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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
How to Start a Gourmet Dinner Party Catering Service
Create a business plan. Business plans serve as a road map for your endeavor. Include in your business plan an overview of your company, profit expectations, and marketing plans. The U.S. Small Business Administration is an excellent resource for developing a complete and accurate business plan.
Consider your credentials. Although it's not necessary to have a degree in a food- or pastry-related field, it's important to understand proper food storage, preparation, and handling procedures. Consider taking classes from a local community college or cooking school to fill the gaps in your knowledge.
Register your business. You must register your business name with your state's Secretary of State office. The Internal Revenue Service can give you an Employer Identification Number for tax purposes. Check with your local health department for proper licensing requirements. Although catering services can be operated out of your home, you are responsible for producing food in a safe environment.
Purchase all necessary equipment. If you're operating out of your home, you may only need to buy a delivery van or extra storage space. If you're working out of a commercial location, you may need to buy ovens, pans, and other cooking utensils. Gourmet catering services also need to consider purchasing or renting linens and decor items.
Market your gourmet dinner party catering service. Network with florists, bakeries, and party-rental businesses by giving them a sample menu and maybe even some bite-sized treats to pique interest. Tell your family and friends about your new venture and consider hosting a gourmet dinner party once a month to help get the word out and bring in new clients.
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How to Build a Free Web Page for a Beginner (5 Steps)
Gather all the images and content you will add to your free web page. Use a digital camera to take professional pictures that can be saved to a central location on your computer. Write the content for your web page using word-processing software like Microsoft Word or Apple pages. Your content can include information about yourself, your hobbies, or the product of service you offer.
Register with a free web page community to build your website. Sites like Wix.com lets you register with a username and password to create websites at no cost. Choose a unique name for your sub-domain. A sub-domain is the name of your website attached to the main domain of the free web page community you use. For example, yourfreewebpage.wix.com is a sub-domain.
Upload the images and content you gather into your new website. Free web page communities allow you to drag and drop your content into your new website. Drag-and-drop by selecting the item you would like to copy to your website with the left click of your mouse and drag the image or content into the portion of your new web page.
Change any fonts and colors for your website. Web page creation community software allows you to highlight the text and choose which color you want to change. Right-click on the text to change the size and font. An editing menu may be available in the web page tool to make changes to the content of your site.
Save your changes in the web creation program and visit your new website to see if you are happy with the result.
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