Banking Issues: “cash only?”…or…

California law compliance: “multi-agency bureaucracy”

Capitalization concerns: “not a cheap business to get into”

Federal law awareness: “remember ‘Schedule 1′”

Human resource/Personnel management: “keep your people gruntled”

Liability and Security issues: “where there’s a lot of green around…”

Negotiating with landlords: “they’re not in it for your health”

Permits–applications: “getting through the maze”

Taxes: “the IRS is not your friend”

Zoning: “the locals have strong opinions”