How to Schedule Restaurant Staff: 8 Tips for Restaurant Managers
Creating and communicating a restaurant schedule can take hours out of your day. But with the right strategies, it doesn't have to.
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How Restaurant Loans Work—And How to Find the Right One for Your Business
Learn how restaurant loans work and discover easier funding options to grow your business.
SpotOn Ranked #1 Restaurant POS by G2 for Fall 2025, Outperforming Toast Where It Matters Most
Restaurants rated SpotOn higher than Toast in major categories, cementing SpotOn as the go-to tech partner for independent operators
How to Create Online Ordering for Your Restaurant
Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, increase online orders, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.
How to Build a Restaurant Tech Stack Every Operator Needs to Thrive
Learn how to build a restaurant tech stack that works together to streamline operations and grow your business.
Restaurant SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Guide To Getting Found Online and Growing Your Customer Base
Learn how to use restaurant SEO to attract more local customers, boost online visibility, and grow your business—without paying for ads.
How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template
Assess the financial health of your restaurant. Our P&L template brings together your sales and costs to calculate your profit.
Menu Engineering: Free Worksheet + Tips for a More Profitable Menu
Find out how popular and profitable your menu items are with our menu engineering matrix. Then learn how to modify your menu for more sales.
Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable
Running a more efficient restaurant is the key to higher margins. Learn how to lower costs and increase revenue with solutions for your hospitality business.
5 Ways Your Restaurant Branding Can Stand Out in a Saturated Market
A lot goes into a great first impression. Here’s how you can create a restaurant brand that new and loyal guests identify with.
6 Ways to Increase Restaurant Revenue
Making money in restaurants is hard. Here are some ways to reach profitability.
Turning the Corner: How to Manage a Restaurant (As a Restaurant Owner)
Former Restaurant Owner and Chef Scott Youkilis shares his secrets on how to successfully manage a restaurant.
The Server’s Guide to the Handheld POS
Handhelds can make your work easier and more profitable. Here's how.
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Restaurant?
Get a breakdown of how much money you'll need to get your restaurant from concept to profitability.
7 Tips For Stellar Restaurant Ads
Director of Marketing Gigi Cohen shares tips for restaurant ads that move the needle.
Christian Suarez: Providing Technical—and Human—Support
People only call Christian Suarez when they’re frustrated and she’s perfectly fine with that. In fact, she welcomes it. As a SpotOn Customer Support Specialist [https://www.spoton.com/careers/], Christian’s job is to solve issues. All tech has issues. Whether someone is having a difficult time...
SpotOn Named a Preferred Technology Partner of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
MRLA recognizes SpotOn as a leading technology provider to offer insights and solutions to Michigan entrepreneurs looking to take their hospitality businesses to the next level.
How to Leverage Dentist Reviews to Grow Your Practice
While patient referrals were once the tried-and-true method to grow your dental practice, people today are increasingly looking at online reviews to guide them in finding a new practitioner. Tech-savvy patients are sharing their experiences on sites such as Google, Facebook, and Yelp, and their words can have a major...
SpotOn Sponsors Multiple-Time Champion Driver Derek Griffith for a Second Season
Partnership emphasizes the heart and hustle needed to succeed in racing and business.
The Real MVPs of “The Big Game”
Every year during “The Big Game,” companies spend billions of dollars on advertising. And if this year’s ad lineup is anything like the last, we will probably hear a lot about the value of small businesses—especially restaurants. I think it’s great that these ads might provide viewers...
SpotOn Named A 2022 Best Place to Work by BuiltIn
2022 was the start of a much-anticipated journey as I joined the SpotOn leadership team as their Chief People Officer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinahan/]. And as you can imagine, I was filled with nervousness and excitement for this new adventure and fresh start. I was immediately attracted to...
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