How do you start a catering business in Washington state within 60 days?

Answer 1

Well first of all, you're going to need a license. Once you have that, you need to create your menu, decide on prices, decide if you're going to hire other people to work with you, set up a business bank account, make a contract, market yourself, and purchase catering equipment that is necessary depending on your menu. Here are some helpful sites:

Catering equipment:

http://www.missionrs.com/catering-supplies.html

Business licenses:

http://www.businesslicenses.com/

Contract writing tips:

http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/business-forms-contracts/business-forms-contracts-overview-writing.html

Marketing (free):

http://www.facebook.com/

http://www.twitter.com/

http://www.linkedin.com/

**Generally caterers charge 3x the cost of food just to give you an idea. Figure out your menu, how much it will likely cost you to prepare the food, then decide on package prices.

Hope this helps!