How To Open A Restaurant And Stay In Business

If you've always wanted to open a restaurant and become the next smashing success

but were never quite sure if you should go ahead with your plans, the fact that today more and more people are looking to dine out or take prepared food back home with them should pique your interest enough to finally seriously look into the possibility.

However, being completely realistic about your future endeavours is the best way of ensuring that, unlike the many other new establishments you'll be competing with, you will stand far apart from the rest and be successful for many years to come.

Now, in just the United States alone there are over 900,000 different food service operations currently in business, but even with this number there is still plenty of room in the market for a new business to make a name for themselves. But, although the industry is generally a lucrative one, there are certainly no guarantees when it comes to whether or not your restaurant will indeed be a success.

Before you attempt to open a restaurant there are a myriad of important aspects to address and familiarize yourself with first. It's no secret that being restaurateur takes plenty of hard work including long hours, much determination, and being responsible for several different "jobs" such as manager, menu planner, head of PR, and accountant.

Here are four steps to keep in mind for opening a restaurant and turning it into a profitable establishment:

1. Start with a Thorough Business Plan: Unless you already have the funds outright, you're going to be dependent upon on a loan. Having a complete business plan that outlines how you intend to make this restaurant profitable shows the lender you're serious about owing a lucrative business and more likely to be able to repay the loan.

2. Find the Ideal Location: Without the ideal location to set up shop, your restaurant doesn't have much chance for success. Location can be everything when it comes to opening a new business, especially a restaurant that may or may not have plenty of competition nearby. Fully study the demographics in the areas you're interested in before it comes time to negotiating a lease.

3. Develop the Concept and Layout: To open a restaurant and become a success in the industry you'll also have to first identify your target market and plan accordingly. The menu and the type of cuisine you plan on serving will also have quite a lot to do with the overall concept and physical layout of the restaurant you create.

4. Maintain Accurate Bookkeeping: Without a good accounting and bookkeeping system in place you're bound to run into serious financial difficulties after you actually do open your restaurant. Having an honest, trustworthy staff in place will help with loss prevention but you'll also have to have a strong hold on important issues like cash flow as well.

To open a restaurant and see a continual profit definitely takes plenty of hard work along with the savvy know-how that's needed to set yourself apart from all the competition, but it is possible provided you're determined to start planning early and see your dreams through to reality.

by: Jimmy Cox

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