Start a Catering Business

Imagine having a rewarding high-paying job that lets you use your creativity and love of cooking as a caterer.

When you become a caterer, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the freedom and financial rewards of having your own business.

Even if you have no formal cooking training, you can start your own catering business.

If being a caterer sounds like the career of your dreams, the FabJob Guide to Become a Caterer is for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can successfully start a catering business.

Guide author Lex Thomas started a successful catering and personal chef business which served clients in the United States for six years. In this guide she shares with you her own experiences as well as insider tips and expert advice from other successful caterers.

Getting Ready to Become a Caterer

• Ways to develop your food preparation skills
• Setting up your own recipe catalog
• How to quickly get practical experience through volunteer work
• Getting paid experience before you become a caterer
• Types of food industry jobs
• Types of employers (hotels, convention centers, banquet facilities, caterers, etc.)
• What employers are looking for
• Tips for preparing a resume and portfolio (includes sample resume and sample cover letter)

• Deciding what services to offer as a caterer:
• Full-service catering
• Corporate catering
• Custom catering
• Types of events your catering business can cater (buffet, formal dinner, cocktail party)
• How to create a business plan for your catering business
• Choosing a business name for your catering company 
• Getting start-up financing for your catering business
• Menu-planning for a catering business
• Setting your prices (including service charges and gratuities)
• Equipment and supplies you need for your catering business (dishes, silverware, glassware, linens, etc.) and whether to rent, buy or use disposables
• Setting up your professional kitchen (including where to find kitchens, renting versus buying, licenses and permits)
• Providers of professional liability insurance for caterers
• Computer software that can help you manage your recipes and business
• Working with food suppliers
• Scheduling what needs to be done to prepare for a catered event
• How to find and hire great service staff

• How to market your catering business, including:
• How to create a marketing plan
• How to get referrals for your catering business
• Sample news release to get free publicity
• Creative ways to market your business
• How to get corporate clients for your catering business
• How to do a client consultation
• How to prepare a catering estimate (including how to deal with possible food price fluctuations)
• Preparing a catering contract (includes a sample)
• Getting a deposit and arranging for final payment
• What to do about cancellations

• Tips on quantity cooking and cooking for children
• Transporting prepared food
• Helpful samples for your catering business, including:
• Sample catering project description
• Sample script for talking with prospective clients of your catering business
• Sample client consultation form for a catering business
• Sample corporate consultation form
• Sample news release
• Sample catering business contracts
• Sample catering schedule
• Sample reference letter
• Sample catering business invoice
• And more!

It can save you many hours of research, help you avoid some common mistakes, and give you information you need to start your own catering business.

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You can earn back the price of the guide your very first day in business. Plus this guide can help you start a catering business much more quickly and profitably.

If you believe you deserve to have the career of your dreams, this guide is for you. It gives you what you need to know to start a catering business.

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