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10 Common Restaurant Startup Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
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 >>


ONLINE SEMINAR: Key Industry Averages-How Does Your Restaurant Stack Up?
ONLINE SEMINAR: Key Industry Averages-How Does Your Restaurant Stack Up?How does your restaurant's financial performance stack up to the industry? Get industry averages and rules of thumb to evaluate your sales, food cost, beverage costs, mangement and hourly labor cost, employee benefits, operating expenses, rent and occupancy costs, inventory levels and much more. . . . more >>


DOWNLOAD: Birthday Club Startup Checklist
DOWNLOAD: Birthday Club Startup ChecklistRestaurants 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 >>


2012 Restaurant POS Survey
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 >>


WEBCAST: Marketing Best Practice - Scratch Ticket Promotion
WEBCAST: Marketing Best Practice - Scratch Ticket PromotionWatch 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 >>


DOWNLOAD: Restaurant Marketing Planning Calendar
DOWNLOAD: Restaurant Marketing Planning CalendarToday, sales growth doesn't just happen, it requires proper planning and execution! Get a jump on your 2012 marketing plan with this great tool to organize your promotions for the entire year onto a single spreadsheet that shows the dates of each promotion and the tasks required to make them happen . . . more >>


DOWNLOAD: Restaurant P&L Templates
DOWNLOAD: Restaurant P&L TemplatesA profit and loss statement represents the end result of all of your efforts from marketing to operations to cost control. These sample summary and detailed P&L templates will give you ideas and a starting point for designing your own P&L. . . . more >>


How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan: Financial Section
How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan: Financial SectionThe financial section is often viewed as the most important part of a business plan. It is likely to receive a lot of attention and even scrutiny from potential lenders and investors. Use these guidelines with the financial model worksheets to prepare a comprehensive, professional and convincing business plan. . . . more >>


Restaurant Catering: How to Create a Lucrative, New Profit Center for Your Business
by Amelia Levin
Restaurant Catering: How to Create a Lucrative, New Profit Center for Your BusinessAfter a hard-hitting recession prompted many restaurants to re-examine their cash flow and profit margins, finding ways to increase revenue without a large capital outlay makes adding catering to your restaurant seem like a good idea. This article will explore some of the catering challenges as well as opportunities. . . . more >>


Why Prime Cost Is the Most Important Number (That Should Be) on Your P&L
by Jim Laube
Why Prime Cost Is the Most Important Number (That Should Be) on Your P&LPrime cost (food, beverage & labor) consumes in excess of 60% of sales in most restaurants. They are your largest and most volatile costs. Without good Prime Cost controls even high volume restaurants can have profitability problems. Learn what your Prime Cost should run and how to keep excess Prime Cost from choking your profit. . . . more >>


Online Workshop: The Durbin Amendment Has Lowered Debit Card Fees - Who's Getting YOUR Savings, You or Your Processor?
Online Workshop: The Durbin Amendment Has Lowered Debit Card Fees - Who's Getting YOUR Savings, You or Your Processor?As a result of the Durbin Amendment, debit card interchange fees have been reduced by about half starting on October 1st. BUT don't expect those savings to be automatically reflect in your fees. Some processors are expected to keep the savings and not pass them on to merchants like you. Listen to this program to get these cost reductions passed on to YOU and NOT YOUR PROCESSOR! . . . more >>


ONLINE WORKSHOP: Why Birthday Marketing Works & How to Create Your Own Birthday Marketing Program
ONLINE WORKSHOP: Why Birthday Marketing Works & How to Create Your Own Birthday Marketing ProgramMany RO.com members report big success with a birthday club. Yet, most independents miss out by not doing any type of birthday marketing. Find out how a simple yet effective birthday program can mean more new guests and repeat business throughout the year. . . . more >>


ONLINE WORKSHOP: The Yelp Effect - How to Manage Guest Reviews & Your Online Reputation
ONLINE WORKSHOP: The Yelp Effect - How to Manage Guest Reviews & Your Online ReputationOnline review sites such as Yelp, UrbanSpoon and others, have elevated the matter of an irate guest and their potential ability to spread their story to a whole new level. Learn how to monitor what people are saying about you online and how to manage negative reviews and get more positive reviews that potential customers will notice. . . . more >>


ONLINE WORKSHOP: How to Account for Discounts & Comps
ONLINE WORKSHOP: How to Account for Discounts & CompsThe practice of discounting and couponing has grown substantially in many restaurants in recent years to the point that in some restaurants, discount transactions run as high as 10% of gross sales and even more. Learn how accounting for discounts can affect your numbers and the interpretation of your key costs and margins so you can make an informed decision about what method would work best in your restaurant. . . . more >>


ONLINE WORKSHOP: How to Use Google Places to Drive More Customers to Your Restaurant - Part 2
ONLINE WORKSHOP: How to Use Google Places to Drive More Customers to Your Restaurant - Part 2Every day hungry people in your area are searching online for restaurants. Not having a position on Google Places can significantly lower the odds that they will choose or even notice your restaurant. Sign up now to attend Part 2 of our series on Google Places. Focus will be on how to improve rankings and what do to about negative reviews. . . . more >>


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