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Turn Your Restaurant Into a More Profitable Business . . . Starting Today!
Join our community of thousands of independent operators who are starting, improving and growing their restaurant business. Find hundreds of how-to articles and downloadable forms, checklists, manuals and other templates plus online seminars, video programs, restaurant business plan and restaurant management resources and much, much more. View some FREE Samples of our resources.
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WEBINAR: Your Path To Better Numbers - NRA's New Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants
Management of your organization requires a financial and operational reporting format that reflects the restaurant industry's unique requirements. In this webinar, RestaurantOwner.com Founder and President, Jim Laube and Vice President, Joe Erickson will highlight the recent updates in the NRA's Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants, a leading guide for preparing and reporting restaurant financial results for 50 years . . . more >>
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DOWNLOAD: Restaurant Schedule Template - Simple
This version of our Restaurant Schedule Template has a simple design and is ideally suited for use as a labor budgeting tool. It can be used to create schedules and labor budgets for virtually any type of food and beverage establishment, including full service, counter service, fine dining, bars, quick service, and banquet rooms. . . . more >>
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WEBINAR: How to Create an Ideal Labor Budget
In this comprehensive hands-on program, you and your management team can learn how to significantly improve your restaurant's labor cost as we demonstrate how to create an ideal labor budget based on guest count trends and show you effective methods for "staying in budget" . . . more >>
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DOWNLOAD: Customer Service - Staff Evaluation Form
Every restaurant owner wishes to deliver the highest level of customer service to their guests; and, they depend on their staff to do so. Have you ever wondered how your restaurant stacks up when it comes to attaining guest satisfaction? More importantly, what does your staff think about the level of customer service your restaurant offers? . . . more >>
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DOWNLOAD: Cell Phone Policy Template for Restaurants
Cell phone use by your restaurant staff during business hours not only reduces productivity - it can also lead to negative guest perception and poor customer service. Having a consistent policy regarding cell phone use is a must in the business world - especially for restaurants. . . . more >>
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DOWNLOAD: Prime Cost Projection Worksheet
The Prime Cost Projection Worksheet is a tool that helps to estimate the prime cost for your existing or proposed restaurant. Use this tool when pricing your menu to see the affects that price changes will have on your overall profitability . . . more >>
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The Easiest Way to Cut Your Food Cost 10%
by Bill Marvin, The Restaurant Doctor
Contrary to what most of us, who have grown up in this business have been taught, an ongoing competitive bidding program that revolves around using lots of vendors, comparing bids, price shopping and buying from the lowest bidder NOT only doesn't save you any money but ends up costing you in several ways. . . . more >>
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The Top 10 Myths of Restaurant Profitability
by Jim Laube
Conventional wisdom in the restaurant business is often anything but wise or good for your bottom line. Here are 10 so-called undeniable restaurant truths that could be costing you big money. . . . more >>
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10 Common Restaurant Startup Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
In any new business venture good decision-making is vital. Opening a new restaurant requires so many decisions that it's not hard to make some bloopers along the way. The key is not totally missing the mark on the really important issues that can make or break your chances for success. Here are 10 of the most common & potentially fatal missteps new owners make and what you can do to avoid making them. . . . more >>
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DOWNLOAD: Birthday Club Startup Checklist
Restaurants that form a birthday club have found it to be one of their most cost effective and successful marketing endeavors. Even better, their customers love it! This detailed checklist provides all the elements you need to easily and quickly implement a birthday club that will grow guest counts, sales and customer goodwill. . . . more >>
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2012 Restaurant POS Survey
Selecting a POS system is one of the most critical decisions any restaurant operator makes. You can compare the ratings and gain an edge in picking your next POS by learning from the candid comments and first-hand experiences of more than 1500 RO.com members on nearly 100 of the top restaurant POS systems. . . . more >>
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SCREENCAST: Marketing Best Practice - Scratch Ticket Promotion
Watch as veteran operator Peter Troutman shows you his variation of the 'secret envelope' promotion that's resulted in a 30%+ year to year sales increase in one of his slowest months. Learn in detail what he does, his results, costs, prizes, changes he's made over the years, and more. . . . more >>
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