Less Pumpkin, More Profit: The Smarter Way to Do Seasonal Menus
Independent restaurants are simplifying their fall menus and seeing stronger results
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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.
Why AI Matters for Restaurants: A Q&A with Industry Expert Jordan Silverman
From his experience working with thousands of restaurants and building an AI-powered platform to save them money, Jordan Silverman knows firsthand what it takes to make restaurants profitable.
How Knowledge + Community = Profit
Great restaurants need reliable tech and a whole lot more to be successful.
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.
Maximize Guest Loyalty: Build Repeat Business with Digital Programs
How your restaurant can use data-driven loyalty programs to increase revenue.
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.
How to Win Back Your Day with Tools for Restaurant Managers
Spend more time with your staff and guests by implementing restaurant management software. SpotOn's Manager Toolkit will show you how.
5 Ways a Restaurant Waitlist App Can Help Your Bottom Line
Alongside white tablecloths and candlelit dinners, reservations and waitlist management used to be exclusive to fine dining establishments. But with the COVID-19 pandemic shifting guest preferences, restaurants of all types are now leveraging waitlist software to improve operations, save staff time, and make the dining experience more convenient for their...
How Payment Technology Is Revolutionizing the Bar Tab
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How to Get the Most from Your Yelp Profile
Before consumers purchase a product or service, they're likely to get recommendations from family or friends, crowdsource feedback on social media, compare prices, and most importantly, check an online review site like Yelp. As a small-business owner, you have to cultivate your online presence across a range of...
SpotOn Capital Lends Funds, Peace of Mind to Small Business Owners
Since launching SpotOn Capital in late 2020, SpotOn has loaned more than $11 million to 500+ small business owners like Karen and Jose Cabrera of La Chiva Loka.
Crafting Beer and Connections at Loma Brewing Company
Here Former Major League Baseball player, Owner of Loma Brewing Company, and SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council member, Kevin Youkilis [https://spoton.com/blog/50-questions-kevin-youkilis/], talks about getting people to interact with each other, in real life, through the magic of craft beer. At Loma Brewing Company, my overall goal is...
SpotOn Unveils SpotOn Retail, the Industry’s First Omnichannel Solution Built from the Ground Up for Independent Retailers to Sell Online, In-Store, and On-the-Go
SpotOn Retail enables small businesses to compete with big-box stores, meet changing shopper expectations and capture more business from record retail sales * 72% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent store rather than a national retailer if they were equally convenient and reliable * Simple, integrated business management solution...
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