AMORE

Shelby Hennager
Roland-Story
Roland-Story High School
Story City, Iowa
Midwest Region
CAREER INVESTIGATION
Owning/Running a Restaurant

TABLE OF CONTENTS
*Why am I doing a STAR event? (White, s. 4-5)
*Statistics (s. 6)
*Why do people want to own a restaurant?
(Brown, s. 7-8)
*Why do some people NOT want to?
(Dark blue, s. 9-10)
*Problems in the business (Orange/pictures, s. 11-18)
*Benefits of the business (Light blue/pictures, s. 19-24)
*Planning process (Green, s. 25-31)
*Summary (Navy blue, s. 32)
*Interview with Ty Stewart (Grey, s. 33-34)
*Bibliography (Yellow, 35)

WHY DO I WANT TO DO THIS?

• School projects
• Teacher influence
• Interest
• Jobs
• Enjoyment

THE HENNAGER HOUSE

JOBS HELD BY AMERICANS

WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO OWN A RESTAURANT?

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• Business
• Money
• Flexibility
• Boss

WHY SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO.

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• Budgeting
• Knowledge
• Employees
• Loans
• Money

PROBLEMS IN THE BUSINESS

"STARTING A RESTAURANT WAS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE. PERIOD."
-Tony Maws

9 out of 10
restaurants FAIL
in their first year.

KNOWLEDGE

• Deadlines
• Curveballs
• Staffing
• Time
• Stocked up

MONEY

STAFFING

INVENTORY

• Is all my produce fresh?
• Do I have enough to meet demand?
• Do I have too much?
• Quality
• Price

ALSO...

• Location
• Menu
• Advertising
• Customer service
• Training

BENEFITS OF THE BUSINESS

YOU'RE THE BOSS

• Can't be fired
• In charge
• Decision making
• It's your dream

MULTI-TASKER HEAVEN

RESPECT

EARNING POTENTIAL

• Money
• Business
• Franchises
• Success

MONEY

PLANNING PROCCESS

IDENTIFY CONCERNS

• Money
• Business
• Schooling

SET A GOAL

Create a family environment for people to relax and enjoy food. To have a fun, memorable meal, and a place that they will want to come back to.

FORM PLAN

• Western edge of Story City (Find location)
• AMORE (name) ~Italian-American comfort food~
• Run by the Hennager family (who)
• A place for families to come again and again (why)
• Take all classes available for business, culinary, and hospitality skills

ACT

• Designed building
• Seats minimum of 32 (indoors)
• Seats minimum of 12 (outdoors)
• Bakery/ full running kitchen
• Seating counter

AMORE

FOLLOW UP

• 2036.9 (square)ft.
• $300,000-$400,000 (downstairs)
• 12 tables
• Counter

IN SUMMARY...

I created a restaurant that would welcome everyone of all ages
that they would want to come back to. I researched the upsides and downsides
of owning and running my own restaurant. I then designed a model that
would fit around 50 guests at one time. I came up with a few menu items that would be seen on our menu and found out what it would be like to budget. I was able to see that this is a job that I would thoroughly enjoy, every day. I also interviewed the owner of Valentino's, in Ames, Iowa. He taught me things that the internet couldn't. Looking back, I am proud of what I accomplished.

INTERVIEW WITH TY STEWART

• Classes: hotel/restaurant, food service, nutrition, business management
• Personal upsides: working hard for self, in charge, money, freedom.
• Personal downsides: (same as above) work hard/little, responsibility
• Steps he took: family background, service oriented

INTERVIEW (CONTINUED)

• Owns one restaurant, Valentino's, looking at others
• He controls his hours.
• He controls: managers, business, payroll, accounting, etc.
• Used to own McDonalds in Story City

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Maws, Tony. "5 Tips to Opening a Restaurant, as in Not Opening One." Food Republic. N.p., 4 Nov. 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.
• Herrfeldt, Bill. "The Advantages of Opening a Restaurant." EHow. Demand Media, 13 Nov. 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.
• Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject." Bureau of Labor Statistics Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.
• Sydney, G. "Restaurant Failures." Http://www.restaurantowner.com/public/302.cfm. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.