Starting Up: A Solo Restaurateur’s Dream — How to Minimize Risks to Maximize Success

Considering your own restaurant? A franchise may be the smarter option.

Many of us have been to a successful restaurant and thought “I can do this, maybe even better!”

Choosing to operate a restaurant is a business decision, and must be approached that way.

An excellent restaurant could be likened to a duck swimming on a pond. Everything seems calm and effortless as the duck glides across the water. However under the water is a different story: their feet are in constant motion, always moving, seldom stopping.

While restaurant operations can seem so simple when viewed from the dining room table, few truly understand the concerted efforts taking place behind the scenes.  Choosing to operate a restaurant is a business decision, and must be approached that way.

If you are exploring the idea of opening your own restaurant but have limited restaurant management experience – or none at all – then a restaurant franchise could be the best option for you to increase your odds of…