3 reasons your bar should use a mobile payment system
Ah, summer—when people flock to outdoor terrasses eager to unwind with their favorite adult beverage and great conversation. People are going to have a great time (which is great news...
8 tips to write your perfect restaurant menu
With more people eating out these days, in 2017 alone, restaurant sales exceeded $798.7 billion, rising 4.3 percent higher than the estimated sales from 2016, and 2018 shows no signs...
Mountains and Valleys: Anticipating business fluctuations using Order Alert
Staying informed and on top of your performance is the key to achieving the success of your business — whatever your business. It doesn’t matter how much time you spend...
4 rookie mistakes entrepreneurs make
Before he revolutionized house chores with his bagless vacuum cleaner, Sir James Dyson spent all of his savings toward 5 126 failed prototypes. Walt Disney was fired for being a...
Patio season: warm up your restaurant for spring and summer
With the sun spending more time with us every day, it’s hard not to start thinking about the meals and drinks that will make our spring and summer seasons a...
3 takeaways from this year's RC Show
This year over 16,000 hospitality professionals from everywhere in Canada were gathered for the 72nd edition of the RC Show. Chefs, restaurateurs and students aspiring to open up their own...
Word of mouth marketing: 7 steps to get started
When I was running my own business, word-of-mouth advertising meant encouraging happy customers to tell their friends and family members about my business. Although that’s still part of the equation...
7 Things you can do to create a smarter business
The market conditions that modern business environment dictates have never been more complex and unpredictable. An extensive amount of information to process, the ever-growing customer expectations accompanied by advancements technology,...
5 reasons Canadian restaurant owners just can't miss the RC show
This February, Lightspeed will be attending the RC show, Canada’s largest food and hospitality event. This is the annual gathering for industry trailblazers, suppliers and culinary innovators! Whether you’re shopping...
Lightspeed gets FinancesOnline's seal of approval
Lightspeed’s goal has always been to provide independent retailers and restaurateurs with the tools to grow their businesses tools traditionally available only to big box chains. We work hard to...
8 easy restaurant promotion ideas
Opening and running a restaurant is a costly affair — often the last thing restaurateurs, owners and managers have time for is marketing. More times than not however, a smart...
Lightspeed is treating customers to a bit of Christmas cheer!
‘Tis the season to be jolly — Santa has arrived! But not in the way he is used to… Instead of dashing across the sky, you may have seen him...