60% of restaurants fail during their first year. Don’t be one of them! Being the owner\manager of a small restaurant business can be a fun and rewarding experience – OR it can be a difficult and demanding job! And, the current economic environment makes everything more challenging. Find out how to set the stage to make your business an exciting one – for you and your customers. This FREE workshop will expose you to the steps to launching and managing a successful restaurant business. Workshop Topics will include: Welcome & Overview of Workshop Successes and Failures of a Restaurant Business Steps and Resources to Launching a Successful Restaurant in Virginia Is There a Need for your Restaurant—Finance Preparation/Sustaining a Restaurant Business Owner Testimonials/Panel Discussions Marketing, Promotion, and Customer Service of a Successful Restaurant Questions and Answers Contact: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce at 540-552-2636 or Virginia Department of Business Assistance 276-676-3768 Register online at www.vastartup.org Cost: FREE

1. Entrepreneur Express:
The Business of Restaurants
A Workshop on Starting and Managing a Successful Restaurant
November 21, 2011 8:00 am- 12:00 pm
Holiday Inn Christiansburg– NRV Mall
99 Bradley Dr. Christiansburg, VA 24073
Why you should attend
Being the owner/manager of a small
restaurant business can be a fun and
rewarding experience– OR it can be a
difficult and demanding job! And, the
current economic environment makes
everything more challenging. Find out how
to set the stage to make your business an
exciting one– for you and your customers.
This FREE workshop will expose you to the
steps to launching and managing a
successful restaurant business.
Workshop Agenda
Registration begins at 8:00 am. Seminar begins at 8:30 am. Refreshments will be provided.
Why Restaurants Fail │ Steps and Resources for Starting/Operating a Successful Restaurant
Business Plans │ Financially Sustaining a Restaurant │ Tax Requirements │ Liability Insurance
Marketing, Promotion, and Customer Service │ Testimonials from Successful Restaurateurs
Building Codes │ Health Department Guidelines
Register for FREE at www.vastartup.org
Advanced Registration Required
Questions? Contact:
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce: 540-552-2636
Virginia Department of Business Assistance: 276-676-3768