If you are thinking about starting a new business for this 2017, and you think that your food is excellent for starting a business, here we help you with some tips to open a food business before you worry about all the necessary permits to start the business. 

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How to start a food business from home?

If you enjoy cooking and baking, looking for a successful career, opening a food business is the perfect choice to perform with pleasure. You may prepare delicious foods quickly, but it may be tough to get started and market your food business. To get outstanding profit, you will require a business plan and proper market research.

Here are the five steps to launching a food business with little investment.

1. Choose what type of food to sell

The first thing is to determine, what kind of food to sell, and for this, you have to make sure you have a type of food that you like and know how to prepare it. 
We also advise you to carry out a study of the market of the food you are going to sell, competitions, know what other premises exist in your sector, values, options of food to the house, etc.
Also read: How to choose the perfect name for your firm

2. How we are going to sell the food

Then you must begin to study what is the best choice for sale, a car, shipping to the house, renting a place, etc. Keep in mind your personal tastes at this point and think about how you would like to think about comfort, value, and quality. Never forget the budget that exists for the project.

3. Physical Requirements 

Then comes the part where you should think about how you are going to build your kitchen. Apparently, everything you need will depend on things like the type of food you choose and also the way you do the business. We leave you a simple listing to set up a kitchen base:

• A kitchen to prepare food.
• A refrigerator in good condition for the maintenance of food.
• Cookware.
• Inputs needed to cook
• Tables, chairs, tablecloths, etc. (In case of having a place to attend the public).
• Individual boxes to transport the food (in the case of selling with delivery at home).
• Transport vehicle (in the case of selling with delivery at home).

4. Business Plan

These are some of the most relevant aspects that you should point out in your business plan:

• Name of the company, logo, and graphic (remember that it is fundamental that it is the type of food you are going to sell and the style that interests you for your business).
• Determine where you will go to buy the necessary supplies for your business, and/or the suppliers you are going to work with.
• Promotional strategies (ways or means to promote your business: the web, social networks, brochures, etc.).
• Your prices (to define this point do not forget to observe the market, the competition, and your costs).
• Your investment (always keep in mind the total amount of your investment, this way you will not have problems).

Also read: 7 Tips to Writing a Perfect Business Plan

5. Promote the business

Once you have managed to run your business, the next step is the promotion to encourage the sale and make you know. 
Here are some ideas of how you can promote your business and do not require much investment:

• Distribute leaflets and flyers: Do it in the sectors close to the firm to captivate an audience that is really interested in knowing it.
• Use sales promotions: Take care to encourage the consumer to visit your business, offer attractive 2x1 offers or discount coupons.
• Use social networks: Build a Facebook page with all the necessary information for those who do not know you, Upload content daily and keep it fresh in information. Share and invite all your acquaintances to participate in it, and you will be able to massify your business for free.

Also read: 

• 7 Tips for Having a Successful Advertising Campaign
• How To Use Instagram For Business Marketing Success
• How to Effectively Promote Your Work from Home Business
• 10 Steps to Building a Killer Marketing Campaign

If you have to start a food business, what kind of food would you choose and why?