Requirements for Starting a Restaurant Business
Restaurant business is the organized effort of an individual to
produce and sell for a profit the goods and services that satisfy
society needs (Lundberg and Walker 2). To organize a restaurant
business, businessman must have to have four kind of resources;
material, human, financial and information. These four resources apply
for every kind of business no matter what kind of business it is
you're going to start. For example in order to start restaurant
business under material category it includes equipment tables, chairs
and other decoration supply etc. An individual can't run restaurant
business because it is a team effort business, which needs
contribution of different human resources. For example, a chef who
make's all different dishes for his customer and to serve that dish
there is a waiter or waiters and finally a casher who charges money
for the service they have provided to there customer. This is the only
business in which we need to have great teamwork of human bodies to
make it successful business. Finance, which is money, is required to
pay employees, purchase materials and generally keep the business
operating. There are different ways you can get finance to start off
the restaurant business like a loan from friend, a loan from bank and
grant's from states or cities. The last resources that an individual
need in order to operate a restaurant is a lot of information about
restaurant business like what kind of restaurant is good for this
location, what kind of thing he is going to put on his menu and how
much each an every thing gone cost. All these things look simple and
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brand new restaurant and don't have a parking place there are more
chances you might end up closing the restaurant.
Advertising:
In the restaurant business advertising plays a major role this will
increase the income of the restaurant. The more people hear about the
restaurant more will come. Advertisement plays the critical part in
opening the restaurant. If one doesn't advertise his products chances
are he will not sell as much as the person who did. Most of the time
independent restaurant owner tries to attract mostly local customer by
advertising on the local radio station and on the local newspaper.
According to the owner of the Ahlishan restaurant these are the best
ways to start adverting because he also advertises his restaurant on
local Indian radio station and also on Indian newspaper.
1. Have you ever been at a restaurant and thought to yourself, how do I do start
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