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.
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6 Holiday Ideas For Restaurants
Grow profits and happiness this holiday season with six simple tips. Create a warm, efficient space for guests and staff, and keep customers coming back.
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.
What Is Vishing, Phishing, and Smishing? How Businesses Can Avoid Being Scammed
Protect your business with tips on how to identify and report phone, email, and texting scams.
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.
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Whether it’s time to say farewell to outdated systems or hello to a new time-saving scheduling tool, change can be challenging.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.
How Salons & Barber Shops Can Book More Appointments Online While Promoting Social Distancing and Going Contactless
May 20,2020 Salons and barber shops have been hit particularly hard by shelter-in-place orders, and even with many states easing business restrictions, there are still many question marks about how to proceed safely. Luckily, professional organizations like the AIHA have provided safety guidelines for hair and nail salons [https:...
SpotOn and SoFi Partner to Connect SMBs with Federal Stimulus Loan Programs
Over 1,500 businesses have leveraged the SpotOn platform to access CARES Act loan programs SAN FRANCISCO--SpotOn Transact, Inc (“SpotOn”), a leading software and payments company, announced today its partnership with SoFi, an online personal finance company which leverages technology to bring financial products that help people get their money...
Infographic – 5 Reasons You Should #ShopLocal
April 23, 2020 In 2019, there were 30.7 million small businesses in operation in the United States, accounting for 99.9% of all businesses in the country. Small businesses have a huge impact on our society, yet so many Americans choose to shop at multi-chain stores and online retailers...
SpotOn Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding from Former Twitter Executives
The payments and software company will increase investment in product development to continue building end-to-end vertical solutions and accelerating hiring across all functions SAN FRANCISCO—SpotOn Transact, Inc (“SpotOn”), an innovative payments and software company, today announced $50 million in Series B funding. The round includes 01 Advisors [https://www....
4 Ways to Boost Foot Traffic to Your Restaurant
There’s no perfect recipe for operating a restaurant successfully, but one key ingredient is getting a high volume of customers in the door. Getting creative with a loyalty program [https://www.spoton.com/blog/getting-creative-with-loyalty-rewards-to-boost-customer-retention] can do wonders to boost customer retention, but it doesn’t necessarily attract a...
Integrating Third-Party Delivery Apps Into Your Restaurant’s POS
Feb 25, 2020 As mobile phone technology continues to advance, consumer expectations are rapidly evolving, particularly within the food service industry. A great case-in-point is the growing popularity of mobile delivery apps such as UberEats, GrubHub, Seamless, and DoorDash. While these third-party delivery services are undoubtedly convenient for consumers, they...
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