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Don't be caught in a money pit when you open your restaurant! Food businesses can be very lucrative operations, but you want to avoid the common mistakes that many new restaurant owners make.

Restaurant Business Expert Bill Graves knows this industry inside and out. He'll show you how to carefully plan and open your restaurant, so that you can avoid these pitfalls and make the most money possible.

You'll understand how to manage your business efficiently on a day-to-day basis. Find out exactly which licenses, permits and insurance you need, and how how to run your business profitably- without running it into the ground.

Find out:

  • BBB Accredited BusinessInstructions on buying equipment, choosing a location, preparing a menu & selecting a food service provider
  • Advertising tips above and beyond, including target market planning and competition analysis
  • Advice on accounting, bookkeeping, employee record, training, cash control and more

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T I P : Restaurant Management Toolkits

These toolkits are designed specifically for restaurant owners. They include food cost calculators, menu design templates, budget spreadsheets, staff training manuals, restaurant marketing tools and more. Free Restaurant Management Course & Video


Open a Sports Bar, Brewery, Specialty Bar or Club

how to open a barThere is a huge profit potential in bars; an 800% return on your investment is not unheard of.

But get ready, traditionally, this business requires long hours. However, if you have good business sense and have a good business plan going in to it, you can do very well. If you're a social, outgoing person, you can have such a great time running your bar, you won't mind the work.

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How to Open a Successful Bakery

how to start a bakeryChoose a specific food business niche market, and you're likely to get more customers since you'll have much less competition.You may even find a niche in your area which has no competition at all - and an unsatisfied demand which you can fill.

You can't get more comprehensive than this bakery business start up guide. Bakery business experts Sharon Fullen and Douglas Brown give you a complete step-by-step guide to starting a bakery business, from business planning and pre-launch activities to employee relations, cost control, customer interaction and marketing, choosing your products and menu planning, properly equipping your bakery, public and work areas - and safety tips, management, bookkeeping, budgeting and even a resources chapter down to details you probably haven't thought of yet, like "music licensing".

This affordable book is more like an instruction manual. It has tips on how to find the perfect location for your bakery, proven pricing formulas and instructions on hiring staff. Includes business plan and over 50 customized forms for your use.

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More Restaurant & Food Business Plans:

If you want to know how to organize and plan your business, using a professional business plan "template" is the easiest way to get started (This is also a great tool for obtaining business financing). **Save money by getting the downloadable format**


Resources for Restaurant Owners:

Set up a simple website for under $50/year to advertise your restaurant. Help people find you in the search engines: get listed in 20 search engines for free or in 300 search engines for $4.

Local Search is becoming more and more popular. People are many times using online search instead of the traditional yellow pages to find local businesses. Local Search sources that are affordable and receive substantial traffic include: Google Local, Yelp, Super Pages and Insider Pages.

Advertise on Snapfinger, the largest restaurant ordering site online.

See also: $50 Online Advertising Credit | Free Business Cards | Design Your Logo | Restaurant Logos

See more: Small Business Marketing Strategies

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