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.
Mom, Bakery Owner Tracy Jones Applies Extra Care Throughout Her Life
Tracy Jones’s alarm clock rings at 4 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday. By 5:00, she’s walking into her beloved bakery, Buzz Cafe, in Monrovia, Maryland. It’s time to start baking, since everything on Buzz Cafe’s constantly-changing menu is made from scratch. At 6:45, she...
Grit is the Secret Ingredient
How restaurateur JB Balingit’s childhood in the Philippines, line cook experience, and family shape his business.
Alma Barreto on What Truly Matters in Life
I remember being in high school and talking with my best friend Uriel about our big plans—what we’d do when we “grew up.” He wanted to be an accountant, and I wanted to be a writer. Then my father unexpectedly lost his job after decades of service. He...
Pammela Sanchez, on Hard Decisions, Patience, and Thriving
I was working as a medical translator when COVID started. It was really difficult because I like helping people. I like solving problems. Although I was able to give them the information they needed in a way they could understand it, I was sometimes giving the patients information that was...
The Benefits of Business Networking for Restaurants
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Jennifer Solberg on Empowering Women to Succeed
We sat down with Jennifer Solberg, Director of Operations, Client Services at SpotOn. Here Jennifer shares her thoughts on running a business, the women that inspired her, and what to expect from the next generations of women in the workplace.
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