I have clients who wanted to open in 3-4 months, without previous foodservice experience, and we did it within about 3.5 months. Many other clients follow the more typical periods of from 4 to 12 months to fully develop and implement a concept. So it all depends.

One thing worthy of note is the client should be the person pushing for how fast or slow they want to open. Only they know what's best. From my perspective as a consultant, once you made a decision to open your new restaurant, the best approach is to aggressively get up to speed in all areas and prepare yourself for your new business, and go full speed doing it.

Let me know if you have further question.

Thanks for the question. First off I want to make it clear that my service is not for everyone. Different people have different needs and work differently, so it's best to have some discussion upfront to see if I can help and whether it's a good fit.

Following are the typical steps I work with prospective pho restaurant owners.

Step 1. Book a free 1/2 hour phone consultation. This allows us to explore what your requirements are, and whether I can help you. Ballpark fees can also be discussed once I have a good understanding of the scope of the project. During this session, you can and should ask a lot of questions about how you can take advantage of the experience, guidance and coaching I provide.

Step 2. Book a 5-hour paid phone consultation. This allows us to dig to a much deeper level of detail on how you can pull this venture off. We can brainstorm about what's good about the existing ideas and requirements, and what requirements may need to be improved or changed. Going through this exercise, you'll develop a much clearer vision and sense of what you may end up doing and how you'll do it, especially if this is your first time with opening and operating as pho restaurant. I'll be sharing with you in-depth knowledge about the business, lay out a plan of action to design the brand that works for you, and a scheduled path to build, train and operate for long-term success. Financial projections and other business KPIs (key performance indicators) will be included to help you focus your business for profitability.

Step 3. Beyond the 5-hour consulting, you can choose to continue with pay-as you-go hourly consultation, or request a fixed fee project proposal. You can decide to continue the consulting sessions in blocks of 5 hours, or I can work up a fixed fee proposal laying the groundwork for complete consultation for the duration of the project. The fixed fee arrangement is the best, cheapest and most efficient option as you'll receive unlimited consultation to get your new restaurant up and running.

Many people do not have urgent need to quickly acquire knowledge to get going with their plan, or they may prefer to go at their own speed. If this is the case, then a Premium membership in these forums can be a good option, as it allows you to ask as many questions as you need to learn about the business, but without a strict timeline to follow.

Hope this answers your question. Let me know if you have further inquiries.

Thanks.

Happy to assist if I can. I just sent you an email so please check. Thanks.

ok thanks. I talk to you tomorrow

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