As the customers line up, hopeful for a fast and tasty lunch experience, the pressure builds on you and your staff to perform at a higher level. Now is not the time for errors, communication mishaps, or to discover that you are out of an important ingredient. You need to be built for success before…
Being out of date with the technology you utilize can have a severe impact on how a potential customer views your business. In the fast-moving modern world, customer expectations have evolved. The customer of today expects you to modernize your business with a shopping experience with a personal touch, a wide range of payment options,…
The end of the holiday season has arrived, and many restaurateurs are faced with the challenges introduced during the holiday hangover season. Whether it’s customers with exhausted pocketbooks, or an unwillingness to leave the house in the midst of the cold nights of January and February, restaurants are potentially facing lower than usual traffic volumes.…
Take a moment to look around your restaurant. Examine, in close detail, just how your place settings impeccably match the décor of the dining area. Now, turn towards the kitchen. In the quietness of the hour before opening, notice how the tools of the kitchen staff’s trade gleam in the light, at the ready to…
Volumes have been written on the subject of the most cost effective business practices. Universities have entire programs dedicated to their own, individual takes on the topic as well. Despite the indulgent investment in getting down the foundation of which business practices are most cost effective, the topic remains as elusive and misunderstood as it…
Developing and maintaining a small business invoicing system has long been the bane of small business owners. A jumbled collection of Excel spreadsheets, water-stained ledger books, loose invoices and PO’s too often defines the reality of the state of small business accounting systems. These outdated and disjointed accounting systems, as prominent as they are, just…
Everyone says they’re the best, but what’s the best booking app for barbers and stylists? Picture this. Early one morning you walk into your salon, unlocking the front door and turning on the lights as always. After checking the cleanliness of your stylist’s stations, you make your way into the backroom to perform a supply…
At a glance, running a food truck business may seem fairly straightforward, especially if you have food truck management software. Managing inventory, securing operating permits, and vehicle maintenance pretty much sums it up, right? Well, maybe not. Efficiently running a food truck can, in fact, be one of the most difficult of businesses to manage.…