All Blog Posts Tagged 'business' (145)

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There is nothing easy about running a business.  It can be an extremely difficult task.  Running a successful business, by contrast, can be nearly impossible to do, especially in an environment where failure is more of a guarantee than success.  Before anything else can be…

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Upselling is anything but new for most businesses. Where restaurants are concerned, it’s the oldest, most common trick in the book to increase check sizes and boost profits. At its best, upselling can look less like sales and more like customer…

Spring Funding!

Business Working Capital Loan Vs Merchant Cash Advance

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Now that the holiday season is over, most restaurants may experience a slump in foot traffic. While many Americans kept a close eye on their dining pennies during the holidays, millions chose to enjoy…

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Two of the biggest shopping days of the year are without a doubt here, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Businesses near and far are ramping up their holiday promotions, while gearing up for hoards of deal-seeking crowds. There are TV and radio commercials, Facebook ads and Twitter ads fighting for the attention of eager shoppers.

According to an October survey from…

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Not that the "sustainability and "local" trends have lost their mojo, but it’s time to look forward to the food trends that will grace 2013. I mean, 2013 is just around the…

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With the worst drought in half a century occurring this past summer, world food prices are continuously rising near crisis level.

Factors such as this summer’s drought, fires in Russia, higher commodity prices, and retail food price inflation have resulted in a spike in global food prices that are likely to…

The elections are behind us, Thanksgiving has come and gone and many of you are embroiled in the Christmas/New Years rush!  Hardly time to think of all of the changes coming on line in 2013.  However, as savvy business men and woman who run operations on shoe-string budgets and penny margins, don't you think it's time to at least put the thought on the burner?

As an individual who went from running multi-unit, multi-million dollar operations to building a business development firm…

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Inventory control for restaurants is a huge deal; it can be the difference between breaking even and actually making a profit. Food is the largest part of any restaurant’s budget. In turn, wasteful…

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The holiday season is in full swing and consumers remain hesitant when it comes to spending; families are continuing to cut back, especially on the things that, in their opinion, are…

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According to various studies, Generation Y (also known as Millennials) is set to overshadow and outnumber Baby Boomers through the year…

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What is “Slow Food,” exactly? No, it has nothing to do with waiting for those appetizers you ordered 20 minutes ago to finally arrive at your table. Slow Food is an international…

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Today’s post was written by Jessica Sanders.

While your restaurant may have come out of the gate running,…

How the Affordable Care Act Affects Restaurant Operators

By: Aprons & Smocks

In late June, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate within President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. This means that starting in 2014, most Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. Furthermore, employers who have 50 or more…

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The tranquil, idyllic image that likely comes to mind when you picture a farm (think Old McDonald) is becoming increasingly rare.  Family farms can be defined as farms in which a family owns all of…

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Customers are one of the most important assets to any business. Often times businesses are created with a specific customer or customers in mind, along with their spending dollars. The pain of the…

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Customers are to businesses what fans are to musicians; they are staples in making business and brands grow. Without them, neither would exist, at least not successfully.

Although…

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Many companies and professionals alike utilize social networks for marketing, branding and spreading the word about their products and services. No matter which platform is used, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest or Google +, they all have similarities in that they give everyone a voice. But, there is one social network that is valued slightly higher than the rest in…

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With the onslaught of new food buzzwords, food labels remain confusing to most consumers. There’s ‘organic’, ‘cage-free’, ‘kosher’, and ‘natural’ just to name a few. No wonder…

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It is becoming more and more evident that maintaining a healthy diet has a huge effect on our health. We all know people with diabetes – and most of us have friends or family members…