Starting and running a catering business requires a lot of paperwork. New business owners are faced with the challenge of putting together business forms, contracts, agreements and standard letter templates for the first time. Then once these have been put together they can be easily referenced and adjusted on a case-by-case basis, as they are required.
However these days, new business owners can just get all this paperwork online by buying sets of standard business documents that they can adjust slightly with their own branding or to suit their needs.
Let’s look at some of the business forms and letters that are needed in the catering business and then towards the end will discuss how you can get a hold of these documents.
Customers
Letters and forms should be available for all aspects of managing customers. Welcome letters, thank-you letters, letters updating clients on any changes to your service or letters to thank customers for referring business to you all contribute to good customer relations.
Financial
Documentation is needed for quoting and pricing, billing clients, issuing receipts and pursuing bad debts as well as for keep daily and monthly records of business cash flows.
Agreements
An agreement or contract should be set out and signed before you cater to an event for a client. Having a standard agreement with areas that can be adjusted depending on the client and the situation offers business owners a flexible option.
Other Forms
Other forms and letters could include equipment maintenance logs and vehicle expense logs and checklists for your kitchen and events.
It is easy to find generic business forms and standard letters online but finding forms specifically relating to the catering business can be more difficult. However, if you can get a hold of specific documentation used in the catering industry that you can adjust for your own use then you will be saving yourself a lot of time in the early days of your business.
