HOW TO START A SANDWICH BUSINESS

A sandwich delivery business can be a profitable venture for anyone. You will need to arrange a working relationship with various caterers and restaurants. Most caterers and restaurants will sell their menu items to you at a discount. That way you make a profit, and the restaurants and caterers benefit from the volume of orders you bring in. Your revenue potential will be greater by targeting the business lunch crowd.

Step 1

Purchase a van, SUV or truck for your sandwich delivery business if you plan on servicing larger companies. Arrange your vehicle so you have room for coolers and drinks. Apply for a loan from your bank or the Small Business Administration, if necessary.

Step 2

Set your office up in a spare bedroom or den. Use your computer and printer to print invoices and maintain a customer database. Keep track of the hours you work at home as you may be able to deduct part of your mortgage for tax purposes.

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Step 3

Apply for a vendor's license through your county administration or city hall office. Fill out an application for a doing business as simultaneously if you create a fictitious name for your business. Pay the application fee for the vendor's license and DBA.

Step 4

Call other sandwich delivery businesses in your city. Find out what discounts that typically receive from participating caterers and restaurants. Set your wholesale discount accordingly.

Step 5

Decide which catering services or restaurants you want to represent. Approach these restaurants with your business concept. Tell the owners or managers what wholesale discount you want. Set 20 percent off as your wholesale price, for example, to keep pricing simple. Get a written agreement from the restaurant and caterer owner or manager. Obtain copies of their menus, according to Entrepreneur.com.

Step 6

Create a menu item price list for all your restaurants and caterers. Make copies of the menus with each owner's permission.

Step 7

Contact companies, office complexes and large corporations within five or 10 minutes of your home. Tell the secretary, business or office manager about your services. Leave your business cards and fliers with these businesses. Distribute as many fliers and business cards as possible to increase your potential revenue.

Step 8

Set a cutoff time each morning for all orders. Allow people to order up until 11 a.m., for example, so you can spend late morning purchasing all the orders.

Step 9

Advertise your sandwich delivery business in city business journals or the local newspaper. Promote your catering business with the print and online phone director
set 10  ask the local councils if you can set up small tea huts in their borough serving sandwiches and maybe tea. paint the sandwich huts in union jack colours or something to catch the eye.