>>I am involved in the start-up of a restaurant in the Dayton-Cininnati,
>>Ohio
>>area.
>
> If you are a professional associated with a start up....you must
> already know the answers to these questions.
>
>
> If you don't.....get out of the restaurant business...right now! YOU
> are about to loose your shirt, pants and jock strap in one swoop!

Bravo!!! Couldn't have said it better. I am in the Restaurant Equipment
business, and I can spot a potential failure within 5 minutes of an initial
meeting. The common thread is that they don't know what they're getting
into.