About Author

ELLY SULIANA
“Malaysian entrepreneur providing specialized accounting services for the Food & Beverage industry.”
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Her passion for food drove her to be in the Food & Beverage Industry. She loves food (and everything associated with it) and decided to specialize in providing Accounting services only for Food & Beverage companies.

  • Her technical background is in Accounting and Management.
  • She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from San Diego State University – USA and an MBA from The University of San Diego – USA.
  • She has been involved in opening and consulting her clients’ restaurants since 2008.
  • During this time, she observed that many people didn’t start restaurant businesses properly, leading to unnecessary stress, expensive setups, chaotic operations, and unprofitable businesses.
  • She wrote a book to assist individuals who want to open restaurants but lack of experience in the Food & Beverage Industry.
  • Her ebook was first published in 2012, with updates in 2018, 2022, and 2024.
  • She also authored another ebook, Restaurant Undercover: 24 Proven Strategies to Prevent Thefts and Frauds in Restaurant Business.
  • She is the founder of Bati Ventures, a company providing book keeping and accounting services to restaurants and bars in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

 

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Sangeethan Sivagnanam

Aliyaa Restaurant & Bar

“I wish I had this ebook before I opened my restaurant. I didn’t know there were so many licenses I had to apply.
I had to delay my opening because I didn’t know which license I needed to apply first”

Mr. Bernd Neumann

Restaurant owner

“Dear Elly,
After having been entrepreneurs in Germany for more than 30 years in the sectors of IT-consultancy, we plan to open a German Restaurant in Ipoh. I thank you for your ebook and the detailed and comprehensive information on how to open a restaurant.”

Mr Armand Kh

Restaurant owner

“Dear Elly,
I was lost into this massive industry and I did not know where to start first, before I read this book. I could simply say it is the best one that I’ve ever read.”

Mark Ng

Roast kitchen

“As a restaurant owner, I must say this book is a great read for anyone venturing into food business. Starting a restaurant is a tricky process yeast specialist due to many ethnicities who have different requirements e.i Halal certification and so on.
“How To Open Your Restaurant in 8 Weeks” will definitely guide you thru the many steps in achieving your dream to get your restaurant up and running.”

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