The Blog
Clarity in writing.
Field notes from twenty-plus years of coaching independent restaurant owners. What works. What doesn’t. What the noise is hiding.
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How to Understand Restaurant Accounting without Being an Accountant
Restaurant accounting can throw you for a real loop, but you can learn it well enough to understand the fundamentals, enough to use them to run your business. Let's break down restaurant accounting to make it work for you.
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Successful Restaurant Stories: Where Are They Now
In this podcast episode, my guest is Emmy Barnick, owner of The Captain’s Cabin in Washburn, ND. In this “where are they now” interview, Emmy describes her timeline from thinking about closing her restaurant to making a bottom-line improvement of $288,000 in the last 12 months. Click to listen.
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Why Restaurant Owners Should Care About Company Culture
The major transformation restaurant owners have in working with me is the shift in their company culture. Watch this video, and I’ll share exactly why restaurant owners should care about company culture.
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Owning a Restaurant in Today’s Economy
Let’s talk about this crazy economy, or at least how crazy it is for owning a restaurant in today’s economy. I have good news: there is a solution to the madness. Watch this video for some motivation and hope to get through today’s economy.
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Thoughts on the Future of Restaurant Business Development
Today's podcast discussion centers around restaurant development and technology. Anthony Amunategui, founder of CDO Group, talk about the future of the restaurant industry, technology and restaurant development insights.
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The Ideal Restaurant Cost Percentages
Do you know what your ideal restaurant cost percentages are? Do you want to know the down and dirty numbers? Here I'll teach you what your ideal restaurant cost percentages should be.
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Ideas to Manage Staffing Shortage in Your Restaurant Business
Every week I’m on calls with restaurant owners like you talking about their daily challenges, helping them manage the staffing shortage and find solutions so they can keep their doors open. Get ideas and solutions others are using to manage the staffing shortage.
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Restaurant Customer Service Following Jill Raff’s Inside Out Framework
Restaurant customer service is everything in the hospitality industry. For this episode of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I talk with Jill Raff, a highly experienced customer experience strategist and author.
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Restaurant Management Systems for Independents Explained
As a restaurant expert and restaurant systems pusher, I want to take a minute to explain why restaurant management systems for independent restaurants are so important. In this video I’ll explain what systems are, why they’re so important and how they affect your life as a restaurant.
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When to Update Your Restaurant Financial Plan
Your restaurant financial plan is important to the success of your restaurant and it is essential that you update it regularly. In this video, I will show you how using a restaurant financial plan, i.e., a budget, every day lays out your restaurant’s plan for financial success.
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