There is a lot of comment on how business is happening on-line today. However, there is still a place for catering business cards cards in the real world.

In fact being without a business card is a sin if you want to make it in your industry. There are so many openings to give your card to potential customers or future business partners that your catering business cards should be the first thing you put in your pocket.

Our top 10 tips for making the most of your catering business cards:

• Promote other companies you do not compete with by swapping your catering business cards. You help promote them, they help promote you.
• Put your catering business cards on local community message boards in shopping centers, local libraries and community halls.
• Make use of your family and friends by giving them all a supply of business cards to give out to their contacts.
• Ensure your customers always have a card to hand by attaching a business card to your invoices
• Speak to companies that do not compete with you but share similar customers, suggest you swap business cards. You can promote them and they can promote your catering business.
• Attend your local chamber of commerce meetings and hand out your catering business cards to other business people in your area.
• When sending out a marketing brochure to your customers, attach your business card.
• If you have a distinctive logo for your business, make sure the logo is prominently displayed on your business cards.
• Put your business cards in your jacket, wallet, purse, car, office, home, drawers, by the phone… never be without a business card
• Your catering business cards should be clear and concise, do not use fonts that are difficult to read.

While you must have your business cards in the real world, one of the best places to find catering business cards is on-line. We have found offers that include the following features:

• 250 free catering business cards, just pay shipping and handling
• 42 designs on-line to choose from, in many color schemes
• Design your card online
• Your catering business cards delivered to your home or office

Business cards represent one of the best value marketing tools a person or company can use to promote their services. This is even better value if the cards can be printed at no cost.

Select your business cards on-line so next time you meet new business partners you will have a ready supply of sample catering business cards with you.