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How to Make a Menu for Your Restaurant (and make it profitable)
Learn the art and science of restaurant menu creation, from concept to setting profitable prices and expert design tips.
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.
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.
Small Businesses Are at the Center of Our New SpotOn Brand
The heart and hustle that small business owners show every day—and especially over the last year—has shown us exactly what’s important at SpotOn. It’s reaffirmed why we do what we do: provide you with innovative tools to grow your business, backed by the personalized service and...
5 Benefits of Running Your Business with SpotOn Terminal
We are thrilled to announce SpotOn Terminal, an all-in-one smart-device made for payments, loyalty, and data tools to run businesses. Simplifying things and saving costs is important while running a business, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic still surging. Thanks to SpotOn’s innovative software, you can grow revenue and increase...
What You Need to Know About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The $1.9 trillion-dollar American Relief Act was signed into law on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Among the various aid packages, the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization fund is the first relief directed to the restaurant industry. We’re breaking down everything you need to know about the fund and...
Why an Online Ordering System Is Critical to Restaurant Success
Today, consumers are doing nearly everything online — from shopping for clothing and personal care items to visiting their doctor, and even catching a ride from place to place. They're also ordering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the press of a few buttons. But the rise in online ordering...
3 Ways to Improve Employee Productivity and the Customer Experience
Many auto businesses have kept the same processes in place for decades. But times have changed — and so have customer expectations when it comes to their auto shop experience. In order to be found, trusted, and chosen by today's consumers, automotive businesses must provide customers with a fast,...
Online Review Management: The Key to Building Customer Trust for Your Auto Shop
The auto industry moves fast. Drivers want to get their car and get back on the road as quickly as possible. So, when customers turn over this fast, why would any auto business concern itself with online review management? The answer is simple: Online reviews matter — especially to an industry...
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