Serving up the essential information and forms to help you open your new restaurant.

Provides the background information, helpful tips and important forms to get your restaurant business up and running.

You love food, you love to cook and entertain, now you want to take your passion and turn it into a business. Opening and maintaining a successful restaurant can be one of the more difficult business choices there is. The rewards can be worth the work, but you can make that work a little easier with help from Socrates. The Starting a Restaurant book helps you evaluate what type of restaurant you want to open, how to find the best location and facility, control costs, hire employees and, most importantly, how to keep your customers coming back.

38 FORMS ALLOW YOU TO:

• hire staff
• comply with food safety rules
• control food costs
• balance the cash register
• serve alcohol responsibly
• train your service and kitchen staff
• monitor inventory
• establish accounting procedures
• structure your business

TERMS AND CONDITIONS COVERED:

• determining restaurant finances
• creating a business plan
• structuring ownership
• determining the break-even point
• choosing a restaurant type
• finding a restaurant location
• complying with regulations and legal controls
• marketing and building clientele
• purchasing restaurant equipment
• learning about staffing issues
• choosing food suppliers
• controlling costs

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