Till Post is written from the owner’s side of the counter. I run or have run a diner, a leather goods business, a restaurant technology consulting company and a few websites, and the posts here come from that work. Where I haven’t done something myself, the post says so and links to where the information came from.
Food service operations
Kitchen routines, menus and pricing, staffing, and the reports a restaurant owner reads. Start with the Food Service Operations section, or try these:
- How to calculate food cost percentage
- Restaurant menu pricing
- Restaurant labor cost and scheduling
- Reading a restaurant sales report
Selling online
Products, photos, shipping, returns and choosing where to sell. Marcellino NY, my leather goods business, is the working example. The full list is in Selling Online, and these are good first reads:
- Selling handmade leather goods online
- Product photography without a studio
- Shipping costs for a small online store
- Shopify or WooCommerce for a small shop
New media for small business
Websites, search, email and social media for owners who do their own. Browse New Media for Small Business, or begin here:
- Does a small restaurant need a website
- Google Business Profile checklist for a restaurant
- Building an email list from zero
- Teaching new media for small business
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