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May212018

How To Finance Your Restaurant or Retail Business

A business starts up comes with a lot of responsibilities. Once the business plan is in place, the focus has to shift to the finances needed to fund the business. The costs begin almost immediately. The new business owner does not want the stress of wondering where they are going to be able to generate the money needed. While there are many business financing ideas and options available, here are a few of the top ideas on how to finance your business.

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May152018

5 Ways to Combat Employee Stress In Your Restaurant

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Working in a restaurant is stressfull. Food servers know there’s more moving than standing around in their jobs, but they may question their standing in a culture that doesn’t show them great respect. Lack of respect has been widely cited as a cause of workplace stress for restaurant workers.

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Apr242018

5 Factors That Make Retail Accounting Unique For Retail Business

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The retail sector is perhaps the most visible industry to the typical person on the street – convenience stores, gas stations, the corner liquor and tobacco store or multi-storied shopping centers. However, most general retail stores have one thing in common…

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Apr172018

Restaurant Tax Deduction Tips for Restaurant Owners

Restaurant Taxes: Top 12 Tax Deductions and Tips For Restaurants

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With Tax Day approaching, many people are getting the final touches done on their submittals. With restaurant taxes, you have some special tax considerations that are different from other business types. Before you sign off and file your return, consider these 12 restaurant tax deductions and tips for restaurant owners

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Apr32018

Modern Marketing Tips for Brick and Mortar Retail Stores

Modern Marketing Tips To Boost Your Brick And Mortar Store

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For years now, the changing landscape of marketing has affected the growth of retail industries. As more people are shifting to digital, the hope for brick and mortar stores to thrive seems to be dimming down.
A retail think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology revealed in 2017 that about 6700 stores in the US had announced their plans to shut down.

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Mar122018

A Restaurant’s Guide to Online Reputation Management

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Opening a brand new restaurant can be confusing and stressful. With so many different things to keep track of, it can be easy to forget kitchen equipment and appliances that are essential to operating your business. To help you stay on top of your to-do list and ensure that your restaurant opening goes smoothly, we created this list of the top 10 pieces of

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