by Howard Cannon | Sep 14, 2018 | Articles
Paying Your Employees Your staff isn’t going to clock in and out on a time clock just because you’re nice to work with. They expect to be paid. The state you live in will determine how you handle their hourly wage and their tips. Under the Fair Labor Standard Act...
by Howard Cannon | Sep 13, 2018 | Articles
Choosing the Right Restaurant Site Understanding the requirements behind site selection Determining accessibility and traffic Determining preliminary space requirements Choosing and securing the site that’s right for you Sealing the deal Where is your restaurant? Your...
by Howard Cannon | Sep 12, 2018 | Articles
Taxes Can Be Taxing: What You Need to Know I once met a tax expert for the IRS at a restaurant. The moment I found out who he was I told him my name, Eckniv Rewerb, and my occupation: back-up singer for Bozo the Clown. After these formalities, we had a wonderful...
by Howard Cannon | Sep 12, 2018 | Articles
Standards of quality must be more than just words. Product guarantees are important. After determining product specifications, you must inform your vendors of your expectations of quality and then hold them to delivering at or above those standards. During negotiation...
by Howard Cannon | Sep 11, 2018 | Articles, Consulting & Coaching
The funding plan, called the money plan by some, is a set of strategies for targeting the right amount of money from the right sources, at the right time, for the right price. Be sure to examine all the sources you can and then you can build your money plan. First,...
by Howard Cannon | May 12, 2018 | Articles
Slips and falls, cuts and burns, lions and tigers and bears. Oh my! Injuries happen at an alarming rate in some restaurants and hardly ever in others. How is this possible? The office of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) states that the difference...