Anyone who has ever run a quick-service or full-service restaurant knows just how big of a factor food costs are to their ultimate success. While the industry, especially quick-service restaurants, presents unique challenges for staffing, most owners would say that controlling food costs is one of the most important keys to running a profitable restaurant. […]
Small Business
Store Layout and Customer Flow – Does It Matter for SMBs?
In order for a business to be successful and earn revenue, it must know its customers. Two things that go hand-in-hand in helping a store do that are implementing the correct store layout and understanding customer flow.
How Restaurant Ambiance Affects The Bottom Line
There are many factors that impact whether or not a restaurant is profitable. These include everything from the demand of the cuisine offered in the local area, food and other variable costs, marketing efforts, management and much more. Â While these are all obvious factors, one that is often overlooked in its importance as a contributing […]
The Impact of Signage in a Manufacturing Setting
You’ve probably heard that most people are visual learners rather than by some other method, such as verbal learning. According to some research, people acquire 75% of their knowledge visually. Undoubtedly this is one good explanation of why we see signs everywhere we go.
How To Find and Hire Good Talent For Cheap
Finding and hiring the right employees is crucial, especially for small businesses. Small business owners can’t afford to waste their time, resources or money on hiring the wrong person. There are numerous ways to find and recruit potential employees. However, a lot of those ways require businesses to spend the big bucks on advertising, and […]
Holiday Staffing Dos and Don’ts
Whether you’re the small business owner of a restaurant, a retail store or just a small business that does really well over the holidays, you have to make sure you’re properly staffed to handle all the hustle and bustle of the holidays.
Hiring For Full and Quick Service Restaurants
Regardless of business type the hiring and firing of employees is a constant challenge that must be done well to ensure business success. Staffing in restaurants, quick-service and full-service alike, is particularly difficult. As a small business owner looking for stability and exceptional quality service take a look at these solutions to common challenges in […]
Avoiding Stress and Burnout as an Entreprenuer
Being an entrepreneur is many things. It’s challenging, exhilarating, discouraging and rewarding. Oh, and let’s not forget stressful. Stress is very common among those starting their own business. You might be stressed because your business is booming and making lots of money, which is great, or you might be stressed because of the exact opposite. […]
