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It is a jamaican restaurant with really good jamaican food. The customers crave for the food and how good it is. We are well established and we also does some big catering. For example we cater for Isaac Bruce foundation and other well known places. Yes we have the man power to do the business but getting the business is the problem.

The area is mix, we are established in the area, because we have been the paper several times. which brings out lot of people. I don't know we are looking different things to try to get people out there but it is so hard sometimes we just think of giving up

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Contact the businesses in your area and let them know you are catering - do not just tell them! Drop off a sample, something to get them interested. The idea is to encourage them to schedule a day one or twice a month where they can have a great lunch catered in - either the employees can pay for it themselves or the company can. Do this with as many businesses as you can.

Get involved with local churches and private schools, offering to cater at a special price to help with fund raising. Contact the local fire stations, hospitals, call centers and see about providing dinner or lunch on a regular basis.

You can also think about a take home dinner service where people can fax, email, or phone in dinner orders that they can quickly pay for pick up and take home to feed the whole family. You have to make sure you have the meals ready when they show up without the food sitting too long or the customer having to wait.

I have done all of these with great results. Don't get discouraged, once you get enough steady catering customers, you will see it was all worth it.