Forming Your Restaurant
Phase 1: Form Your Business
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Set up your business the right way. Build a solid foundation to conduct business legally. Know what you need to do and when for your chosen entity type.
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Conduct research and due diligence before committing to a space.
Phase 3: Before Renovations
Phase 2: Before Signing Lease
Phase 3: Before Renovations
Sign lease, submit a Food Facility Plan and secure required permits before modifying structure, equipment, menu or ownership.
Phase 4: During Renovations
Phase 4: During Renovations
Phase 3: Before Renovations
Meet inspection requirements and follow restrictions on equipment and supply purchases.
Phase 5: Before Opening
Phase 4: During Renovations
Phase 5: Before Opening
Obtain licenses, register equipment, set procedures and display required posters. Understand and follow restaurant industry laws.
Phase 6: After Opening
Phase 4: During Renovations
Phase 5: Before Opening
Stay current with routine procedures, taxes, changing regulations and laws to treat all customers fairly.
Hiring for Your Restaurant
Phase 1: First Steps
Phase 3: 1st Day of Work
Phase 2: Before Hiring
Understand which labor laws apply to your restaurant and employees by answering some preliminary questions.
Phase 2: Before Hiring
Phase 3: 1st Day of Work
Phase 2: Before Hiring
Set-up the required foundation in each of the 8 areas of labor laws: payroll, workers' compensation, wage and hours, workplace safety, civil rights, personal leave of absences, benefits and other.
Phase 3: 1st Day of Work
Phase 3: 1st Day of Work
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Provide required paperwork, orientation and training to each new hire.
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Report and submit payroll. Stay current with local, state and federal regulations.
Phase 5: If Fired or Quits
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Phase 5: If Fired or Quits
Part ways the correct way to avoid steep penalties.
Phase 6: Recordkeeping
Phase 4: After Their 1st Day
Phase 5: If Fired or Quits
Know which records you need to keep and for how long. Failure to have required records is a common violation.