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A Great Solution to Your Restaurant’s Staffing Problems: Hire an Ex-Con!  

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Hiring previously incarcerated individuals can bring several benefits to your restaurant:  Access to a larger talent pool: Many previously incarcerated individuals face challenges finding employment due to the stigma associated with their past. By being open to hiring them, your restaurant can tap into a pool of potential employees who are often overlooked by other […]

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How To Get Funding To Open Your Restaurant

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Getting funding for opening a restaurant can be a challenging task, but with a well-prepared plan and strategic approach, you can increase your chances of success. Here are some steps to help you secure funding for your restaurant: Develop a winning concept: There are two ways to approach the creation of your restaurant. A. You

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Why Are Restaurant Managers Not Visible Anymore?

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On Father’s Day, my family took me to a pancake restaurant in downtown Atlanta. It’s one of those portfolio add-ons to a restaurant group that has already earned their wings through more ambitious dinner concepts, so this one, I suppose, was created because…well…why not? I’ve been to this restaurant three or four times and each

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How to Build a Strong Online Presence for Your Restaurant

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Building a strong online presence for your restaurant is crucial in today’s digital age. It can help you attract new customers, engage with your existing ones, and enhance your overall brand image. Here are some tips to help you build a strong online presence for your restaurant, covering website design, social media marketing, and online

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6 Ways Independent Restaurants Can Better Compete with Chains

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Independent restaurants face a tough challenge in the highly competitive world of the restaurant industry, especially when it comes to competing with large chain restaurants. Chains have the advantage of economies of scale, established brand recognition, and access to vast resources. However, independent restaurateurs can still thrive and compete effectively by focusing on their strengths,

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How Restaurant Owners Can Stop Making the Same Mistakes

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Sales are down, profits are almost nonexistent, you are getting bad reviews online, and you cannot keep good staff. What do you do? Sadly, most restauranteurs turn to the same reactionary solutions, but they never work. Solution Number 1: Hire New Managers Seems like a good idea. Bring in some new talent, but you soon

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5 Things Real Estate Developers Should Know About Leasing to Restaurants

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Over the years we’ve helped many restaurants and landlords work with each other and have seen ugliness on both sides. We’re often baffled at the lack of empathy each side can have for one another. For instance, Landlords have a mortgage to pay. When tenants seek rent abatement because they’re not profitable or they are starting

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Restaurant Fiscal Calendars – The Silver Bullet

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One of the biggest problems we find when we’re trying to help struggling restaurants is that they can’t really “see” their business. Their managers work hard, often 70 to 80 hours per week. They enact policies to cut staff when its slow or they endlessly pursue cheaper ingredients and/or portion control, but efficiency often proves

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Restaurant Gig Labor – A Solution to the Great Resignation

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Every day, local and national news agencies report on the state of the labor market. Governments anchor their discussion on unemployment rate, citing moving average trends or comparing today to a year ago. Business owners lament generational work ethic variances. Progressives blame a lack of career advancement opportunities while Conservatives blame liberal child rearing strategies

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