Tips From Roman: How Do You Feel About Them?

1. Quality of life is personal and important for all caterers.  They need to constantly measure their actions and energies with respect to their goals.  Will the ends justify the years of hard work?  Is there going to be life for them after catering? 

2. The contract/agreement, or paperwork, needs to be viewed as a "blueprint" or "road map" of what is expected from both the buyer and the caterer before, during and after the event.

3. Catering is a profession and livelihood ... not a way of life.


4. A caterer’s image is determined more by what they don’t do than by what they do.

5. From time to time it is a good idea to list your volume by product lines. For example, how much profit was contributed to your company from weddings, box lunches, cocktail parties, etc.