| Forward |
vii |
| Preface |
xi |
| Acknowledgments |
xiii |
| Start
Up |
1 |
| Business
Planning |
3 |
| Strategic
Planning |
9 |
| Due
Diligence - Why Spend the Time? |
16 |
| Pricing
It Right |
23 |
| Failure
of American Restaurant Chains in Canada |
28 |
| Canadian
Restaurant Accounting |
32 |
| Uniform
System of Accounts for Restaurants |
42 |
| Restaurant
Valuation |
51 |
| Managing
|
61 |
| Bar
Scams - You Snooze, You Lose |
63 |
| Service
Timetable |
76 |
| Performance
Assurance Rating |
82 |
| Are
We Blind to the Needs of the Visually Impaired?
|
94 |
| Stayin'
Alive |
102 |
| Your
Menu - The Ultimate Sales Tool |
112 |
| Increase
Your Profits! |
116 |
| To
Coupon or Not to Coupon? |
121 |
| Franchising
|
125 |
| Thinking
of Franchising? |
127 |
| To
Franchise or Not to Franchise? |
132 |
| Ready,
Set, Franchise |
138 |
| Franchising:
The Independent Grows |
146 |
| To
Be or Not to Be? |
153 |
| So
You Want to Buy a Franchise? |
160 |
| Creating
Organizational Structure for Growth |
167 |
| Multi-Unit
Operators Witness a Growth Spurt in Spawning a New
Business |
172 |
| Location,
Location, Location |
178 |
| A
Consultant's View on Litigation Support |
191 |
| Mediate,
Arbitrate or Litigate |
195 |
| Seek
Help of An Expert to Help Resolve Franchise Disputes
|
199 |
| About
the Author |
207 |
