The owner of CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚 Bistro on Franklin Avenue bought a food truck in 2020 but life just got in the way.

Edward But thought his son could run the truck but now But is putting the call out to people to send him business proposals to SA国际影视传媒渢ake this food truck with run with itSA国际影视传媒� next summer.

But is calling this CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚 Den. It will operate like the TV show DragonsSA国际影视传媒� Den, and similar to how the City of Yellowknife runs the Wildcat Cafe.

Once But selects the winner, he will help them based on his experience of owning and running several businesses in Yellowknife to learn to run the food truck for one season.

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He said he will help SA国际影视传媒渄ress upSA国际影视传媒� the food truck, ensuring all of the elements are in place. His help will come with a fee and a cut of the profits.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 going to see if I feel that we can do business together and give them an opportunity,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

He said he has received many emails and private messages on Facebook already, but he wants to let the people think about it for a few days and get them to draw up a plan, not want somebody telling him: SA国际影视传媒淚 want to do a taco truck.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚f you want to win this, follow the rules, draw up a business plan, make an appointment with me and sell me on the pitch, then we got a deal,SA国际影视传媒� But said. SA国际影视传媒淭he more ironclad their business proposal isSA国际影视传媒� the better chance that they have of winning.SA国际影视传媒�

In the business proposal, But said he wants the food truck to have a name, the kind of food the proponent will serve and how they will run the food truck.

SA国际影视传媒淚 can help them with the vendors with all the food purveyors but I want to know how theySA国际影视传媒檙e going to prepare the food, whoSA国际影视传媒檚 going to cook the food, who is going to be the one taking the money and whoSA国际影视传媒檚 going to be the one in the front taking the ordersSA国际影视传媒� I want an ironclad business plan,SA国际影视传媒� But said. SA国际影视传媒淚 think this can be a really good opportunity for some young entrepreneur that has a little bit of passion for food and (the) energy to take a bull by its horns and go make some money,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

He said he has 30 years of restaurant experience from being a food and beverage manager at the Explorer Hotel 27 years ago, as well as owning a pizza shop and a coffee shop. Then he opened the first location for CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚 Bistro by Range Lake Road.

Then six years ago, there was a fire at that location and But SA国际影视传媒渓ost everything.SA国际影视传媒�

In a month and 10 days, he moved CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚 Bistro downtown to its current Franklin Avenue location.

SA国际影视传媒淚 have the fastest record of opening up any restaurant in town,SA国际影视传媒� he said.