I am a 17 year old who is looking into college for my future career goal and am interested in catering and would like to know if i could make enough money to have a family working in the catering business.
2006-09-26 11:20:19 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah M 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Ideally you could make enough money. You should start as a "cater-waiter" and see how you like it. The only down fall is the time you have to spend doing that. If you plan on having a family and actually seeing them than I would go for something else...it is a very demanding job. And another thing...have you actually met people that go into that line of work. It is very easy to get sidetracked and loose your way. I have been in the industry for a while and think you are better off to pursue another goal if you want a family. Not to mention the plethera of money it takes to start a business...and dont expect to see any of it back for a couple years atleast. But anywho...good luck.
2006-09-26 11:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by starbrite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-21 22:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by Irene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all CIA requires that you work in the business for I believe a minimum of a year before they will even look at your application
If you're in a big city , see if you can find a job working as a temp doing banquet service. If you've never done that kind of work ,it's a real eye opener. The pay is usually around $10-12 /hr- no tips
As far a education goes, there are some excellent programs out there that are nowhere near as expensive as CIA or Johnson and Wales( which is at least as good as CIA)
In the Chicago area College of Du Page ,and in Las Vegas Community College of Southern Nevada and UNLV are good programs
Before you chose a school join the National Restaurant Association and attend their annual convention at Mc Cormack Place in Chicago. It's held every year sometime in the middle of May. There are usually 20+ schools that have a booth there thereby giving you an opportunity to check out their programs without having to travel all over America. Allow two days to see everything.
Once you learn your craft ,both and your family can make a decent living working at it. I know several people who started their now successfu catering businesses working out of their own kitchens.
Good luck
2006-09-26 12:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't make anything.
However, contact a caterer in your area as see if they would take you on part time. That way you can see if you like the work before going to a school like the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).
2006-09-26 11:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are only limited by yourself in a business like that. You can make as much money as you are capable of.
2006-09-26 11:28:47 · answer #5 · answered by morlock825 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope not in miami maybe somewhere else yeah. good luck.
2006-09-27 12:47:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋