Author Archives: Shawn Sanborn

About Shawn Sanborn

Colorado Restaurant Broker and Restaurant Owner

Denver Business Broker: “Cursed” Locations – Reality or Myth?

Colorado Business for Sale, Denver Restaurant Broker, Real Estate Valuation

Everyone knows that opening a bar or restaurant is risky business. But just how risky is it? If you ask Chef Rocco Dispirito from the popular reality TV show “The Restaurant,” he would tell you that 90 percent of restaurants fail in their first year! His millions of viewers would tell you the same thing, as would most American bankers, who rarely, if ever, give loans to people opening up new restaurants. Many people would also tell you that certain restaurant locations are “cursed,” and that simply leasing one of... Read More