| In this harsh economic climate, anyone brave enough | | | | restaurants are especially risky. Something as simple |
| to open a new business deserves congratulations. It's | | | | as another restaurant in the area can cripple your |
| not easy to build a successful restaurant from | | | | business and lead you into bankruptcy faster than |
| scratch. If you succeed, you can expect to work | | | | you can heat up that meal! |
| many long hours and lose plenty of sleep. However, | | | | - The statistics: Statistically, most businesses fail |
| these aren't the only reasons to reconsider... | | | | within the first year. Restaurants have exceptionally |
| If you are thinking about starting your own | | | | high failure rates, and there's no reason not to think |
| restaurant, you need to read this article before | | | | that you are the exception to this rule. No amount of |
| committing to anything! | | | | hard work will save a restaurant that is doomed to |
| Reasons not to start your own restaurant: | | | | fail, for whatever reason. |
| - The expense: Starting a restaurant of your own is | | | | - Your social life will become non-existent: Once you |
| a huge expense. Not only do you need to worry | | | | own a restaurant, you can kiss your weekends |
| about the property rental, but the equipment and | | | | goodbye. Every spare minute will be spent at your |
| staff as well. | | | | restaurant including Friday nights and Saturday nights, |
| - The long hours: Unless you have worked in the | | | | and forget about going out after a busy shift, you |
| restaurant industry before, chances are you can't | | | | will be too exhausted to do anything but crawl into |
| conceive of the many long hours that it takes to | | | | bed. |
| keep a successful eating establishment going. Expect | | | | Owning a restaurant can be a wonderful experience, |
| to give up a fair amount of your social life once your | | | | if you go into the experience with your eyes wide |
| dream has been realized. | | | | open. |
| - The risk: Starting any new business is risky, but | | | | |