Mario Villegas - Insufficient Capital : Account on your business plan for one year of rent and marketing. Many owners can greatly underestimate how much it costs to not just open a restaurant but to keep it running during the first few crucial months and years. Many restaurants scramble to find their ground in the first year while the owner makes necessary changes in the menu or staff and customers find out about the place. To minimize your risk, plan to have several months of funding to cover the costs of salaries, food and bills. It can take a while to simply break even with a new restaurant, much less make a profit.
