Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 647.95068 EAN: 9780936894898 ISBN: 093689489X Label: Kaplan Business Manufacturer: Kaplan Business Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: October 01, 1995 Publisher: Kaplan Business Release Date: October 01, 1995 Sales Rank: 480826 Studio: Kaplan Business
Product DescriptionDirected to entrepreneurs and would-be restaurateurs, this book walks step-by-step through each aspect of opening and managing a restaurant. It covers the practical issues faced on a daily basis as well as offering tips from an experienced restaurateur about the risks and rewards.
What Others Say
Good guide.
Good information but seems like a warning of all the things that could go wrong. I felt discourage after reading this. I know that there can be stumbling blocks in any venture, but the negative outlook made me wonder how many food service businesses fail because they didn't heed the warnings. Read it and take the advice with the weight of a consultant then jump into your new venture.
Great Starter book
A very thorough starter book on owning and managing a restaurant. I definitely recommend reading this at least twice for newbies. The sample business plans and financial statements proved really useful for me. I will be rereading my copy soon.
Good book for getting a basic vision of the whole business
I'm satisfied with Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant. Although I couldn't find an answer for many questions I had, it's a great book for getting the panorama of the business. It covers all of the aspects relevant to the business, but sometimes lacks going deeper to the matter. Sure, you can't expect to learn how to open a restaurant just by reading Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant. Final word: recommended!
I bought it because I want all the help I can get.
I've been told that 80% of new businesses fail within their first five years. I can't afford to take that chance. That's why I'm getting all the help I can get to succeed in the restaurant business. And Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant is helping me a lot. Every time I flip a page and see something I didn't even think of, or spot a costly mistake I would have made, I'm glad I bought it. It's easy to read, easy to understand, and covers every phase of the business from planning to the grand opening. Good examples and checklists. I give it five stars.
EXCELLENT -- FOR ANY RESTAURANT START-UP
After reading a friend's copy, and seeing how useful Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant is, I had to buy my own copy. I read it again and still refer to it for ideas. It covers the entire process of a restaurant start-up in an easy to understand way, pointing out ways to increase your chances of success and showing how to avoid many common mistakes that can doom a start-up. While showing you how to go about it, and giving examples, the author leads you through a winning business plan, menu planning, service system development, equipment layout and planning, cost controls, ways to satisfy customers and build sales, personnel planning and management, as well as a lot of common sense tips and useful guidelines. I believe this is a valuable book for anyone, who is starting ... Read More
