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Tax time may be out of sight, but don’t let it be out of mind. The Point of Sale News has some sage advice for small business owners on how to reduce tax stress. An article featuring tips from the Intuit PaymentNetwork (IPN) quotes Mike D’Avolio, Intuit’s Senior Tax Analyst, […]

2013 Franchise Forecast: Going Strong  The IFA, a Washington D.C.-based advocacy organization, recently released a first quarter update to its economic outlook, which notes that franchise businesses « are expected to employ 8.3 million people in the U.S. by the end of this year and generate $802 billion in revenue. » Quick-service restaurant […]

Restaurant Closing Time: A Moving Target? When does a restaurant really close? In a classic case of « we said, they said, » a San Francisco quick-serve restaurateur contacted Inside Scoop at SFGate with a conundrum about how to handle late-arriving diners and perceptions of « closing time. » After an incident where diners […]

Crucial Considerations Before Purchasing a Cash Drawer Point of Sale News has a thorough primer on cash drawer considerations in which they explore all the major factors to help business owners choose the right drawers tailored to their needs: cost; space requirements; durability, reliability, and length of warranty; manual or […]

SXSWi: Timely Trends in Restaurant Tech A report from Food Fanatics relates the restaurant industry’s hottest digital and mobile tech tools trending at the recent South By Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. « Mobile technology has changed the way consumers experience your restaurant—from how they discover it to how they […]

Tips on Starting an Organic Restaurant Inc.com recently shared an insightful list of 8 Tips for Starting an Organic Restaurant, for which we offer a quick digest: Expect higher costs: Project for 10-20% higher costs, and more if you plan on a premium water filtration system or compostable takeout packaging. […]

The ABC’s of QSR (Quick Serve Restaurant) POS Systems Walk down any main street in any city in America and what will you see? A fast food restaurant. From hamburgers to tacos there is a Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) out there for every one’s taste buds. To the surprise of […]

The ABCs of Restaurant Franchising Fledgling restaurant franchisees would do well to learn the basic terminology of the industry, as detailed in Entrepreneur.com’s 16 Common Franchise Terms: Explained. To get familiar with franchising trends and industries poised for growth, Entrepreneur.com also ranks America’s top franchises annually, with the 2013 Franchise […]

The Takeaway From Groupon’s Sacking Of CEO Andrew Mason (part 2) continued from our earlier post. So what’s next? Retailwire shows some cautious optimism, saying « With the daily deals marketplace maturing, a shakeout could lead to a less-competitive playing field and more tailored offers from those that survive. It’s unknown whether […]

The Takeaway From Groupon’s Sacking Of CEO Andrew Mason (part 1) A long slide in the fortunes at deal-a-day pioneer Groupon, including a significant drop in fourth-quarter earnings and 24% reduction in the company’s value, resulted in the ouster of CEO Andrew Mason late last week. In his already infamous exit […]