For your first restaurant
Open your first restaurant without guessing what comes next.
Ryan Speier has opened nine restaurants with no outside investors. His Starter Bundle is three courses and 67 lessons, from forming the LLC to signing the lease to running the place day to day.
Not ready to buy? The calculators, the guided opening plan, the math lessons and the templates are free and need no account. Start with the free tools.
- 9 restaurants opened
- 0 outside investors
- 67 lessons in 3 courses
Do the math before you spend anything.
Twelve calculators, a guided opening plan, restaurant math lessons in English and Spanish, 29 working templates and the guides. Free whether or not you buy the course.
Free calculators
Break-even, recipe food cost, rent and occupancy, hourly pay, shift overtime, loan schedule, order quantity, two locations, POS offers, delivery contribution, a projected P&L and a first-month scorecard.
Guided opening plan
What to do next, in order, from testing the idea to the first month, with the output each task should produce. Save it to your device and reopen it.
Restaurant math from zero
Percentages, labor cost, weekly overtime, employer costs, food cost from inventory, the 10% rent test, margin and break-even, with checked practice.
Templates and guides
CSV templates with filled examples for hiring, purchasing, lease review, construction, insurance, food-safety planning, launch and the first month, plus the written guides.
The Starter Bundle course
One payment. Lifetime access. 30 day money back. $29.95.
- Get Ready to Launch (26 lessons): LLC, location, lease negotiation, key money, startup money, floor plan, concept, menu design.
- Pre-Opening (23 lessons): Construction, health inspection, food safety, budget, equipment, inventory, point of sale.
- Restaurant Operations (18 lessons): Opening week, accounting, payroll, hiring, training, growing sales, feedback, financials.
Any format, cafe to fine dining. Not covered: liquor licenses or liquor-based businesses.
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Questions about the course
What if the course is not worth it to me?
Ask within 30 days and we will issue a full refund of the course price. That guarantee covers the purchase, not the restaurant: the free calculators, plan and guides are here to help you judge the business risks themselves.
Is this course beginner friendly?
Yes. Ryan built it for people opening their first restaurant, whatever stage they are at, from the first idea to a signed lease.
Am I purchasing a membership?
No. It is a one-time payment for three courses bundled into one, with lifetime access and no recurring fees.
Do I need the course to use the calculators, plan, lessons and templates?
No. Everything under Free tools, Opening plan, Learn, Templates and Blog is free, needs no account and works whether or not you enroll.
Can I learn anything from this course if I already own a restaurant?
The course teaches how to open a restaurant from start to finish. Current owners can still use the operations course on accounting, payroll, hiring, training and growing sales, and the free tools apply to a restaurant that is already open.
Can this course teach me how to open a restaurant on a tight budget?
Yes. Three lessons cover starting with no money, with less than $100,000 and with $250,000 or more, and the free opening planner shows what each opening payment does to your cash.
What type of restaurants can this course help me open?
Any format from a cafe to fast food, fast casual or fine dining. It does not cover liquor licenses or liquor-based businesses.