Starting a Restaurant or Bar: Knowledge & Experience at Work

Contact Neufeld Legal PC for restaurant/bar legal matters at 403-400-4092 / 905-616-8864 or Chris@NeufeldLegal.com

Although the restaurant business can be a very gratifying enterprises, achieving financial success in the restaurant industry can be a very challenging endeavour. As such, it is extremely important that you have a solid business plan in place to make your new restaurant a success and a key component of that business plan should be the retention of knowledgeable, experienced legal counsel who is capable of providing you with important legal and practical insights into launching your restaurant, bar, pub, lounge or night club.

Key aspects that need to be addressed in launching your restaurant business include:

  • concept: new original concept, pre-existing restaurant, franchise chain

  • business plan and due diligence: objectives, menu and menu pricing, target market analysis, projected financing and staffing needs, sales and profit analysis

  • business formation: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation

  • financing: personal, family and friends, investors, bank loans, franchisor

  • location, location, location (absolutely critical)

  • equipment and supplies

  • permits, licenses, insurance and other legal requirements

  • employees and independent contractors

  • marketing and advertising

As a business lawyer experienced in the operational side of the restaurant business, we have the ability to integrate invaluable practical experience and knowledge when advising restaurant clients, both franchised and independently owned. There is simply nothing better than first-hand experience when providing restaurant and bar clients with professional business and legal advice.

For knowledgeable and experienced legal representation in starting, operating and managing a restaurant or bar, together with a raft of legal intricacies and dilemmas that may arise, contact restaurant lawyer Christopher Neufeld at strong>403-400-4092 [Alberta], 905-616-8864 [Ontario] or Chris@NeufeldLegal.com.

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Contact us via email at chris@neufeldlegal.com or call 403-400-4092 / 905-616-8864.