I found this forum while researching startup funding options for a restaurant I hope to open in 2008.
Looking forward to learning a lot and hope I can contribute in return.
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it`s great to have new enthusiasts in the StartupNation community, QuoVadis!
what kind of restaurant??? i`m a professional eater...
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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation
I have two business plans I`m shopping and will implement depending on what kind of structure I can find to house it in- I`m counting on hitting the distress sales that always happen in the restaurant scene come early February.
Both are based on offering late night drinking and dining options- something that Portland is crying out for. We`ve got a huge number of industry professionals with no where to go after they get off of work.
One is to do a Japanese izakaya format and the other is to offer more of an upscale lounge atmosphere with a big focus on updated "hangover/comfort" foods.
Hopefully what I can`t offer by way of start up advice of my own here I can make up for with cooking/restaurant tips in the foodie forum.
Thanks for the welcome!
Welcome, Chef! The business is challenging and takes more energy and hard work than most can imagine. Best wishes and remember to golf to relax.
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Rick Pipa Duffy Mac Golf Chicagoland, IL www.duffymacgolf.com Golf can be essential to career success. You may not even know what you`re missing by NOT playing. You must know Etiquette - skill is secondary. Respect; Attitude; Ready Golf: Ethical Behavior!
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Rick Pipa Duffy Mac Golf Chicagoland, IL www.duffymacgolf.com Golf can be essential to career success. You may not even know what you`re missing by NOT playing. You must know Etiquette - skill is secondary. Respect; Attitude; Ready Golf: Ethical Behavior!
Welcome aboard and best of luck with everything. You`ll do fine, I`m sure. I actually like both ideas, maybe have 2 restuarants in 1.
Hi there :-) Unlike Rich, who`s a professional eater, I`m still in the
startup phase of eating. It`s been a hobby of mine for many years, and
I`ve decided to try and make a business of it. At the moment, I`m only
able to eat one or two times a month, depending on my schedule, but
when I have a solid plan in place, I hope to switch over to eating on a
regular basis.
To that end, any place that offers food would be a Most Excellent opportunity! Welcome to the boards, and may the forks be with you..!
To that end, any place that offers food would be a Most Excellent opportunity! Welcome to the boards, and may the forks be with you..!
I guess it`s a good thing that Rich is also a runner then ...
I think my city needs some late night dining options too ... we lost power for a few days here and I could not find anything downtown that was open to charge my laptop at.
I always thought there weren`t any cool sake bars. That would be fun. There`s so many kinds of sake that people don`t realize ... I never knew it until I went to the Hakusan Gardens in Napa. And mmm sushi ... now I think I`ll have that for lunch!
Good luck with your new venture! I suggest you start watching Kitchen Nightmares now. You can learn a lot about the business from that show!
I think my city needs some late night dining options too ... we lost power for a few days here and I could not find anything downtown that was open to charge my laptop at.
I always thought there weren`t any cool sake bars. That would be fun. There`s so many kinds of sake that people don`t realize ... I never knew it until I went to the Hakusan Gardens in Napa. And mmm sushi ... now I think I`ll have that for lunch!
Good luck with your new venture! I suggest you start watching Kitchen Nightmares now. You can learn a lot about the business from that show!
Welcome aboard....and good luck with your restaurant!
Actually, worked with Ramsay back in `99.
He`s actually nothing like in the shows.
First time I saw him I laughed out loud.
Depending on where you`re at I can tell you where some great sake bars are around the country. We have one really excellent one here in Portland and I know of a couple in the SF/NorthBay area..
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