7 Signs It’s Time to Reassess Your Tech Stack
Whether it’s time to say farewell to outdated systems or hello to a new time-saving scheduling tool, change can be challenging. Here’s how you know it’s time.
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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...
6 Best Practices for Connecting With Customers Through Social Media
Social media is a powerful way to reach customers across a variety of platforms. However, there is definitely a right and wrong way to use sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as a marketing tool. If done wrong, your social media activity will be ineffective or, worse, it will make...
SpotOn Joins Forces with jaris to Support SMBs with Paycheck Protection Program, SpotOn Capital
Partnership enables quick, seamless access to much needed funds for SpotOn customers * Streamlined application and faster processing for first- and second-time PPP borrowers * SpotOn clients have access to $15 billion earmarked for new and smaller borrowers * New offer, SpotOn Capital, gives clients ongoing access to quick capital loans repaid automatically...
How to Flag Inappropriate Reviews on Google, Yelp, and Facebook
When someone posts something inappropriate or hateful, instead of replying, you should immediately flag and report the comment.
4 Tips for Card-Not-Present Transactions During COVID-19
Jan 8, 2021 Relying on multiple ways to accept payments has become essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, many businesses are running customer transactions remotely over the phone, internet, or email, all of which are considered payment type card-not-present transactions. This type of transaction traditionally is considered riskier than...
Avoid These 5 Pitfalls of Social Media for Business
Social media is a powerful marketing tool that gives small and medium businesses an affordable way to directly engage customers and grow revenue—when done the right way. Unfortunately, there’s also a wrong way, and the outcome can be a tarnished reputation, lost customers, and lost revenue. To make...
Why Your Restaurant Might Need a Kitchen Display System
Speed is essential when running a restaurant. Investing in the right technology can help automate time-consuming tasks and reduce labor costs.
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