Resources

​Business Licensing/Registration

Texas Secretary of State

• https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/index.shtml

Food and General Liability Insurance:

FLIP. Get $10 off on your policy and received a personalized support from Aaron Zhang at aaron.zhang@veracityins.com

Apply here: https://app.fliprogram.com/events/9506

Food handler/Food Manager Certificates

Online Options:

• https://www.efoodhandlers.com/
• https://www.servsafe.com/
• https://www.360training.com/learn2serve
• https://www.txfoodmanagers.com/eMain.aspx

Live Training for Food Handlers/Managers:

• http://foodsafetysense.com/

Catering Management:

• https://www.bettercater.com/
• https://www.caterease.com/

Food Cost and Profit Margin

• https://www.onlinelabels.com/calculators/profitmargincalculator
• https://reciprofity.com/

Nutritional Info/ Food Engineering:

• https://www.foodlab.com/

ReciPal FDA and CFIA-compliant nutrition fact labels, recipe costing, and inventory management

Cooking / Restaurant Supplies:

• https://www.acemart.com/
• https://www.champsrestaurantsupply.com
• http://www.restaurantdepot.com/
• https://www.webstaurantstore.com/
• https://www.katom.com/
• https://www.restaurantsupply.com/
• https://www.centralrestaurant.com/

Used Restaurant Equipment:

• http://www.txresto.com/
• https://www.mainauctionservices.com/
• http://www.odehsupply.com/

MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS

• Gusto for Payroll:
  Gusto is one of the best, modern payroll service available on the market. Gusto makes onboarding new employees and processing payroll easy and we like it. If you decide to sign up, please use our referral link.
• Wave or QuickBooks for Bookkeeping:
  Whether you plan to do your own bookkeeping or hire a bookkeeper or accountant, you should consider getting Wave membership on online platform or QuickBooks Online (QBO) account.  This is the most commonly used software for small business and all accountants and bookkeepers should be familiar with using it.

Here are some links to help your business get started:

Local Farmer’s Markets:

• Chestnut Square Farmer’s Market (McKinney, TX)
• White Rock Local Market (Dallas, TX)
• Richardson & Fairview Farmer’s Markets
• Edible’s list of Farmer’s Markets
• Coppell Farmer’s Market (Coppell, TX)
• The Underground Market (Dallas, TX)