i want to start my own rest. where do i start?

Answer 1

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:

* 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
* Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant by Roy S. Alonzo
* The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation by Douglas Robert Brown

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 2

Entreprener Magazine has a whole section on restaurant startups in their March issue ( http://www.entrepreneur.com/howto/restaurant.html)
Also look up 'small business development centers' - sponsored by the SBA, usually offer free or low cost advisory service for startups.

Answer 3

Decide if you will pay for everything yourself or if you will need investors. Likely you will need investors, which will require you to sell yourself to potential investors. The first step is to create a business plan. There are a lot of smples on the internet of business plans, just google it.