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	<title>Comments on: Start a Catering Business – What You Need to Know</title>
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		<title>By: Ruchika</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ruchika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you&#039;ll inevitably have as well as many you haven&#039;t anticipated yet. 

http://www.nace.net/ -- National Association of Catering Executives
https://www.catersource.com – CaterSource
http://www.acfchefs.org/ -- American Culinary Federation

Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 5th by Denise Vivaldo
* How to Run a Catering Business from Home by Christopher Egerton-Thomas
* Start and Run a Catering Business by George Erdosh

There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check out these articles:

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Start-a-Catering-Service&amp;id=42527 – How to Start a Catering Service by Randy Wilson
http://ezinearticles.com/?Key-Ingredients-for-Starting-a-Catering-Business&amp;id=89695 – Key Ingredients for Starting a Catering Business by Art Turner

Here are some links pertaining to starting a business in New York:

http://www.gorr.state.ny.us/Startbus.html -- Starting a Business in New York State
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/corpwww.html -- New York Division of Corporations
http://www.nyssbdc.org/ -- New York State Small Business Development Center

Hope that helps! I wish you much success &amp; happiness in all your ventures!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you&#039;ll inevitably have as well as many you haven&#039;t anticipated yet. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nace.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nace.net/</a> &#8212; National Association of Catering Executives<br />
<a href="https://www.catersource.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.catersource.com</a> – CaterSource<br />
<a href="http://www.acfchefs.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.acfchefs.org/</a> &#8212; American Culinary Federation</p>
<p>Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:</p>
<p>* How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 5th by Denise Vivaldo<br />
* How to Run a Catering Business from Home by Christopher Egerton-Thomas<br />
* Start and Run a Catering Business by George Erdosh</p>
<p>There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check out these articles:</p>
<p><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Start-a-Catering-Service&#038;id=42527" rel="nofollow">http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Start-a-Catering-Service&#038;id=42527</a> – How to Start a Catering Service by Randy Wilson<br />
<a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Key-Ingredients-for-Starting-a-Catering-Business&#038;id=89695" rel="nofollow">http://ezinearticles.com/?Key-Ingredients-for-Starting-a-Catering-Business&#038;id=89695</a> – Key Ingredients for Starting a Catering Business by Art Turner</p>
<p>Here are some links pertaining to starting a business in New York:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gorr.state.ny.us/Startbus.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gorr.state.ny.us/Startbus.html</a> &#8212; Starting a Business in New York State<br />
<a href="http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/corpwww.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/corpwww.html</a> &#8212; New York Division of Corporations<br />
<a href="http://www.nyssbdc.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nyssbdc.org/</a> &#8212; New York State Small Business Development Center</p>
<p>Hope that helps! I wish you much success &amp; happiness in all your ventures!</p>
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		<title>By: WPMixer</title>
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		<dc:creator>WPMixer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi! Amazing video! I got your message last June 15 and i didnt read it before, I was browsing my mail, then I saw your message that I just read today! So i discovered this video! Amazing! :D 5 stars!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi! Amazing video! I got your message last June 15 and i didnt read it before, I was browsing my mail, then I saw your message that I just read today! So i discovered this video! Amazing! <img src='http://www.icatu.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  5 stars!!</p>
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