Step-by-Step Guide: How to Start & Run a Successful Catering Business from Home | Small Business Tips for Food Entrepreneurs | Perfect for Home Chefs, Event Planners & Side Hustles

Want to start making pigs in the blanket from your own home? Sure we all do. Everyday on my way to work I think about my youthful dreams, then think about my semi youthful dreams, then my middle age dreams, then finally my late middle age dreams, which involve owning my own catering business that I operate out of my home. Why, in this day and age, do you need to bring food to other people? You would think that there could be this place, say, where people came to you to eat food. You could charge them a price for each dish, it could vary depending on the price of the ingredients, and of course on the perception of the worth of that dish. I'm digressing, I apologize. The truth is, people need food that has been driven around in vans. Thats where catering comes in. First rule of catering, hire people who do not function well in a social environment. While this does make every single time they pass out an hors' d'vours an extremely awkward and unpleasant encounter, both physically and psychologically, there is a reason why caterers hire people like this, to save money on food. The weirder the servers are the less food people will eat, plain and simple. Actors are good, they convince themselves that they are friendly and pleasant to other people, but actually revile those around them with their self pity poorly cloaked by an air of grandiose gesturing. Also depressed people work well, as do the non english speaking. Be careful with the non english speaking however, they sometimes make up for their consistent inability to communicate the dish by a friendly demeanor and positive work ethic, they should be your last choice. Stoned teenagers also seem like a good choice on the outside but can also backfire, as they are apt to sell drugs to clients, a good business if you can take a cut, but not so good for conserving food, as they will usually be selling marijuana, which induces food consumption. If you find the rare speed dealer who needs a day job keep them and treasure them. By the end of the night if he or she has done good work the party will be a hit and you'll still have all of your food.