| If you are a good cook and like cooking,
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| | use for your business. A business loan
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| why not build on your skills and
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| | might be the best way to cover any large
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| knowledge and start your own business
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| | expenses.
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| doing something you already know you
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| | After brainstorming the possibilities, it
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| enjoy. The first thing to do is decide
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| | is time to sit down and draw up a formal
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| what sort of cookery you want to
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| | business plan. This will be necessary if
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| undertake on a business basis.
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| | you intend to apply for a business
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| Can you envisage yourself having a career
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| | development loan or seek a grant for
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| running a full catering business? If so,
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| | start-up capital. Putting your plans
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| you could choose to offer a general
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| | down on paper will also help you to
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| catering service or one specialising in
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| | clarify all the details and turn a bunch
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| organising buffet meals or wedding
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| | of ideas into a real project.
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| breakfasts only. You might want to
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| | Before you cook anything in a
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| create a niche business offering
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| | professional capacity, it is essential to
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| multi-course gourmet meals, vegetarian
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| | find out what is required in your area in
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| extravaganzas or ethnic feasts.
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| | the way of insurances, and certification
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| Perhaps your interest is in baking. If
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| | to enable you to prepare food on a
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| you can reliably produce delicious cakes
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| | commercial basis. You need to make
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| and pastries, a bakery business might be
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| | enquiries of your local Health Authority
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| more to your liking. You can make a
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| | who will provide you with the regulations
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| career out of baking and decorating cakes
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| | and inform you what inspections are
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| to your own designs, you could even
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| | required. You don't want your business
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| specialise in one type of cake eg
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| | to get closed down on a technicality, so
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| cheesecakes or wedding cakes.
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| | make sure you do your homework on rules
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| Maybe your passion is jam-making or
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| | and regulations in advance.
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| pickling or bottling fruit. These types
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| | Whatever size or type of catering
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| of homemade goods produced with fresh
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| | business you are planning, you will need
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| natural ingredients are far superior to
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| | to set aside a budget for advertising.
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| the preservative packed factory
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| | As in most lines of business, the best
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| manufactured varieties and are enjoyed by
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| | way to grow a catering business is
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| everyone who appreciates food that
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| | through personal recommendation but this
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| actually tastes like food.
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| | takes time and you have to have some
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| Don't overlook the possibility of running
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| | customers to start spreading the word in
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| a lunch delivery service. If you live
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| | the first place. You must advertise to
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| reasonably near to offices or factories,
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| | get started and to keep your business
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| you could start a sandwich/snack delivery
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| | growing. Advertising can consist of many
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| round. Fresh homemade sandwiches are in
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| | different things, eg having fliers
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| a different league to the bland offerings
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| | delivered, press releases and classified
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| available in many commercial outlets.
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| | advertisements in local newspapers,
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| Workers usually only get an hour or less
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| | classified advertisements in targeted
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| for lunch so they will appreciate the
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| | magazines. Have stationery and business
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| chance to save time and effort by having
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| | cards printed with your business details,
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| lunch delivered. As well as sandwiches,
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| | post advertisements free on notice boards
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| you could offer home baked pies and
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| | in shops.
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| cakes. The sandwich round could easily
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| | Make sure you tell everyone about your
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| be run part-time in addition to other
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| | new business. This includes friends and
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| catering jobs.
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| | acquaintances who can spread the word but
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| If you are already involved in cooking
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| | you should also make contact with people
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| for your family and friends, you probably
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| | in related businesses to see if you can
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| have most, if not all, the basic
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| | make a mutual recommendation agreement.
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| equipment needed to start up a catering
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| | For example, if your speciality is baking
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| related home business. If you intend to
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| | wedding cakes, it would be useful to form
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| specialise in baking and decorating cakes
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| | an alliance with the local florist, local
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| or selling homemade sandwiches, your
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| | dressmaker and (obviously) any local
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| initial outlay will be comparatively
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| | wedding planner.
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| small. You will obviously need to budget
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| | Take a short business course on the
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| for ingredients. Also, you will need to
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| | Internet or at your local college. Even
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| buy suitable packaging materials and have
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| | if you intend to employ an accountant or
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| funds to pay for any fuel you will use to
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| | have a qualified advisor, you should know
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| make deliveries.
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| | at least the basics of business
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| It is worth the extra expense to have
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| | management and your tax liabilities.
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| items such as sandwich bags and cake
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| | Finally, make sure you give yourself a
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| boxes printed with your details so that
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| | continuing education on all food-related
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| customers will be reminded of your name
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| | subjects. Subscribe to professional
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| (or your company name) and can recommend
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| | magazines and take evening classes to
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| you to friends or phone you to place
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| | learn new techniques and recipes. Trends
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| repeat orders. If your ambition is to
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| | in food change and you need to keep up to
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| offer a full catering service, you might
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| | date with those trends as well as
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| find that you need an additional freezer,
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| | learning about new discoveries relating
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| fridge or microwave oven. You might even
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| | to nutrition.
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| find that you need a dedicated vehicle to
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