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.
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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.
7 Tips for Creating a Winning Restaurant Schedule
Creating and communicating a restaurant schedule can take hours out of your day. But with the right strategies, it doesn't have to.
How to Calculate the Break-Even Point for Your Restaurant
Learn about restaurant break-even analysis and get our calculator to find your break-even point.
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Whether it’s time to say farewell to outdated systems or hello to a new time-saving scheduling tool, change can be challenging.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.
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.
How to Open 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.
Efficient Technology Offers Real-Time Health Checks for Your Restaurant
Efficient technology can help you juggle the demands of your busy restaurant business. But is the technology you're using doing enough? You need technology that will help you tackle time-consuming tasks, such as online marketing and reputation management, inventory management, and employee scheduling. And it needs to give...
Boosting Restaurant Customer Service by Beating the Queue
Getting restaurant customer service right is tough. Busy periods might be great for business, but managing the long lines that accompany them can be a deal breaker. A long line broadens the gap between wanting service and getting it. Just seeing a line is sometimes enough to turn people away....
McDonald’s is Launching a Loyalty Program. Your Small Business Should Too.
Fast Food mega-chain McDonald’s is trying something new: its first ever loyalty program. Named MyMcDonald’s Rewards, customers will finally be able to earn rewards for every $1 spent on qualifying purchases, starting July 9. While this news is exciting, it’s not surprising. After doing extensive market research...
Middle Eastern Values Meet West Coast Vibe at Maya Halal Taqueria
Magalara "Lulu" Safi, owner of Maya Halal Taqueria on 14th Street in Oakland, wins $25,000 SpotOn Grant on Guy’s Restaurant Reboot.
The Rising Value of Food Delivery
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Building Customer Loyalty for Rent-a-Chair Hair Stylists
When salon or barbershop operators help you showcase your talent as an individual stylist, they empower you to follow your passion and build a repeat clientele. As your reputation grows, the salon brand strengthens. Chairs are filled. Clients are happy. It's a win-win for all. But building customer...
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