Starting a Small Restaurant - Revised Edition: How to Make Your Dream a Reality

by Daniel Miller

More than 100 new restaurants open *every day* and the truth is, most of them don't make it. This is a fully-updated edition of the classic guide to opening a small restaurant successfully, be it a bistro, diner, inn, cafe, or something fancier. Expert Daniel Miller offers a wealth of information to help would-be restaurateurs decide if the life of a small-business owner is right for them, and if so, how to proceed to get a restaurant up and running. From finding the location to creating a business and finance plan, to hiring and training staff, purchasing equipment, setting up computer programs, developing a menu, and a whole lot more, this is everything you need to know. If you are a burgeoning entrepreneur, or even if you just want to "dream the dream", this practical and engaging book will lead you on your way.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Daniel Miller is Professor of Anthropology at UCL, author/editor of 37 books including Tales from Facebook, Digital Anthropology (Ed. with H. Horst), The Internet: an Ethnographic Approach (with D. Slater), Webcam (with J. Sinanan), The Comfort of Things, A Theory of Shopping, and Stuff.

Reviews

[Kristy]

This book (which I read some sections and only skimmed a large portion of the rest) seemed a little out of date with its advice and details, but maybe that is because I am not really planning to start a small restaurant and do not know enough to tell whether this advice is good or relevant. It was originally written in 1978 and updated in 2006.