Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies will offer aspiring restaurateurs advice and guidance on this highly competitive industry - from attracting investors to your cause, to developing a food and beverages menu, to interior design and pricing issues - to help you keep your business venture afloat and enjoyable at the same time.

Includes advice on attracting investors and balancing the books

Get your restaurant off to a great start – and keep business booming

Owning and operating a restaurant is hard work and risky business, but the rewards for success can be great – you can be your own boss and make a great living! But where do you start? Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies shows you how to open the restaurant of your dreams – and make it a success for years to come.

Explanations in plain English
‘Get in, get out’ information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humour and fun

Discover how to: Write a winning business plan
Pick the perfect location
Secure financing
Develop a delicious menu
Keep customers coming back

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Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies will offer aspiring restaurateurs advice and guidance on this highly competitive industry – from attracting investors to your cause, to developing a food and beverages menu, to interior design and pricing issues – to help you keep your business venture afloat and enjoyable at the same time. If you already own a restaurant, inside you’ll find unbeatable tips and advice to keep bringing in those customers. Read this book, and help make your dream a reality!

Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies covers:

• Basics of the restaurant business
• Researching the marketplace and deciding what kind of restaurant to run
• Writing a business plan and finding financing
• Choosing a location
• Legalities
• Composing a menu
• Setting up and hiring staff
• Buying and managing supplies
• Marketing your restaurant
• Health and safety