HELPING A FLEDGLING BUSINESS TAKE FLIGHT

OLIVIA

Initially the business was to be called ‘Olive’, but research into the sector revealed that a number of other caterers already exist with that name, so it made sense to use Olivia’s name instead.

Olivia has a passion for Italian cooking and wanted the identity to have a loose European look and feel about it. The business is becoming established within the greater London area and is fully booked for parties and functions throughout the summer and beyond.

“It’s very ‘me’”

“I’m an great admirer of Prue Leith and had always wanted to run my own business. My dream was a cookery school, where I could teach busy women (and men of course) how to cook good food without spending hours over it. As it happened, I eventually set up on my own for a completely different reason.

Even though I was confident in my abilities and excited buy the prospect, at the same time I was nervous. But I needn’t have been because the business is becoming established and I love the way it ‘looks’ to my customers, many of whom have said how very ‘me’ it is. Oh, and one day, I might even start that cookery school!”

OLIVIA JONES