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I was on the train journey recently and I was chatting to a great woman who was managing the staff and overseeing they proved helpful while using customers.  After a lengthy conversation about where she could visit in Europe and the UK, we asked her about LA and the west coast from the U.S.  She was saying about how exactly it is harder to travel to Europe now because of rising costs and the fact that the economy is struggling.  Then she said I have discovered that the points I thought I needed were just things I wanted.  She continued to convey that ‘I spent a lot of money the majority of my wages once I earned them now I am cautious about everything I buy’!  I thought huh that’s pretty smart because sometimes when in a downturn in the economy we have been forced to analyze our situations to make changes.

That might be a really good thing because it is when we realize what we waste money on.  Not to mention that when you start to lessen you can notice that you’re still OK and that should you have had saved some of those funds through the years you could have $30k in saving’s right!:)  I realize that many people are forced into being more mindful of what we are doing to the point where individuals are growing their particular vegetables and using their mind’s to believe outside the box a tad bit more.  We also have to accomplish this for Millennia really so it is the same now.  See what I mean there?  You notice that a perceived negative situation can bring about forced change that starts us thinking much more about being industrious rather than just living or existing each day like a cycle of negative …

Starting and growing a restaurant can be a money intensive proposition. Buying or renting space, kitchen equipment, and furniture is only the beginning. Add to this the utility, salary and inventory, and it’s no surprise that so many restaurant owners struggle to make ends meet.

However, there are many sources of capital available to business owners who understand, and perhaps nothing is so important to the health of a restaurant that grows rather than debt. Loans, rent, credit cards, mortgages, and personal records of all kinds can make a new restaurant take off, or help a thriving restaurant grow.

No Money Down

Jimmy Kavopovis, 42, is the proud owner of Steele Creek Caf ?, a fast food-friendly place in an office park environment. This is the third restaurant business. The restaurant industry is currently very challenging, Kavopovis said, and finding loans for growth is part of the challenge. “In the past you could place equipment for collateral, but times have changed,” he complained. “Banks don’t lend money to restaurants that often.”

Nevertheless, Kavopovis has succeeded in developing a thriving business through the use of creative credit – both traditional and other. He built and owns the building where Steele Creek Caf is? operates, and owns another building – formerly the home of his first pizza restaurant.

Balancing effort

“Restaurants are very capital intensive,” said Lesley Kohn, principal at Nextaurant, Inc. San Francisco. “So there are some extraordinary ways to increase debt.” Nextaurant works with chefs and owner-operators on budgeting, fundraising, and operations.  She has no lack of ideas and advice about using loans.

“Look at it holistically; too many companies are underleveraged,” Kohn says, referring to debt’s ability to multiply an owner’s profits without additional out-of-pocket cash. A holistic view of the business includes forecasting the budget for three to …