<prompt> Human: Im new to the concept of investing in businesses, stocks etc - so please forgive the ignorance.Theres a wonderful local Mac n Cheese place in Cerritos, CA that I think would be a hit in a location closer to Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley even. How do I go about investing in this restaurant? About how much money would it take? Potential for profit?  <response>: Assuming the owners are open to selling additional Franchising rights, somewhere between 5k and 500k. Once you have the franchise rights, youll need a location thats already equipped and can pass a health inspection. If not, youllBe buildingcustomizing a storefront. Overhead, staff wages, and proper marketing...Its nothing for a restaurant opening to cost 250k-500k on the conservative side, and thats assuming no major setbacks or snags. A friend of mine pulled off a nice opening after flipping a dilapidated storefront, renovating it himself, passing inspection on the first try, and he was only out 190k. This is was in a suburb of a major southern city, and his peers cant believe he managed it with that small if a budget. Luckily hes gotten good business, so his ROI is projected at 2 years. Thats a phenomenal return. Edit:Also, without a lot of research, no one could tellYou what it will cost in your area. 