How do you define your investment in your food service business?
How much do you want to protect it? What will you do to protect it?

They’re such easy questions to answer, right? Yet, how many restaurants, cafes, or coffee houses appear to be busy and successful and then suddenly closed? How many times have you heard, “90% of all restaurants fail in the first year” or some variation of that theme? A lot.

Money is gambled from savings accounts, home equity, or college funds; and personal time is spent away from family and friends, and vacations and weekends are routinely sacrificed. These are the precious investments people use to build their business. Nobody ever plans to close his or her business within a year, or two years, or five years, but more often than not, that’s exactly what happens. And just as often, the owner doesn’t even know he/she is in trouble until the damage is done.

It’s a given – owning and operating a small business is tough. But being a small business owner doesn’t mean you can’t have access to the same kind of thoughtful, strategic, experienced support that the “big guys” have – and you can get it without paying budget busting consulting fees.

If you’re thinking about opening your first place and need assistance in navigating the process; or you’re already established and need to refresh your marketing strategy – or perhaps, you just need an objective sounding board, Concordia Consulting was founded on the conviction that everyone needs someone in their corner from time to time.