How much was Tony prepared to invest in his business?

W: Good evening, Tony. Tell me, is it very difficult to get enough money together to set up a new business?
M: Well, it took quite a long time, though I got there in the end. I was prepared to invest almost all of my savings in the business. But that’s still left me with $ 80, 000 to find.
W: So what did you do?
M: Well, naturally I approached the banks for a loan. But when I went to the AZY bank, the manager listened to what I had to say and seemed genuinely interested. He questioned me closely, and told me to come back to him when I’d produced a business plan. W: How did you do that?
M: I was going on a month’s holiday to France. So I decided to combine business with pleasure. I ate in a lot of different fish restaurants and made lots of notes on how the restaurants will run. And whenever it was possible, I had a chat with the waiters about how things were going in the trade. When I got back to Chester, I began walking round the part of the town where I wanted to open my restaurant. So that I could see how many customers I could hope for. And what competition there might be from other restaurants. After just a few days, I began to feel really sure that I could make a success of a fish restaurant there.
W: What happened then when you took your business plan to the bank?
M: The manager looked at the plan. He seemed quite impressed, and promised to study it in more details. Five days later, he rang me to say that the bank would be prepared to lend me all the money I had asked for.
W: How is it going now?
M: Very well. We stay open longer now. When we began, we used to close at 10: 30 pm every night. But now we stay open until 11:00 pm at weekdays and until 11: 30 pm at weekends.
W: That sounds pretty encouraging.