| If you are thinking about branching out into the | | | | a vested interest in your success. Make sure that |
| world of food service and getting ready to set up | | | | the plan is comprehensive and sensible. |
| your first establishment, you need to compile a | | | | Do not underestimate the amount of time it will |
| restaurant opening checklist to make sure that | | | | take for you to break even in any business. |
| you do not miss anything during these vital | | | | When getting ready to head out on your journey, |
| stages. Extra preparation now will really pay off | | | | make sure that your restaurant opening checklist |
| when you open the doors, as when the pressure | | | | includes a sensible and workable financing plan. You |
| is on you do not want to be thinking about | | | | might have to wait up to one year without |
| fundamentals, but rather focusing on daily | | | | turning a profit in this business and during that |
| operations. | | | | time your cash flow will come under close |
| Assuming that you have already picked the | | | | scrutiny. |
| theme for your business, one of the first items | | | | Don't open the doors to a new restaurant without |
| on your restaurant opening checklist should be | | | | ensuring that all your paperwork is adequate and |
| menu compilation. As you determine your recipes | | | | comprehensive. Your restaurant opening checklist |
| you will need to establish the real cost of the | | | | should have copies of your professional licenses |
| food and decide upon the exact specifications for | | | | and any state, county or local code regulations |
| your kitchen equipment. Certain types of food will | | | | that you need. This is a heavily regulated business |
| require specific types of equipment and you | | | | and you will find that any noncompliance will get a |
| should gauge the likely demand for each before | | | | lot of adverse publicity for you, which you need |
| you go out and buy or lease the gear. | | | | to avoid at all costs. |
| To operate efficiently any business must be | | | | When you are set to open any business you |
| orientated and laid out correctly. Your floor plan | | | | need as many friends and advisers around you as |
| should be designed on paper to ensure that you | | | | you can. You also need to find solid, reliable |
| have the most efficient flow of traffic to | | | | contractors and you should set up these |
| maximize potential revenues. Make sure that you | | | | relationships before you actually need to employ |
| have the maximum number of tables, but that | | | | their services. Time is everything and downtime in |
| they are laid out so that guests may come and | | | | a restaurant is very problematic, so your |
| go without any feeling of constraint and so that | | | | restaurant checklist should have names and direct |
| the staff may do their work efficiently. | | | | phone numbers for those organizations. |
| When marking off your restaurant opening | | | | Every business needs publicity and you must have |
| checklist, make sure that you have a | | | | a comprehensive marketing plan. There are a |
| comprehensive business plan attached. If you | | | | number of highly qualified and skilled, specialized |
| have completed your layout, menu, equipment | | | | consultants online who will help you to develop |
| and floor plan, then you need to present your | | | | your marketing plan and ensure that your |
| business plan to your stakeholders. These could | | | | restaurant opening checklist is well-prepared. |
| be other investors, the bank or anyone who has | | | | |