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How to Run a Catering Business from Home

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I'm sorry I wasted my money on this book; I'd seen it mentioned in various catalogs but hadn't been able to find it in my bookstores, so I didn't know what I was getting. It offers only a glib tone with mostly unhelpful anecdotes and an absolute dearth of useful details. You'll probably know even less about starting a home-based catering business after reading it than before.

this book is more about general catering, rather than how to start your own business. after reading this book, i did not feel i knew what my next steps were. a much better book is "how to start your own home-based catering businees" by denise vivaldo. she writes about legal ramifications, insurance, budgets (with worksheets and what % normally is spent on food, service, etc), business plans (with excerpts from her own), menu examples, and resources! i found that book very, very, very imformative on how to start a legitimate business

This book is ridiculous,it has nothing really to do with catering and there is alot af talk about absoloutely nothing.This book did not help me one bit in starting my own home based catering business,it is so mixed up and is almost like a list of short stories about catering events
This book was a waste of money and time,very very dissappointing

I found this book to be exceedingly helpful in starting up my catering business. It provides a complete overview of the busiiness, how it should operate, what you should know, and how to make it successful. It's a terrific choice for a new business owner, or one considering the business of catering.

Want to start making pigs in the blanket from your own home? Sure we all do. Everyday on my way to work I think about my youthful dreams, then think about my semi youthful dreams, then my middle age dreams, then finally my late middle age dreams, which involve owning my own catering business that I operate out of my home. Why, in this day and age, do you need to bring food to other people? You would think that there could be this place, say, where people came to you to eat food. You could charge them a price for each dish, it could vary depending on the price of the ingredients, and of course on the perception of the worth of that dish. I'm digressing, I apologize. The truth is, people need food that has been driven around in vans. Thats where catering comes in. First rule of catering, hire people who do not function well in a social environment. While this does make every single time they pass out an hors' d'vours an extremely awkward and unpleasant encounter, both physically and psychologically, there is a reason why caterers hire people like this, to save money on food. The weirder the servers are the less food people will eat, plain and simple. Actors are good, they convince themselves that they are friendly and pleasant to other people, but actually revile those around them with their self pity poorly cloaked by an air of grandiose gesturing. Also depressed people work well, as do the non english speaking. Be careful with the non english speaking however, they sometimes make up for their consistent inability to communicate the dish by a friendly demeanor and positive work ethic, they should be your last choice. Stoned teenagers also seem like a good choice on the outside but can also backfire, as they are apt to sell drugs to clients, a good business if you can take a cut, but not so good for conserving food, as they will usually be selling marijuana, which induces food consumption. If you find the rare speed dealer who needs a day job keep them and treasure them. By the end of the night if he or she has done good work the party will be a hit and you'll still have all of your food.