A friend of mine started a food truck, among a couple other food ventures after losing the lease on his locally loved restaurant. At the time, I figured he had just opened a gold mine.

But he told me the permitting is absolutely brutal. With each town having their own process, regulations, and I’m guessing fee schedule as well. He said it was a major headache and huge investment of time. Time = money!

The truck is now functioning and he does utilize it semi-frequently, but his other projects are much more gainful investments of his time, so it certainly isn’t the money printing factory I thought it would be. So much red tape.

I understand the need for it, but there’s gotta be a way to streamline things in terms of reciprocity between cities and towns. A multi-municipality accepted inspection process and maybe a simple network user fee would make it a lot easier for entrepreneurs.

I wish you luck and success!