Download or read book Restaurant Startup A Practical Guide 3rd Edition written by Ravi Wazir and published by Ravi Wazir. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you dream of starting your own restaurant? Venturing into the restaurant business is the popular choice of many prospective entrepreneurs today. Yet of all the eateries cropping up at a rapid pace, only a few survive! The 3rd Edition includes two new chapters, more articles and several other updates. Discover how to manage risks associated with the business and make well informed choices for your startup. * If you simply wish to get a reality check on the trade, use this book as a primer. * If you are a serious entrepreneur looking to realise your restaurant dream, this book will help you develop a roadmap. * If you are a hospitality student or academician keen to revisit your understanding, this book will serve as a reference source. I have packed in information on the nuts and bolts of the restaurant industry as well as techniques to handle money, marketing, manpower and operational issues. I have shared proven techniques and strategies honed by hospitality professionals over decades, many of which I've used when conceptualizing and developing several food businesses. Whether you are a businessman with no knowledge of restaurants, a practising professional or an industry student, this book will help you avoid painful mistakes and do it right the first time....

Download or read book Restaurant Startup written by Ravi Wazir and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venturing into the restaurant business is the popular choice of many prospective entrepreneurs today. Yet of all the eateries cropping up at a rapid pace, only a few survive! Discover how to manage risks associated with the business and make well informed choices for your startup.

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Download or read book The Complete Restaurateur written by Elizabeth K. Lawrence and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the updated and revised edition of The CompleteRestaurateur, Elizabeth Lawrence shows how restaurant ownership can be a possible, profitable dream-if you carefully plan for success. Whether it's a chic bistro, a retro luncheonette, or an A-list restaurant, this is your indispensable guide to opening a business and staying in business. Fully stocked with in-depth profiles of successful and well-known restaurants, along with revealing anecdotes, this invaluable sourcebook tells you everything you need to know to turn your dream of restaurant ownership into a lucrative reality, including: * How to match your restaurant to a profitable market * Drawing up a realistic business plan * How to generate high-profile publicity without spending a dime * The importance of a well-designed kitchen How to hire and keep a qualified professional staff Plus: * Crucial checklists, shopping lists, guidelines, and helpful advice fromsuccessful restaurateurs * Restaurant Web sites and a list of essential online resources

Download or read book How To Start And Run a B B 3rd Edition written by Stewart Whyte and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REVISED AND UPDATED THIRD EDITION. "Owning a B&B is the dream of many...By giving you the tools to help make your operation a success my hope is that within a short time you will be able to live your dream." More and more people are considering downshifting. Buying a property that can pay for its upkeep and give you a comfortable lifestyle is a popular option. Not only has the interest grown in becoming a B&B proprietor, so has the interest by the public in the B&B as a viable short-break option. With this rise in popularity, however, come expectations, and this is where this book comes in. It will help you: * DETERMINE WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE; * MANAGE THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL TOOLS; * READY YOUR HOUSE FOR B&B OR HELP YOU BUY OR BUILD A NEW ONE; * SUCCESSFULLY MARKET YOUR PROPERTY; * ENSURE YOU MAKE A PROFIT FROM YOUR ENTERPRISE. / In short, everything you need to know to make your B&B a truly special place to stay! This book has been written for would-be and current B&B owners. It can be used as a short course giving invaluable insights for the experienced and inexperienced alike.

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Download or read book How to Start and Run Your Own Restaurant written by Carol Godsmark and published by How to Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers all aspects of the restaurant business -- from initial startup, to building up a loyal trade and -- crucially -- putting yourself in your customers' shoes."--Cover.

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Download or read book The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant written by Roy Alonzo and published by Kaplan Publishing. This book was released on 2007-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and revised edition of the restaurant industry bestseller, The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant is filled with step-by-step strategies and action plans explained and outlined by veteran restaurateur and educator Roy S. Alonzo. The ultimate guide to entering the food service industry, The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant provides industry insights and all the practical nuts-and-bolts information readers need to get started, including: Smart start-up basicsWriting a winning restaurant business planDeveloping the perfect menu for your target audienceCreating front-of-house ambience and back-of-house efficiencyOperating profitablyMarketing opportunities to grow your businessAnd an all new chapter on new and emerging technologies in the restaurant business!

Download or read book How to Open a Restaurant Due Diligence written by Frank Stocco and published by NRD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, How to Open a Restaurant: Due Diligence, you will find out the “first things first”—the expertise needed to open a restaurant, the steps you need to take early on, and a guide to help you complete the steps. This manual is designed to properly prepare you to open your restaurant within a required and realistic pre-opening budget, starting with defining your concept and vision. The goal is to save you literally thousands of dollars, and even help you gain financial advantage by using this chronological comprehensive guide. There are 13 instructional chapters and each one is a true workbook style manual with space for notes and vital information that pertains to the respective Instruction. New entrepreneurs, seasoned foodservice veterans, equipment companies as well as architects will benefit from reading the information presented. The book will serve as an invaluable resource and journal for future endeavors as well.

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