7 Signs It’s Time to Reassess Your Tech Stack
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Menu Engineering: 5 Steps to a Menu That Can Beat Inflation
Create your most profitable menu yet. Learn how to analyze the popularity and profitability of your menu with restaurant menu engineering.
How to Remove Your Restaurant From Food Delivery Apps
Get step-by-step instructions for getting your restaurant off food delivery apps and replace them with an online ordering system.
The Ultimate Restaurant Marketing Guide
The right restaurant marketing campaign can drive business and sustain a loyal following. Here's how to craft it.
How to Set Up an Online Ordering System for Restaurants
Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.
The Ultimate Small Business Guide: How to Increase Profits
Learn how to increase sales, boost productivity, and keep customers coming back with intuitive technology for small businesses.
Opening a Restaurant: The Ultimate Guide for New Restaurant Owners
See what it takes to get your concept up and running successfully with this comprehensive 12-step playbook for opening a restaurant.
Why You Need A POS System for Your Restaurant
Learn the importance of a restaurant point-of-sale system and how it can help you manage table turnaround time, sales, and more.
6 Ways to Boost Holiday Sales with a Gift Card Program
Implementing a gift card program can benefit your business with an instant cash infusion while also giving your customers a reason to come back.
How to Win Back Your Day With Restaurant Management Software
Spend more time with your staff and guests by implementing restaurant management software. SpotOn's Manager Toolkit will show you how.
SpotOn Named Top-Rated Restaurant Point-of-Sale by Users in Competitive Comparison by Capterra
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Driving Business Growth, and Super Late Models
In most jobs, you probably feel a little sore at the end of the day. Perhaps the heavy boxes give you an aching back, or the seemingly endless steps make your feet tired, or the blue light strains your eyes until the numbers start dancing on the screen. But Derek...
7 Tips to Help Restaurants Fight Inflation
We talked to five restaurant operators about inflation. Here's their advice on cutting costs, thoughtfully raising prices, and staying ahead of the inflation curve.
What’s Next for Restaurants After Senate Votes Down RRF Bill?
With Federal grants off the table, funding solutions like SpotOn Capital are helping restaurants meet ongoing challenges.
How Heart and Hustle Landed SpotOn on the Capterra Shortlist
What does going the extra mile mean to you? Is it working a double shift because someone called in sick? Is it helping with close-out even though you’re tired, or is it organizing inventory when a big shipment arrives? At SpotOn, we see local business owners and restaurant operators...
50 Questions with SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council Member, Brent Bolthouse
Brent Bolthouse is the founder of The Bungalow Hospitality Group, a collective with a deep history in Southern California and a portfolio that currently includes The Bungalow flagship location in Santa Monica and its sister property in Huntington Beach, along with a forthcoming Long Beach location. As an entrepreneur, hospitality...
Data Inventory Checklist: How to Drive Better Restaurant Performance
A data inventory checklist featuring key operational questions stands as a powerful tool to help you realize your restaurant's full potential.
Getting to “Best”
SpotOn Data Analyst, Stephany Santa Cruz has spent her life improving the “user” experience—whether for Disney World vacationers, international business travelers, nonprofit administrators, SpotOn clients, or even herself.
6 Tips for Operating Your Restaurant in the New Normal
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Making the Moment, Like It’s My Job, by Brent Bolthouse
For Brent Bolthouse, there's no time like now. Here the SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Counsel member talks about his rewarding role crafting immersive dining experiences that captivate guests and compel them to be present in a remarkable moment. Being present is one of the most rewarding things you can do, but...
How Salon Software Can Save Time and Improve Customer Experience
For many, nothing beats an in-salon health or beauty treatment. Do-it-yourself manicures and facials are fun to do at home, but they don't channel connection and luxury like the real thing. As customers return to their offices and classrooms, they're returning to salons as well to look and feel their...
