the cost of starting a catering business
Ballpark Figures. Food Service Warehouse ballparks the cost to start a part-time, home-based catering business at less than $10,000. Entrepreneur magazine estimates the cost of opening a catering business -- including home-based and part-time businesses -- at between $10,000 and $50,000. Opening a large commercial catering kitchen can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.