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Over the past year, I have been fortunate enough to get a few catering gigs. First, they were for family and friends' parties. Those gigs eventually led to a few small-medium sized events with my friends and family recommending me to the organizers. My first event was 25 people. My latest was 80 people. I was not paid for any of these events (other than getting a couple of movie gift certificates) but I am ready to turn "favors" into "paid jobs."
Starting a catering business has been on my radar for a while, but i wanted to wait until I had enough non-paid gigs under my belt to develop a small following of potential clients. All the legal and business research has already been done...for a while now, truth be known. Pretty much the only thing left is deciding if/when to launch.
I understand that everyone's circumstances and experiences are different, so of course I will not be making my decision solely on advice given here. But I would love to hear your stories about when you started, or what was the tipping point that made you choose to officially launch. (by officially "launch," I mean getting city/county/state licenses, tax numbers, etc.)
Thanks in advance!:bounce:
Starting a catering business has been on my radar for a while, but i wanted to wait until I had enough non-paid gigs under my belt to develop a small following of potential clients. All the legal and business research has already been done...for a while now, truth be known. Pretty much the only thing left is deciding if/when to launch.
I understand that everyone's circumstances and experiences are different, so of course I will not be making my decision solely on advice given here. But I would love to hear your stories about when you started, or what was the tipping point that made you choose to officially launch. (by officially "launch," I mean getting city/county/state licenses, tax numbers, etc.)
Thanks in advance!:bounce: