answer:I know people who manage to start/run a business without a degree. One of the perks of being your own boss is that you decide the educational requirements ;) Know that most businesses have a rough start. It often takes a while for them to recoup their startup costs, so it will likely be at least a couple of years before you see any profit. Odds are that Health and Fire inspections will be all you really need to worry about, though there may be more inspections if you do any real remodeling. So long as your shop is structurally sound, electrically safe, has the proper ventilation and extinguishing equipment, and is clean enough to eat from, you should be okay. And if you lease a space, much of that is the owner’s responsibility and not the business’. Liabilities…. well, you will need some hefty insurance in case someone suffers a slip-and-fall or similar on your premises. But I don’t see any special concerns about catering to a younger crowd; even if you were adult-only, odds are that you wouldn’t have the public getting access to anything dangerous (cleaning chemicals, hot kitchen equipment….) so I don’t think there are any worries there.