My mom is the owner and only cook for her restaurant. The restaurant is getting busier and busier as time goes on and I think shes getting overwhelmed. The orders just pour in and she works as fast and hard as she can, but sometimes the wait for the food is pretty long.Do you have any advice on what to do? Is it okay for the customers to just wait? Very rarely do they complain. Her sister is going to be coming to the US to help cook, but theres only one stove in the kitchen, so I dont know how much its going to really help. If anything, itll allow my mom to go home.Thanks for the advice, Im worried about my mom and her business.
      Answer1:She could hire someone to help her out. Obviously the food is GREAT otherwise you probably wouldnt see the business doing so well. and if it is that good then people maybe willing to wait the 45 etc minutes!! Keep up the good work!

A friend and I are planning to open a hookah lounge. What should we start researching? What would a realistic estimate of the starting cost be? We would like to have a beer and wine license, any tips about that?
      Answer1:Hey There,Thats really good that you and your friend decided to open your own business. WHen Opening a Business there is a lot of work to be done. I dont know everything but i can telll you a few things. First of all before you really do anything you should write a business plan, If you dont know how to write a Business Plan There is a lot of help how to on the Internet. When You have some free time I would look around the Internet and see if you can find some great business premisess that you could lease in your area.
      Answer2:Find a good location and a reliable supplier.
      Answer3:Well the first question that comes to my mind is what are you burning in the hookah? Hmm? And if the answer is correct, where are you locating this place?? :))Anyway, Ill make one good suggestion for you. Check with SCORE; The Service Corps of Retired Executives. You can find them here:http://www.score.org/index.htmlIts a wonderful organization that can provide you with all sorts of help, gratis. Yep, the Price Is definitely Right. If youre in a major city, you can go meet with a volunteer. If not, they can help you on-line. Go thru the site I just showed you. Its loaded with great info and resources. And to reiterate: There is no charge for the services.Good luck.
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I am trying to start a new business, and i am pretty much clueless. I am planning on a gov. grant, and paying that off little by little, but i need some starting advice, and any good sites, or any kind of things i could do to get help on it.
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Not really going into specifics, just for curiositys sake. But what kinds of things should I look into before starting any kind of business? Answer1:a decent suppliergood locationhow is the competitionhow is the demand Answer2:you need to look for consumer report will they buy it?? how much they are willing to spend ?? how much employee you will need?? and how much to charge them per hour?? etc stuff like that Answer3:first of all, you should research first. It doesnt have to be online.you can go outside and visit cafes or restaurants and see how they manage to run their business. Talk to the owner. Dont worry this isnt copying or stealing ideas. This is helping you to develop something new.Hope it helps! Answer4:Try these:http://www.freebilicious.blogspot.com/