Get the restaurant business plan template (and budget templates) that I've used to raise millions of dollars from flesh-and-blood investors--for four restaurants that are open and thriving.
You've worked in restaurants for years.
You're a proven operator who has motivated and managed effective, productive teams. You've won awards and received stellar reviews.
BUT: what no one has told you is that success in the restaurant business is as much about the business as it is the restaurant. And your biggest risk is that you don't know what you don't know about budgets and business plans.
That's why I created The Restaurant Launchpad. It's your one-stop-shop for the business tools to plan and budget your project effectively--and to convince investors, lenders, and landlords that you deserve to be taken seriously.
You have a vision. You've written the menu, you have key personnel in mind, you've even got the perfect location picked out.
But ... what now?
Now you're ready to build your Business Plan, Operating Budget, and Five-Year Pro Forma--and you'll need a Pre-Opening budget to prevent cost overruns, and a Critical path to Opening Day to keep your project on schedule.
With these tools in hand, you'll be ahead of 95% of new restaurants--many of which run out of money long before opening day.
The restaurant business doesn't reward passion. It rewards consistency, planning, and strategy.
Many operators fly by the seat of their pants. And guess what? They crash and burn.
I want your journey into entrepreneurship to be different. And that's why I created a different set of products, ones that I have refined over time and used successfully for over a dozen projects.
The BackstoryAs an Executive Chef, I earned seven consecutive Michelin stars at Solbar in Napa Valley, CA. Before that, I paid my dues at The French Laundry (NAPA), Gary Danko (SF), Restaurant August (NOLA), and Ristorante Arzak (SPAIN) (and dozens of other spots you haven't heard of.)
I'm now the Chef Proprietor of Hawthorne & Wood, Bluebird, and Proximo, all in Chapel Hill, NC. Every restaurant I have opened as a partner--beginning in 2015--is still open to this day.
I want you to stand on my shoulders, just as I stand on those of my mentors and teachers.
You'll find extensive support and information in the form of podcasts, articles, demos, and much much more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all of the social networks.
The Business Plan — A template, with real-world examples, of the Executive Summary you'll need to present your project to lenders and investors--and to help you understand you market niche and opportunity more clearly. ($200 value)
The Critical Path Countdown to Opening Day — This countdown-style task list lets you set your target opening date and view the preceding 365 days' worth of tasks that will help you schedule everything that needs to be done to get you ready for your Grand Opening. ($80 value)
Pre-Opening Budget — This comprehensive program will help you account for every dollar you need to spend to get your project off the ground. Use this, and you'll know exactly how much you should raise, how much you can spend, and avoid any nasty financial shocks ($75 Value)
Five-Year Pro Forma — You'll learn which numbers to plug in to build your Pro Forma--you investors will want to see one that you can stand behind, because it will predict their Return on Investment (ROI) timeline. ($40 Value)
Year One Operating Budget — The most important part of your transition from Planning to Operations, this powerful budget-builder shows you how to begin from a zero base and build out an accurate budget by using your menu, square footage, and number of seats. ($150 Value)
Finished Versions of Each Template -- As a bonus, I'll include finished versions of each document that we used to raise money for a new restaurant concept in 2024. ($250 Value)
Total Value: $795
Your Price Today: Only $48
You're standing in the kitchen of your own restaurant. It's Saturday night, the dining room is packed, the bar is standing-room-only, and the kitchen is cranking at full-tilt boogie.
The phone won't stop ringing, and the reservation books are full for the next three weeks. Guests are already asking you when you'll open a second location.
And you'll know that you are doing more than making you're guests happy and providing livelihoods for your crew, because you've planned well enough to know that you're making money and your restaurant won't be just another grim statistic.
No smoke, no mirrors, no C.O.D. terms from vendors, no wondering if paychecks will bounce.
Just battle-tested tools for proven business success.
Here’s why The Restaurant Launchpad works:
It was built by a small business owner for small business owners. These tools scale down to food trucks (or frozen banana stands), and up to hotels with multiple F&B outlets.
The tools are dynamic, and you can tinker with them as often as you like. And you'll download them--they're yours for life--so you can not only break them and go back to the original, you can use them over and over (like I have) for future projects.
This is the only suite of digital tools engineered specifically for independent restaurant use. You won't find this combination or level of detail anywhere else.
