How to open a McDonald restaurant?
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McDonalds is not affordable for the average person.  You are looking at in excess of $1,000,000 (million) just to get in the door.  The reason they are able to charge so much for the franchise fee is that they are successful.\n\nBut they are not affordable for the average person.  Subway and Blimpie are for affordable.  They range from the $50,000 to $100,000.  Most of these will generate less money than a McDonalds.
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Quite_curious is quite wrong.\n\nAny place is a good place to work, if you are willing to work hard. McDonald's can teach a kid about responsibility, and even about how franchises work (he will get familiar with their procedures and training methods).
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OK, do you really want to nock your brothers socks off?\n\nTry following some or all of this:\n\nAnytime you want to start any kind of business, there are several basics that you will need:\n\n* You should first sit down and think about what it is you want to do and then write out the scenario in detail!  This may sound tedious, but it will help you clarify what it is you are thinking about.  Also, when you talk to anyone about the business (mentor, bank, clients, prospective investor), you will have a clear vision to share with him or her.  You can check any number of books at your local library or the Internet for ideas on creating a business plan or goals list.\n\n* Is there anyone out there doing something like what you want to do already?  Can you research what it is that they do and maybe even talk with them about what they do?\n\n* Are there businesses out there that are doing some aspect that you want to do?  In this case, you want to create an online drop shipment business.  What websites have you seen that you like (can you talk with them)?  How does the local McDonalds or other retail outlet do business that might help you in yours (i.e. how is McDonalds able to provide a product to a customer on demand at almost anytime of day – and do it with a much of high school kids)?\n\n* Never listen to anyone who says that you CANNOT do something UNLESS they have been there and tried that!!!!!  Anyone can tell you the good things that you can try or do, however, only someone who has actually tried the specific thing your are thinking can truly give you advise on the pitfalls that could await the unsuspecting.\n\n* If you want to look for a mentor (free or paid – although mentors usually offer their time at no cost), the question that you should be ready to address is WIIFM (What In It For Me {the mentor})!  What are you willing to do for your mentor to help them with something that they may need (for me it’s simple – I am looking for 10 points :-)\n\n\nContacts:\n\n* Contact your local Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce – they have business people who will help start up operations.\n\n* Contact your local high school, community college or university and find out whom the teachers are for courses related to your business (like business or computer/internet classes).  Contact these teachers to get some ideas or even to see if they will take you company startup on as a class project or special project for some of the student to work on (might give the students extra credit and you a free startup).  In the worst case, you might get the names of some good students whom you might hire to do certain aspects of what you need at a very low cost.\n\n* Contact you local, county or state governments (check their websites) – many areas have small business administrations (or some other agency that can help with various things) that have any number of references and resources available at little or no cost.\n\n* Go to your local library in the Reference Section and find the Encyclopedia of Associations.  It is a three-book set published by Gale Research.  The first book lists thousands of tiles of professional organizations and groups.  It will give a code number to use in the other two books to find out more about that organization.  Contact the organizations who have something to do with your idea and find out if they have a services to give you advise or local groups that you can network with.  In many cases, just asking for membership and publications information may give you a lot of useful stuff.\n\n\nOther outstanding sources that I have used in running my four businesses:\n\n* Nightingale-Conant – the largest producer of audio/video training programs in the world.  Many of their programs can be borrowed for free from local libraries.  http://www.nightingale.com\n\n* Entrepreneur Magazine (http://www.entrepreneurmag.com) – many great tips and ideas about running a company.\n\n* Rich Dad Poor Dad - http://
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You'll need a local vending license, a truck, a supplier of produce, and then a lot of let work to find clients. Try the smaller restaurants to start with.
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http://www.bodellconsulting.com/restaurantplans.htm\n\nHere's a whole new structure that seems to be gaining in popularity that is an option to franchising. It's called licensing. I'm utilizing this structure to offer several Turn-Key Restaurant Plans I now have available.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants/Retail/Bars\nbodell1@cox.net\n(316) 390-6598\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com\n\nFree initial consultations
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I think most retail and fast food places, you have to be 16 or 18. You could try a paper route if you like to get up early and if your neighborhood is safe. You may also try to start your own business such as walking dogs, babysitting, or making some sort of craft. Use your personal computer to make flyers to advertise your business.
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when they suggest going Mcdonald's
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I would start by doing lots of research on opening a business and jotting down just off the top of your head what you'll need to get started before you even try to figure out costs - listing everything will give you a place to start.  Here are some things I would think about:\n\n1) where and how big do you want this shop to be?\n2) what space is available in the area where you want the location\n3) will you need to do your own renovating/remodeling to the space\n4) do you plan to buy or rent the space?\n5) location is really, really important; are there other businesses in the area that draw people and might promote walk-in business for your shop?\n6) how close is your nearest competition? don't even try to compete with starbucks if they're anywhere near unless there's something so unique about your shop that you'll have your own niche following\n7) how will you advertise?\n8) will you need to hire employees\n9) who will handle the legal work? the accounting? \n10) how much insurance will you need - property insurance, insurance against loss of inventory, liability insurance in case a customer or an employee gets hurt in the store\n11)how much inventory do you need to get started?\n12) how much money do you need not just for upfront costs but to keep the shop going in the beginning before the business takes off\n13) have either of you worked at the kind of coffee/tea shop you'd like to own - are you willing to do that for awhile to really learn the ins and outs of the business?
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You have to get people interested in your business. Preferrably inmvestors, entreprenuers or people with alot of money! If your business is popular they will ask if they can buy a licence to operate a restaurant with your businesses name and methods (i.e a franchise). The business will grow in popularity, and so will the number of restaurants!\nGood luck with franchising!
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Depends what you're selling in your store really.\n\nSo your previous answerer was absolutely right really.\n\nYou need to check the demographic of the population, what competition you have in the area, etc.\n\nFor instance.............if the average age of the population is 50+ there would be no point opening a baby shop................or no point opening a burger bar if there is a McDonalds on one corner of your block and a Burger King on the other !\n\nIn very simple terms, most very basic business estimates use the Pareto Principle (otherwise known as the 80/20 rule). This basically says that in a business 80% of the sales comes from 20% of the customer base. \n\nThis can be applied to many other statistics, so in your case, 13791 people are your target market. How you get them through the door is down to you, your product, your pricing, and your marketing.\n\nGood luck.
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Everything depends on LOCATION, CUSTOMERS, ADVERTISING.\n\nIt all costs money.  Franchises fees are not cheap either.  You may have to purchase all the supplies from the company.\n\nI have a friend that owns several McDonald's.  His sales fluctuate with the weather, news reports on healthy food, whether or not the local team won, what toys are in the Happy Meals.  He is not rich, by any means.  He is ALWAYS at work, dealing with situations that arise.
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* Why do you want the job? \n I am just starting out in the work force, and trying to earn my way through college\n* What do you know about McDonald's and why do you want to work for us?\nI know McDonald's servers hamburgers, and I feel I am good at customer service, and would be an asset to the team.\n* What are your strengths and weaknesses?\nGreat customer service.  No weaknesses.\n* What are your career ambitions?\nHopefully run and own my own McDonald's franchise.\n* What achievements and skills do you think will be useful in this job?\nMy knowledge of the Value menu is spectacular, and I can suggest to the customer what is best to get.\n* What kind of things do you enjoy doing outside school/work?\nEating McDonald's and browsing the web.\n\n\nThank you for the two points.
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Be prepared for the risk. About 90% fail within 2 years.\nIf you REALLY want to do it, and can afford to lose your money, here's my advice.\n\n1. Choose a city that doesn't have a lot of chain restaurants - they will eat up your business.\n\n2. Choose a location that doesn't have a lot of similar competition.\n\n3. Choose a high traffic location.\n\n4. Choose a location where people have $$$$ !\n\n5. Choose a location where people understand the culture of your food.  (Will exotic sushi work in the Ozarks?)\n\n6. Before you rent or buy a space. Talk to your neighbors aobut how other businesses have fared in that space.\n\n7.  Make sure there is parking!\n\nNotice EVERYTHING IS BASED ON LOCATION AND COMPETITION.\nAlmost nothing else matters.  Have you ever been to a restaurant that stinks but does great business?
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First and foremost, choose one that specializes in the restaurant industry. While there are many marketing "rules" that apply to any business, restaurants are the single most complicated business structure out there, and the average marketing company has no idea what types of marketing are most effective for restaurants. They concentrate mostly on major media advertising. They are great at buying advertising at discounted rates, but on a whole you'll find their marketing programs expensive and marginally effective.\n\nYou may be better off hiring a restaurant consultant to help you build a marketing program you can maintain yourself. The cost up front will likely be higher, but after a month or two, you'll start to see major savings over using a marketing company. You'll also find that the marketing methods have been tested in other restaurants and proven to be effective. A consultant will also make better associations between your business and your marketing, as the consultant understands restaurants on a completely different level than a marketing company.\n\nSteps in developing a restaurant marketing program include:\n- choosing a USP (Unique Selling Point)\n- branding, interior design and logo design to match USP\n- gathering existing customer data\n- developing a customer rewards program\n- four walls marketing\n- community involvement\n- finding additional revenue streams\n- strategic pricing for increased gross profits\n- understanding and implementing effective menu design\n- understanding and implementing effective ad design\n- email marketing\n- direct mail marketing\n- radio\n- television\n- website\n\nFor the most part, these steps are a pretty good indicator of where to put your efforts first. I'm sure there are some things I left out, but for the most part, the most important and most effective marketing ploys cost the least. A marketing company will concentrate primarily on radio, television and direct mail. They will also likely put you with a rookie employee straight out of marketing school or new to the company, who has no clue what it takes to get people in the door of a business.\n\nIf you'd like more help, feel free to contact me at bodell1@cox.net. Most of what I do can be done via the web, save you a boat load of money in the long run, and will be much more effective that any help you'll get from a marketing company. If you don't use me, find another restaurant consultant who specializes in marketing.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants / Retail / Bars\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com
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Apply at Mc Donalds where you will have success fliping burgers and have at least one meal free a day  !\n\nWhat could be more succesful than that ?
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take her to McDonalds
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Where are you going to open this business?\nYour location is extremly important.\nTake a close look at Franchising fees.  Compare these fees\nto others like Cold Stone Creamery, and Maggie Moos.\nDo you need the franchise?  What kind of training do they provide?\n\nThe number one rated franchise for years is Subway.  \nMaybe you would rather serve ice cream than eat fresh but look at all of your options.\n\nI find that dessert franchises tend to only last around 3-5 years before the next dessert trend comes along.  Frozen yogurt is on its way out. (My Opinion)