foodbiz/cater.htm
http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_SK/display&c=GuideHowto&cid=1102419629903
http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_ON%2Fdisplay&lang=en&cid=1085679426135&c=GuideHowto
For detailed information, I suggest you check out the following books:
- How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business
- How to Run a Catering Business from Home
- The Complete Caterer: A Practical Guide to the Craft and Business of Catering
- How to Manage a Successful Catering Business
- Catering Management
- Successful Catering
- Start Your Own Catering Business
You can also learn a lot from the following associations of the catering industry:
National Association of Catering Executives http://www.nace.net/
National Restaurant Association http://www.restaurant.org
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