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Future-proof Playbook for Restaurants: Reinvent your business—online and on location

Find out how you can prepare your restaurant for short and long-term success....

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Guide

Future-proof Playbook for Restaurants: Reinvent your business—online and on location

Find out how you can prepare your restaurant for short and long-term success....
Guide

The Restaurateur’s Guide to Food Delivery Service

Open up new sales channels and future-proof your restaurant with our comprehensive guide....
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Restaurant Employee Handbook Template

Standardize your restaurant's policies, guidelines and processes with your custom restaurant employee handbook....
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2019 tax checklist for your hospitality business

Gain peace of mind during this tax season and download this free tax checklist to make sure put yourself in the best...
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Marketing

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Free Restaurant Flyer Templates

You don’t need to hire a professional designer to have a professional-looking promotional flyer. We've got 7...
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Free downloadable restaurant menu templates

Download your free customizable restaurant menu template today. Tweak it, change colors, add menu items, and adjust...
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The most advanced (and 100% free) restaurant marketing guide available on the web

From social media to discount websites, how are you marketing your restaurant? Read this free guide of effective...
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7 tips for crafting an exceptional menu

A menu must reflect your restaurant’s personality, showcase dishes and excite your guests, all while increasing...
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Industry tips

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How to maximize your tax deduction with Section 179

Business expenses add up, but Section 179 can help you save money with immediate tax deductions. Invest in your...
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Good Business: Powering Independent Business With Technology

It's a unique time to be a business owner. Never before has technology been so accessible to small and medium-sized...
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The Gladstone Arms’ 6 tips to increasing sales in your pub

Discover actionable tips that increase the demand and sales of any pub—guaranteed to turn your pub into a busy...
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Introduction to Lightspeed Restaurant for QSR and cafés

Discover how a Lightspeed Restaurant POS can optimize the operations in your restaurant or café....
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Tech

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9 reasons why your restaurant needs a mobile cash register system

Learn more about the different advantages mobile technology can bring to your restaurant....
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Introduction to Lightspeed Accounting for restaurant

Watch our webinar and discover how Lightspeed Accounting can save you time and money....
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Introduction to Lightspeed Restaurant

Discover how Lightspeed can streamline—and accelerate—your restaurant sales....
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9 reasons why a mobile POS is better for your restaurant

Discover how restaurants can benefit from a cloud-based, mobile POS system - from increased efficiency to deeper...
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