How to Create Opportunities for Your Catering Business

So now that you have decided to open your used Catering Business, how do you get the business? Are you sitting by the phone & begging it to ring so you can start? sitting there does not do you any nice & will bring you no business. You will must get active.

Put your thinking cap on, get your imagination going. Ask yourself some questions that require answers. The first would be who will require my services? Actually, you ought to have inquired in to where your "niche" is before you started. Where will I meet individuals who could do with a catering helping hand? Who knows people that might require the service of a catering business?

OK, now let's answer some of these questions after the other.

Who will require my services? Obviously individuals who will celebrate an occasion, businesses planning a function, Relatives reunions, School reunions, Graduates, Parties, Birthday Parties, Funerals Receptions, to name a few.

Who knows people that might require the service of a catering business? Members of Sports clubs would know of any upcoming events that require catering services. Church pastors, & members will know of any Weddings, age weddings, birthdays, Christening, Communion & lots of more events. Make it fascinating for people to refer others to you, like a discount on your next event.

Where will I meet people that could do with a catering helping hand? Make your new business known to your friends & associates. Through a party & let the Theme be "Catering". Hand out business cards at meetings, your local Party Plan meetings, go to the library & ask in case you could leave some leaflets or business cards. Do a talk in the library on catering. Ask at the local schools in case you could place an commercial in the newsletter. Mention your web-site in the commercial & have images prepared. Go to Health Food Store, tell them that you are willing to cater for Special Dietary requirements. Leave your business cards! Offer your services to local tiny to medium businesses, make some homemade pamphlets, print, & photograph copy the rest, or get it printed in color in case you wish. Recommend catering for their Christmas Parties, delivering finger food to special occasions, or meetings, Cakes for birthdays. Visit the local Funeral Directors, there might be a few in your area. Tell them that your catering business caters for all function sizes. You can show them that you have ready- made menu suggestions, from the buffet to the formal dinner. The list is countless. & don't forget your local tiny business owner meetings held by lots of counties by the chamber of business.

There might even be on your local County net site a place for quotes & tenders. This might be a door opener.

So here you have a few ideas how to get your food through the door. When visiting tiny businesses, I would take a sample of something you can show to the owner/manager, or even leave behind in the event that they are interested or asking for a quote.

Now, you have your own ideas. Having them, & seeing them come to fruition, is the most rewarding part of owning a business.