OK you have some experience, and that will make a difference when you provide a bank, SBA, etc., with a business and marketing plan. You have a better chance of funding when you have lots of experience in a field.

Restaurants have one of the highest failure rates of all businesses. Read all you can on why they fail. Read all you can on why they succeed. Put all you learn to good use.

Take a few classes on employment - how to employee folks, what to look for, employment law, etc. You'll be ahead of the game.

See if Entrenpreneur.com has a book on starting a restaurant book. I like their books. Start here http://www.entrepreneur.com/howto/index.html


You can also gather some more business resources at http://www.TheResourceQueen.com look under the Business area.