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title: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting A Restaurant, 2nd Edition"
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# The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting A Restaurant, 2nd Edition

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- **What is this?** The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting A Restaurant, 2nd Edition
- **How much does it cost?** R1081 with free shipping
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## Description

The recipe for a successful restaurant—now revised In this revised edition, aspiring restaurateurs will find everything they need to know to open a successful restaurant, including choosing a concept and location, creating a business plan, finding the cash, and much more. New content includes information on tips, tip-outs, and reporting for the entire staff, choosing the best POS system, setting up a bar and managing the wine list, and making the bottom line look good long-term. -Restaurants are a high-risk venture, but starting a bar or restaurant is still one of the most popular new business ventures (Cornell Univ/Mich State) -Overall industry sales are projected to hit $476 billion for 2005, a 4.9% increase -The industry employs a workforce of 12.2 million in more than 900,000 restaurants nationwide (National Restaurant Assn.)

## Features

- Used Book in Good Condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,858,363 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,202 in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism (Books) #16,936 in Entrepreneurship (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 22 Reviews |

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