Brick & Motar Operations
We help entrepreneurs work through the major planning considerations involved in launching a brick-and-mortar food business.
Your Brick-and-Mortar Roadmap
1. CONCEPT
We'll help you evaluate your concept, target customer, menu direction, revenue streams, and overall business model.
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2. MARKET
We’ll analyze the market to evaluate your compentition, value, and expenses to make sure before establishing everything will make sense.
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3. LOCATION
Before committing to a location, we'll help you identify the questions you should be asking about the site, zoning, space requirements, kitchen needs, and operating model.
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4. BUSINESS PLAN
Develop a business plan that communicates your concept, market, operations, management, and financial expectations.
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5. FINANCIALS
Understand startup costs, operating expenses, sales assumptions, break-even, cash flow, and working-capital requirements.
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6. LICENSING & PERMITS
Understand the licenses, permits, certifications, and regulatory agencies you may need to work with.
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7. BUILD-OUT & EQUIPMENT
Identify the equipment and kitchen requirements that need to be considered before you finalize your space and budget.
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8. FUNDING
Build a realistic picture of what it may take to get from an empty space to an operating business.
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9. OPENING
Prepare the business and financial information you'll need when approaching lenders or other funding sources.
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10. GROWTH
Start up the foundation and establish all steps into one business plan.
Is Your Food Business Ready for a Physical Location?
We work with entrepreneurs pursuing a variety of brick-and-mortar concepts:
Restaurants
Full-service, limited-service, fast casual, and specialty concepts.
Cafés & Coffee Shops
Coffee, beverages, pastries, breakfast and specialty concepts.
Bakeries & Dessert Businesses
Businesses moving from home-based or commercial-kitchen operations into a physical location.
Specialty Food Businesses
Entrepreneurs expanding an existing food product or concept into a retail location.
Food Markets & Specialty Retail
Businesses combining food sales, prepared foods, retail products, or specialty offerings.