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How Can we Increase the Number of Customers in Our Pizzeria?

Should We Rebrand or Continue Existing Restaurant?

Manage a Restaurant

A Day in the Life of a Restaurant Owner

How to Maximise Profits on Special Offers

How to Write a Business Plan

Maximising Waiting Staff Efficiently

Setting Meal Prices to Stay Profitable

Should you Employ a Restaurant Manager?

Restaurant Food

Affordable Ways to Make Your Festive Menu Appealing

Appealing to Business Customers

Appealing to Off Peak Customers

Child-friendly Restaurant Food

Decide Which Food to Specialise in

Developing a Set Menu

Developing a Signature Dish

Food Costs and Good Meal Planning

Negotiate Prices with Suppliers

Reassessing Your Menu

Understanding Restaurant Trends

Sales & Marketing

Create a Website for your New Restaurant

Create Marketing Literature

How to Build a Good Local Reputation

New Ways to Encourage Repeat Restaurant Business

Understanding Local Demand

Understanding Your Local Media

What is Your Restaurant's USP?

Staff Issues

Employing Catering Staff

Employment Agency

How to Establish Best Practice With Your Staff

How to Recruit Waiters and Waitresses

The Rules for Staff Tips and Gratuities

What Benefits Should You Offer Your Waiting Staff?

Plan a Restaurant

Assess Competition from Local Businesses

Government Support for a Restaurant Start Up

Is There a Right Time to Open a Restaurant?

Should You Be Chef or Restaurant Manager?

What Can Go Wrong in the Restaurant Business?

Funding & Finance

Choosing Restaurant Insurance

Find the Right Accountant

Get Funding for Your Restaurant

Keeping Your Start Up Costs Low

Pay Your Salary in the Start Up Period

Business Growth

Get Exposure and Brand Awareness

Headhunt a Great Chef

Should you Open on Christmas Day?

When and Whether to Open a 2nd Restaurant

Health & Safety

Food Hygiene for Restaurants

Health Inspections at Your Restaurants

Restaurant Health & Safety

The Certificates You Will Need

Create a Restaurant

Basic Equipment for a New Restaurant

Choosing a Name for Your Restaurant

Designing Your Restaurant

Live Music in Your Restaurant?

Research Restaurant Trends

Themed Evenings in Your Restaurant?

Understand your Own Business Skills

Use your Restaurant as a Networking Venue

Where to Find Good Restaurant Advice

Launch a Restaurant

Advertising Your Restaurant

Deals to Offer Potential New Customers

Get your New Restaurant Noticed

How to Get Good PR

Launching your New Restaurant

Managing Staff Discipline & Appraisals

Networking to Publicise your Restaurant

Waiting-On Staff and the Right Impression

Before Starting Out

Annual Trends in the Restaurant Industry

Are you a Natural Entrepreneur?

Discuss Your New Business with Family & Friends

Discuss Your Restaurant Idea with a Bank Manager

How to Assess the Competition

Is it Worth Hiring a PR Firm?

Should you Buy a Restaurant Franchise?

Start Up on Your Own or With a Partner?

Understand your Target Market

Using Social Media for Business Growth

Why Do You Want to Open a Restaurant?

Case Studies

I Had to Sack the Head Chef: A Case Study

I Increased Profits With Theme Nights: A Case Study

I Used Customer Feedback to Boost Sales: A Case Study

My First Visit from Environmental Health: A Case Study

My Restaurant Was Featured on TV: A Case Study

Using Seasonal Ingredients Helped Cut Costs: A Case Study

Restaurant Facts

Do Restaurants Really Buy Products from Catering Companies?

How Special Offers Boost Restaurant Business

Restaurant Trends in the UK

The History of the Michelin Guide

First Year in Business

How to Establish Repeat Business

How to Write Your Menu to Boost Sales

How We Handled the Recession

Keeping Up to Date With Accounts and Paperwork

Renegotiating Deals After Your First Year

Retraining Helped Me to Cut Costs

Revisiting Your Business Plan

Should You Change the Name of Your Restaurant?

Should You Include Dietary Information on Your Menu?

Taking Stock of Your First Year in Business

Understanding Portion Control

Would You Benefit from a More High Profile Chef?