Tips to Starting and Managing Restaurants

I was answering a question on tips to starting and managing a restaurant business, and would like to share some of the great resources I’ve found:

• Restaurant Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling
• Culinary Institute’s Food preparation tips
• IRS Restaurant Tax Tips (VERY IMPORTANT!)
• Retaurant Management Tips
• Restaurant’s Voice “First Impression Tips for Restaurant Owners”
• Restaurant Startup and Growth Magazine
• How to Create a Winning Restaurant Business Plan
• Noise Control Strategies for Startup Restaurateurs
• The Easiest Way to Cut Your Food Cost 10%
• Thirteen Ways to Prevent Theft Behind the Bar
• How to Conduct Effective Pre-Shift Meetings Maintaining a Positive Climate
• Cross-Training
• RestaurantOwner.com

Here are some recommended books:

• Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study by Sharon Fullen
• The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide (Real-World Business) by Paul Daniels
• Restaurant Financial Basics by Raymond S. Schmidgall
• Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry by Martin E. Dorf
• The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation by Douglas Robert Brown
• Good list of must have books for a restaurant owner http://www.winecountryjobs.com/amazon_rest_mgmt.htm