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Some New Thoughts on Labor Costs

I’ve been reading everything I can to come to my own conclusions about proper approaches regarding impending increased labor costs for the restaurant industry. I also talk daily with multi-unit operators to get their…

Investing in Early Stage Restaurant Companies

I have seen everything from a salsa and chip kiosk in Iowa to a 20,000-square-foot casual dining jungle. Yet the appetite for new, potentially lucrative restaurant concepts seems inexhaustible. In today’s market, with all…

What We Learned From 2013 Deals: Proceeds Are Still King

The year 2013 was a busy year for restaurant deals that ended with a flurry of transactions in the public and private markets and the entire franchise industry. The year also included a significant…

The Booming Market for Public Funding

The public finance markets are again open to emerging restaurant concepts. This is due to the supply of capital, the desire of investors to invest in high growth and the liberalization of securities. The…

Effective Use of Private Placements for Emerging Restaurant Concepts

The one consistent issue in the restaurant industry is the inability of small, start-up or emerging restaurant companies to find a source of early-stage financing, particularly equity capital. Further, it is rare for an…

EB-5 Program Opens a New Finance Avenue for Restaurants

The restaurant community has recently embraced a unique tool to secure additional capital for restaurant development. Restaurant owners who have proven concepts and need to develop are taking advantage of the EB-5 Program, also…

Dealing With Negative Net Worth

by Dennis Monroe from Restaurant Finance Monitor, August 16, 2013 Download article One of the big issues for restaurants trying to secure financing is the problem of having negative equity on the balance sheet….

“Things to Remember, From Our Long-Time Finance Columnist”

After 14 years of writing this column for Franchise Times, I am going to take a break from the publication’s monthly deadlines. But first I want to reflect one last time on some of…

Working Out: How to Prevent or Work Through Financially Troubled Franchisees

A franchise system is defined by the strength of its franchisees. But franchisees within a system are seldom uniformly strong, because they vary in their operational, developmental and financial capabilities. In light of this…

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