How to open a restaurant? Introducing necessary funds, qualifications and subsidies!

What do you need to open a restaurant?

There are many procedures required to open a restaurant, rather than just setting up a store and providing food and drink . There are also qualifications that must be obtained.

In order not to fail when opening a restaurant, this time we will introduce the funds, qualifications and procedures required to open a restaurant, as well as the services of companies that support restaurant openings.

Funds required to open a restaurant

It takes about 10 million yen to open a restaurant.

Main breakdown

• Equipment such as kitchen equipment and tableware
• rent
• Interior and exterior work
• Working capital after opening

is mentioned. For commercial properties, a security deposit equivalent to 10 months’ rent is also required.

• Gross profit (Sales minus cost of sales)
• Cost rate [ratio of cost to sales] [cost (raw material cost) ÷ sales]
• Operating income　Subtracting “expenses” such as payment to suppliers, rent transfer, payment of salaries to part-time workers from “gross profit”

If you think about it, you will be able to run a restaurant smoothly after opening.

In order to open a restaurant, most of them have to borrow the opening capital and working capital. Since banks do not lend to companies and people who are still in the startup stage, most of them borrow from the Japan Finance Corporation.

In order to receive a loan from the Japan Finance Corporation, it is necessary to make a plan such as what kind of restaurant you are going to open, how much money you will need to open and operate it, and how fast you will repay the loan. It must be examined by an examiner.

Introducing subsidies that can be used to open a restaurant

If it is difficult to prepare funds of about 10 million yen to open a restaurant, we recommend using a subsidy that can be used to open a restaurant.

Regional Creative Entrepreneurship Subsidy

The application period is from April to May every year.

Please note that the 2018 Regional Creative Entrepreneurship Subsidy applies only to start-ups in “authorized municipalities based on the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act”.

With the aim of revitalizing the Japanese economy by promoting the creation of new demand and employment, the Regional Creative Entrepreneurship Subsidy subsidizes part of the expenses required to start a new business.

By the project implementation completion date, one or more new employees must be hired to carry out the planned subsidized project. In addition, it is necessary to receive support from a certified specific start-up support business from a certified municipality or a certified collaborative start-up support business operator based on the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act.
(Reference: Landbrain Co., Ltd. 2018 Regional Creative Entrepreneurship Subsidy )

IT introduction subsidy

This is a subsidy that self-employed people and small and medium-sized enterprises can use to introduce IT tools. You can reduce the cost of introducing IT tools for stores.

In addition to being able to introduce IT tools that meet your company’s challenges, “IT introduction support providers” will support the application and procedures.
(Reference: General Incorporated Association Service Design Promotion Council IT Introduction Subsidy 2020 )

Reduced tax rate measures subsidy

In preparation for the implementation of the reduced consumption tax rate system in October 2019, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency will support the introduction of cash registers that support multiple tax rates and the improvement of the ordering system through the reduced tax rate subsidy .・This is a subsidy that supports small businesses in dealing with reduced tax rates.

Currently, based on requests from small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide, small and medium-sized enterprises such as associations of commerce, chambers of commerce, business cooperatives, etc., and the results of a questionnaire conducted by the government on the preparation status of business operators, eligible for subsidies and subsidies have been greatly expanded.

Qualifications required to open a restaurant

food sanitation manager

Restaurants and retail stores that sell food are required to have at least one person who is qualified as a “food sanitation manager”.
To acquire the qualification of a food sanitation manager, we take a course and a test at a public health center in each region. The cost of obtaining the qualification is about 10,000 yen.

fire safety manager

If the store has a capacity of 30 people or more, a qualified fire prevention manager is required. Students will take courses from local fire departments and acquire qualifications for disaster prevention managers.
The cost of obtaining the qualification is about 3,000 yen to 5,000 yen.

Applications and procedures required to open a restaurant

Food business license application

It is necessary to consult with the public health center in advance. Submit the necessary documents to the public health center about 10 days before the scheduled completion date of the facility. After the facility inspection meeting, if you pass the inspection, you will be issued a business license and you can open a restaurant.

what you need

• Business license application form
• Overview and layout of sales equipment
• Permit application fee
• Registration certificate
• Water quality test report
• Evidence of the qualifications of food hygiene supervisors

List of documents and applications required to open a restaurant

The applications and procedures necessary for opening a restaurant, which are explained below, are eligible.
Check the applications and documents you need to submit.

Restaurant opening support service

Since opening a restaurant requires a lot of procedures and a heavy burden, we recommend using the restaurant opening support service.

There is also a service that supports restaurant concept creation, marketing and product devising when opening a restaurant. Decide what you want to support when opening a restaurant and select a service.

Logist Co., Ltd. Support for opening restaurants and attracting customers

• From writing a business plan to applying for a start-up loan, we provide detailed advice one by one.
• Realize start-up funds and full loans according to the desired amount with a complete success fee type

Creative Alpha Co., Ltd. opening support

Operational follow-up such as sales promotions, menus, and human resources is also possible after opening.

Operational follow-up such as sales promotions, menus, and human resources is also possible after opening.

Maruyama Co., Ltd. Restaurant opening support

•  Realize successful restaurant management by simulating property selection, average customer spend, profit margin, and target demographics in advance
• Know-how accumulated over 80 years

Creation Consulting Co., Ltd. Store opening support

In order to establish a business model that will become a prosperous store from the time of opening, experts will formulate business plans, raise funds, select store locations, develop products and services, conduct marketing and sales promotion activities, establish store operations, and train employees. support

Yamaroku Co., Ltd. Opening support

Sales promotion is supported by the sales promotion department, and signboards and notices are also created.

Get ready to open your restaurant!

This time, we introduced the funds, documents, and restaurant opening support services necessary to open a restaurant.
Starting a restaurant requires a lot of money and documents.

We recommend using the opening support service because the application required for opening a business is difficult for beginners and takes a lot of time.