How would someone go about owning there own....?

Question

Cafe and a Bed and Breakfast....like What are the steps that need to be taken if someone wanted to start there own small business? (Cafe and a Bed and Breakfast)

What do you think are some good places for someone to start a Cultural Cafe and B&B? Like Locations...what are some good big cities to look into?

The Cafe will be Cultural but the B&B is just anormal fancy type of B&B lol

Answer 1

You'll either need start-up money or investors to get things rolling. You could borrow money from family and friends or get a small business loan as well. Try going to the Small Business Administration website and locate your state for further help.
www.sba.gov. It may also be a good idea to draft a business plan. They can help you with this as well.

You need permits and licenses since you'll be serving food, drinks and possibley alchohol. You'll need a business license to operate in the county that you will have the business in as well. Health inspections would come later. If your market is cultural foods then its best to open the bed n breakfast in a culturally diverse area. Or at least make it easy to get to for your customer base. Cities like Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas have the type of population that you are trying to target. But do your research to make sure.

Good Luck

Answer 2

The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.

I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.

Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.

Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

Cafe/Restaurant Specific:
* The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide by Paul Daniels
* Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry by Martin E. Dorf
* Restaurant Financial Basics by Raymond S. Schmidgall
* Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study by Sharon Fullen

B&B Specific:
* How to Start and Operate Your Own Bed-and-Breakfast: Down-To-Earth Advice from an Award-Winning B&B Owner by Martha W. Murphy
* How to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast, 7th by Jan Stankus
* Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Bed & Breakfast by Lisa Angowski Rogak
* Start and Run a Profitable Bed and Breakfast by Monica Taylor

There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 3

Get a license and do some advertising, that's it. For a cultural B&B I would look at beach cities,

Answer 4

Start small. Sell toast on your street corner.