| With the reward and fun of the catering
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| | - Can your business compete with existing
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| business comes hard work and the
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| | businesses?
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| requirement for a lot of stamina, as you
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| | Before attempting to start a catering
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| have to work under pressure. Before
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| | business, you must decide on the type of
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| starting a catering business, you must
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| | customers you want to cater to and also
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| obtain a license and meet the
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| | study your competitors. Based on this,
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| requirements of the food service
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| | you can then decide your business
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| industry.
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| | promotion strategy. You will also have to
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| License
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| | decide on the number of staff you may
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| To acquire a license, you must apply to
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| | need for service and cleanup. Always
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| your local Health Department. Before
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| | consider extra skills and techniques you
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| issuing a license, the Health Department
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| | may have to develop to outshine your
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| inspects your place of business to see
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| | competitors.
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| whether you meet sanitation requirements.
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| | Initial Setup Costs
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| Once you are issued the license, the
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| | Initially, you may start your catering
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| Health Department constantly conducts
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| | business by renting equipment to reduce
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| routine inspections of the business.
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| | startup costs. You can rent equipment
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| These inspections are done to ensure the
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| | such as tables, chairs, utensils,
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| maintenance of good hygiene and
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| | tablecloths, serving equipments and other
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| sanitation. Outbreaks of food-borne
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| | items. This will help to build your
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| illnesses have resulted in many
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| | reputation in the market and gradually
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| restaurants from poor hygiene, inadequate
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| | develop some initial capital for further
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| cooking times and improper cooling and
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| | investment and expansion. It also gives
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| storage of food.
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| | you a chance to evaluate the money and
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| Plan
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| | time you need to invest and think about
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| A good business plan is a must and will
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| | the impact the venture will have on your
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| help guide you in establishing the
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| | family.
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| business. Before planning to start a
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| | Food Safety
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| catering business, you must assess your
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| | To be a successful caterer, you must be
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| area of specialty such as baked goods,
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| | able to prepare delicious, hygienic and
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| seated diners, lunch boxes, receptions,
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| | wholesome food. You should maintain high
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| picnics or wedding receptions. You must
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| | quality standards while preparing the
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| also analyze the type of food you intend
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| | food. It is your prime responsibility to
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| to serve. Before venturing into a
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| | prevent contamination of food, as
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| catering business, you must ask yourself
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| | contamination can lead to serious illness
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| some questions to find out whether your
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| | - and this can ruin your reputation and
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| business can be successful or not.
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| | business, in addition to possibly leading
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| The questions are:
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| | to lawsuits.
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| - Will the business serve your basic
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| | Despite the pitfalls, you can have a
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| needs?
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| | profitable, well run business. When well
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| - Will your business serve the existing
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| | planned, having your own catering
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| market in which the demand exceeds the
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| | business can be personally and
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| supply?
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| | financially rewarding.
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