What Amount Of Efforts Are You Willing To Put Into Your Restaurant? The hard truth is the success of a restaurant is dependent on the efforts you are willing to put into it. It is very important that you have stamina, willingness to work long hours, ability to resolve conflict, and attention to detail and knowledge of legal issues … Read More
The Three Critical C’s Cuisine ~ Customer ~ Concept Three things needed for success in your restaurant startup Cuisine, Customer and Concept! Cuisine – First thing to consider when planning your restaurant is your cuisine. Reviewing cuisines that are out there, and remain popular over decades can be a great place in guiding you to choose the right money-making cuisine. Cuisines that have … Read More
A Concept description in terms of a restaurant is the Business Model. Your concept lays out every aspect of the business. It’s the very heart of the business! At this time I’m sure you’ve decided on the cuisine you’ll be serving or at least have some ideas. If you’re still not sure, the best advice I can give you … Read More
Two Meatball Heros The MEATBALL Shop Is Owned by Two Heros! “Meatballs are part of New York, but when we asked where you could get the best meatball hero, no place came to mind. We thought we could have the best meatball hero.”- Chernow and Holzman Meatballs are considered comfort food and never go out of style! The ingredients may vary … Read More
Pat Walsh Once A Restaurateur Now A Business Banker Speaks Outside The Box Do not plan on traditional banks to finance your project, even with the best-written business plan. Getting a loan for a startup restaurant is difficult if not impossible through traditional banking channels. You need a well thought out and written business plan just the same. Most banks … Read More
Teaming up with another business opens up a whole new range of options and possibilities for bringing in new customers. Strategic alliances are the most overlooked form marketing and, yet, they’re one of the most meaningful. When you’re a restaurant startup reaching your ideal customers is a heavy load, why not find another business to help. Is there business with a … Read More
Restaurant Startups Must Develop A Customers Sensory Experience There are many factors that impact whether or not a restaurant is profitable. These include everything from the demand of the cuisine offered, variable costs, marketing efforts, management and much more. One that is often overlooked as a contributing factor to long-term profitability is the ambiance of the restaurant itself. Creating multi-sensory experience or … Read More
Do You Have Questions About Starting Or Running A Restaurant? I know the challenges you face as an independent restaurant startup. Many people know they want to start a restaurant but don’t know the first steps to take. I can answer your questions, bounce off ideas and give honest and realistic professional feedback. Book a one-on-one session with me and find … Read More
The Path I Took To Change Careers To The Restaurant Business Was By No Means A Traditional One The purpose of this post is to explain to you the background story about how I first started in the restaurant industry and the career change I made and the dream I had that became a reality. I hope my story inspires … Read More
How to Design A Mouthwatering Take-Out Menu As you begin to create your menu for your startup your take-out menu should look and sound just as mouthwatering as your dine-in menu. A successful menu should help customers make satisfying choices and stimulate their appetite. I go over How to Develop a Profitable and Tempting Menu in my E-course. Step 5 in the … Read More