The perfect home based job for a person who is well organized and loves to cook would be a catering business, but it can be very expensive to get started not to mention that you have to adhere to the local health department codes. With this business you will not only be the cook, but you will also be the one who does the planning, delivering, and setting up the catered affair. Having a catering business you may cater weddings, business luncheons, parties, and more. Some catering services even offer boxed lunches and picnic far. With this type of business you can make an average of twenty thousand dollars a year.
Since you will not be allowed to work out of your own personal kitchen, you need to find a place that is big enough to handle a lot of cooking, and preparing the food plus plenty of storage space. Before you decide on the building, make sure that you check with your local Health Department for their regulations and what type of insurances, permits, and inspection certificates you might need.
Have several simple menu plans on hand, buy the supplies you are going to need, and get your advertising material ready. To let people know what type of food you will be offering, you could host an open house, offering several different types of food that you are going to be offering so people will be able to sample your cooking. You may also need to hire employees to help with the cooking and serving.
