| If you are thinking of starting a small restaurant, you | | | | ways to give perks to your employees too. Small |
| may want to look into a coffee shop franchise. A | | | | restaurants can offer a server the chance to move |
| Starbucks franchise may be just what you have been | | | | up to a management position, when one becomes |
| looking for. The over 600,000 independent restaurants | | | | available. Some smaller restaurants may even offer |
| in the United States with their personalized menu, | | | | small profit sharing opportunities to their best |
| advertising strategies, and special clientele, could learn | | | | employees. |
| something from Starbucks. | | | | If employees are not happy with working conditions |
| Starbucks began as a small coffee shop in Seattle, | | | | and pay, they will find a better job. When you want to |
| and has grown into an international phenomenon. They | | | | keep those friendly, energetic, workers, you need to |
| boast nearly $8 billion in yearly sales, and have more | | | | make sure it is worth their while to stay. Your |
| than 12,000 worldwide retail outlets. They do not serve | | | | employees are a big part of your customer base. If a |
| flavored coffees or have other food service gimmicks. | | | | customer encounters an unfriendly and snippy server, |
| They simply serve coffee. This small restaurant keeps | | | | nine times out of ten they will not return to your |
| everything simple, the cups are even made of | | | | establishment. They will also tell others about the poor |
| recycled paper. | | | | service and unfriendly atmosphere. You surely can't |
| Starbucks works hard to convey a certain image. | | | | afford to have that happening on a regular basis. |
| They want people to realize that coffee isn't simply | | | | If you would rather not open a coffee shop, there are |
| something to wake them up, it can do a bit of good. | | | | plenty of other choices both in and out of a franchise |
| This small restaurant does it's part to help out in the | | | | situation. You may choose Taco Bell, Burger King, |
| community by volunteering their fare for local events. | | | | McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Arby's, or any of the franchise |
| The success of this small restaurant is also attributed | | | | opportunities that offer a smaller restaurant or fast |
| to the proper treatment of their employees. They | | | | food setting. You can also open your own diner, or |
| realize that friendly and people oriented servers are | | | | specialty food restaurant and keep it on a smaller level. |
| critical to the success of any business. You need to | | | | Let's face facts- everybody eats, and because they |
| think of your employees as an extended family. Health | | | | do, there will always be a market for even the |
| benefits are available to any Starbucks employee who | | | | smallest of restaurants, as long as the food is popular |
| works at least 20 hours a week and has been with | | | | to the region, and high quality. Offer incentives to your |
| the company for more than the 90 day trial period. | | | | valued customers and employees and serve up |
| It may not be easy to offer a health care plan, with the | | | | something delicious. You will see your satisfied |
| way health care cost keep rising. There are other | | | | customer's smiling faces, time and time again. |