My mom owns a Long John Silver's in NC that I MIGHT be taking over this summer. I went down there to visit breifly and the few things I noticed:
1. Try to get trustworthy help. IF you can, find good friends that might be interested in helping you.
2. Manage inventory efficiently from day one - will save you tons of headache.
3. Try to use/setup a register system that's easy for EVERYONE, not just yourself.
4. Watch your money carefully!
I'm new to it too but it's something different. Hopefully it works out pretty well.