Confirm zoning, lease use, entity and insurance structure before money is committed.
Launch
U.S.-based · Global reach
Start-Ups & Openings
Opening a hospitality business requires hundreds of interdependent decisions to land at the same time: concept economics, permitting, construction, equipment, vendors, systems, staffing, training, menus, controls, and launch readiness. Cole builds the opening plan, assigns ownership, identifies critical-path risks, and works alongside the team through opening and stabilization so the business begins with operating discipline instead of correcting preventable mistakes after launch.
What this work is designed to deliverA coordinated opening with trained people, usable systems, protected cash, and clear performance expectations from day one.
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Senior expertise.
Practical execution.
We convert the opening date into a backward-planned operating calendar with dependencies, decision deadlines, owners, readiness gates, and contingency plans. Weekly coordination keeps construction, licensing, purchasing, technology, recruiting, training, and menu work moving together, while mock service and post-opening reviews expose gaps before they become expensive habits.
Our operating approachNo seagull management. We can enter at the diagnostic, planning, implementation, stabilization, or ongoing-advisory stage—and remain accountable through execution, adoption, and a sustainable handoff.
Pressure-test the concept, market, sales assumptions, capital plan, break-even point, location economics, service model, and opening timetable.
Build the critical path across entity setup, insurance, zoning, design, construction, utilities, equipment, technology, vendors, and pre-opening cash.
Coordinate business, health, food-service, alcohol, signage, fire, occupancy, music, and other jurisdiction-specific approvals and inspections.
Create the organization chart, labor model, job descriptions, recruiting calendar, onboarding, handbook, payroll, benefits, and required training coverage.
Complete menus, recipes, allergens, HACCP or variance needs, purchasing, receiving, inventory, cash, security, emergency, and daily-control systems.
Run readiness gates, mock services, opening command, defect lists, early P&L reviews, and a 30/60/90-day stabilization plan.
Details that protect the work
What clients cannot afford to discover too late.
Requirements vary by jurisdiction and operating model. We identify the dependencies early, assign ownership, maintain the evidence, and coordinate licensed specialists wherever professional authority is required.
Sequence plan review, building, fire, health, alcohol, signage, accessibility, occupancy, and operating approvals.
Control drawings, substitutions, change orders, inspections, certificates, warranties, closeout files, and renewal dates.
Identify HACCP, allergen, ventilation, grease, waste, security, privacy, employment, music, and vendor requirements early—not at opening.
When to bring us in
Before a decision.
During a transition.
When performance slips.
Build or launch
Get the structure, economics, people, systems, and controls right before opening or expansion.
Fix or stabilize
Step into an urgent gap, stop leakage, restore accountability, and protect the business.
Improve or grow
Strengthen the operating platform before scaling, transacting, refinancing, or adding leadership.
Flexible engagement
Focused project
A defined issue, deliverable, timeline, and implementation plan.
Fractional leadership
Hands-on senior ownership without adding a permanent full-time executive.
Ongoing advisory
Regular operating review, decision support, accountability, and governance.
Step in where it matters