How to Start, Run & Grow a Successful Restaurant Business: A Lean Startup Guide

How to Start, Run & Grow a Successful Restaurant Business

A Lean Startup Guide

Let’s start your restaurant legacy right now, right here!

National chains and single independent restaurants all started with an individual and an idea. A concept. A dream.

Small ideas can grow into big business. Who would have thought that a guy with a milkshake machine could start a hamburger empire? A pizza made in a garage would start today’s pizza wars? A guy with a pressure-cooker would start a fried chicken phenomena?

Business ownership has always been part of the all-American dream. Restaurants are the largest entrepreneurial opportunity in America for starting the dream.

According to Restaraut.org, the industry stands as follows:

• $799 billion: Restaurant industry sales.
• 1 million+: Restaurant locations in the United States.
• 14.7 million: Restaurant industry employees.
• 1.6 million: New restaurant jobs created by the year 2027.
• 10%: Restaurant workforce as part of the overall U.S. workforce.
• 9 in 10: Restaurant managers who started at entry level.
• 8 in 10: Restaurant owners who started their industry careers in entry-level positions.
• 9 in 10: Restaurants with fewer than 50 employees.
• 7 in 10: Restaurants that are single-unit operations.

  
  

  In this book, you will realize why your concept and theme are critical. Factors to include in a business plan. How to start your restaurant, how to grow and how to be successful. It is a detail guide that will guide you through the process.
  

  After Reading You Will Know:
  

• How To Develop A Concept That Will Fly
• The WHAT and WHY factors
• 5 Types Of Restaurants And Their Variations
• Popular QSR Franchises And Their Costs
• How And Where To Find A Restaurant To Buy Or Lease
• What Legal Structure You Will Need For Your Business
• How To Comply With Uncle Sam
• Costs To Open A Restaurant
• Writing The Right Business Plan
• How To Get A Bank To Finance Your Restaurant
• How To Find And Hire The Right Staffing
• Restaurant Menu Development
• POS System, Accounting And Bookkeeping
• Marketing Development
• Grand Opening Steps
• The Keys To Success
• Few Important Statistics You Should Know About
• Appendix – A Full Restaurant Business Plan Is Included
• Appendix –B A Sample Personal Financial Statement Is Included
  

This is about time you make your longtime dream of opening your own restaurant a reality. It’s not as hard as you think. Remember opportunities are being taken by someone every day, waiting another day means you are passing up another opportunity.

Good Luck!