Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Cash Flow Management: 2026 Guide
Why profitable restaurants run out of money, and how to stop it: build a 13-week cash forecast, shorten your cash conversion cycle, free up cash from inventory and supplier terms, and work through a squeeze in the right order.
Jul 25, 2026
Marketing & Branding
How to Build a Restaurant Website That Fills Tables
A practical guide to building a restaurant website: what guests look for in the first five seconds, the four build paths and real costs, why your menu should never be a PDF, mobile speed, local SEO, and turning visits into direct bookings.
Jul 25, 2026
Restaurant Operations
How to Open a Coffee Shop: Costs and Steps
A step-by-step guide to opening a coffee shop: real startup costs by format, location and lease rules, equipment list, menu and pricing, hiring baristas, licensing, and the first-year numbers that decide survival.
Jul 24, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Financing: Loans and Investors
How to finance a restaurant: SBA loans, bank term loans, equipment financing, lines of credit, investors, and landlord contributions, with real rates, down payments, the lender's checklist, and the traps to avoid.
Jul 24, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Insurance: Types and Costs
Every insurance policy a restaurant needs, general liability, workers' comp, liquor liability, business interruption, cyber, and more, with real monthly costs, the gaps that sink operators, and how to buy the stack right.
Jul 23, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Licenses and Permits
Every license and permit needed to open a restaurant: business license, EIN, food service permit, liquor license, certificate of occupancy, and more, with real costs, timelines, and the sequence that protects your opening date.
Jul 23, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Restaurant Chargebacks: How to Fight Them
A practical guide to restaurant chargebacks: what disputes really cost, why delivery drives most of them, prevention at the terminal and online, the evidence that wins representment, and when to fight versus refund.
Jul 22, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Employee Handbook
A section-by-section guide to writing a restaurant employee handbook: pay and tips, scheduling, conduct, safety, service standards, discipline, and legal review, plus how to distribute it, keep it current, and make staff actually read it.
Jul 20, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Should Your Restaurant Go Cashless?
A clear-eyed guide to the cashless restaurant decision: what cash handling really costs, what card fees really cost, where refusing cash is illegal, the guests you exclude, tips, cash-light middle grounds, and a decision framework.
Jul 20, 2026
Restaurant Technology
KDS vs Kitchen Printer: Which to Choose
Kitchen display system or kitchen printer? A practical comparison for operators: speed, accuracy, multi-channel orders, coursing, data, real costs, failure modes, when paper still wins, and how to migrate without chaos.
Jul 19, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Positions: Every Role and Job Description
Every restaurant position explained: management, front of house, kitchen brigade, and bar roles, what each job does, how they fit together, typical staffing by concept, and how to write job descriptions that hire.
Jul 17, 2026
Restaurant Operations
How to Open a Bar: Costs, Licenses, and Setup Guide
How to open a bar, step by step: concept, business plan, real startup costs, the liquor license, location and lease, bar design, drink menu and pour cost, equipment, technology, hiring, and opening night.
Jul 16, 2026