Hosted in Hinglish | 1.5 Hours

About the workshop

The demand for good food and drinks is rising all over India, especially in our popular vacation hotspots, leading to more and more people being interested in opening up their own restaurant business. This workshop will teach you all the ins and outs of starting a cafe, bar, and restaurant in the hills from everything to getting started, evaluating your finances, and hiring and employing a full-time team. Here is what’s included in the course:

• Scale of operation
  – How big should your cafe be
  – How many people should you serve in a day 

• Surveying and choosing the right location 

• Choosing the right business partner 
  – What skills do they bring to the table
  – Do they have financial aid
  – Will they be an active or passive partner
  – Do your ideologies match

• 3C’s of success:
  – Commitment
  – Competition
  – Cuisine 

• When and how to enter the market 
  
  
• How to get customers 
  
  
• Handling personal and professional relationships

About the host

Mohit Mittal runs Cafe Ivy, the Glen Restro & Bar, Travellers' Cafe and Spring Villa Guest House in the mountains of north India. At the age of 24, he quit his job in Gurgaon and moved to Mussoorie. Over the next five years, he opened four business ventures with friends and hasn’t looked back since.

What you should carry along

A pen and paper