How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 4th

For those who want to be their own boss, change careers, or add excitement, challenge, and a boost to Social Security in the retirement years, starting a home business is the perfect option.This series provides the tools to help launch a successful home business and keep it running in today's competitive environment. Like having a personal business advisor, each book offers insider information from professionals who have done it themselves, including: -- Essential information on start-up costs, self-evaluation, and zoning regulations -- Advice on how to attract first-time customers, maintain a loyal client base, and price services competitively and profitably -- Easy-to-use worksheets and questionnaires to help entrepreneurs focus on success, plus sample business forms -- Listings of organizations, telephone numbers, and trade contacts -- Internet sites as sources of information, marketing and selling, and making contacts Learn all about how to start a home-based catering business from the owner of a successful catering enterprise. This edition contains an additional chapter of catering recipes, including five special occasion menus with 25 crowd-pleasing recipes.