I got a first call from my website yesterday. The lady was inquiring about a house dinner party of 14, which is perfect for me. She left me her phone number, and promised to call to discuss the detailes after she gets home from work at 6:30.
She didn't call, and at 7:15 I dialed the number she gave me, and after 7 rings there was someone either very young or very old, who didn't understand what I was talking about.
I'm so frustrated: I already started planning this dinner party...
Caliblini Personal Chef Service had done a hell of a lot of networking recently, and is running out of business cards. So I went to Vistaprint website and ordered 2,500 of them. That's more business cards then I ever had in all my corporate life.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hello, World!
This blog is dedicated to my dear little culinary start-up, Caliblini Personal Chef Service.
It's my first business enterprise ever, and I am going to write about my adventures, joys and pains of developing the business as I go.
People say that in terms of time and effort required, starting a business is like raising a child. I am in the delivery phase now: after almost a year of taking classes, developing a business model, doing paperwork and working on the website, I sent out the information about Caliblini to most people I know who are interested in food last night. The response is mostly positive, and it's encouraging. I am out of the closet now, and ask my friends to spread the word.
I also did a beta test: provided a free personal chef service to two of my best friends last Saturday and Sunday. It looks like they are both still alive, although one doesn't answer his phone and his voice mail box is full, which worries me enormously. I have two more couples lined up for testing, but I won't cook for them until I find out what happened to Y.
The business cards arrived today. They are super cute, with a picture of a paella, and "Eat well. Eat at home." and my contact info on one side, and "Delicious homecooked meals" and www.caliblini.com on the other. I used stock template from www.vistaprint.com, it just happened to fit my business image perfectly.
I am out in the world.
Wish me luck.
It's my first business enterprise ever, and I am going to write about my adventures, joys and pains of developing the business as I go.
People say that in terms of time and effort required, starting a business is like raising a child. I am in the delivery phase now: after almost a year of taking classes, developing a business model, doing paperwork and working on the website, I sent out the information about Caliblini to most people I know who are interested in food last night. The response is mostly positive, and it's encouraging. I am out of the closet now, and ask my friends to spread the word.
I also did a beta test: provided a free personal chef service to two of my best friends last Saturday and Sunday. It looks like they are both still alive, although one doesn't answer his phone and his voice mail box is full, which worries me enormously. I have two more couples lined up for testing, but I won't cook for them until I find out what happened to Y.
The business cards arrived today. They are super cute, with a picture of a paella, and "Eat well. Eat at home." and my contact info on one side, and "Delicious homecooked meals" and www.caliblini.com on the other. I used stock template from www.vistaprint.com, it just happened to fit my business image perfectly.
I am out in the world.
Wish me luck.
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