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Module 1 · Is this right for you?

How an event catering business works

  • Lesson 1 of 24
  • 5 min read
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You agree a menu and price per person, take a deposit, buy ingredients, cook with helpers and serve on the day.

Who books

  • Families for funerals, memorials and unveilings.
  • Birthdays, baby showers and church events.
  • Small weddings and work functions.

The steps to your first booking

  1. Apply for your Certificate of Acceptability.
  2. Write two or three set menus with a price per person.
  3. Cater one event for family or church at cost to test your timing.
  4. Quote, take a deposit and book.

A good sign: guests ask who did the food.

Do it now

Tick it off when it is done. Your ticks are saved on this device.

Quick check

Pick an answer to see how you did.

In a typical case, how long until the first money comes in?

Your challenge

Check it before you spend

Write three menus (funeral, party, wedding) and cost them per head.

You are done when:

  • You wrote down what you found
  • You know whether to carry on or adjust

You report this yourself. Nobody checks, so it only counts if you really did it.

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