Restaurant Finance & Accounting

10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Great restaurants are not built on luck or longer hours. They are built on habits: small, repeatable practices that compound into stronger margins, happier teams, and guests who keep coming

By Jaime Oikle

/ 7 Oct 2026

10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

Use this checklist to assess and upgrade your restaurant's performance in the areas that matter most. Print it. Share it. Revisit it monthly. Areas covered: * Staffing, Leadership &

By Jaime Oikle

/ 28 Sep 2026

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that bring a

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

Your restaurant probably isn't losing money to one big problem, it's leaking it a little at a time. Here are 7 places independent operators should look first, and exactly how to plug each leak.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

8 Ways Your POS Data Can Help Your Restaurant Make Better Decisions

Most restaurant operators are sitting on more data than they realize. This article breaks down eight practical ways independent operators can use their existing POS data to fix pricing, staffing, ordering, and guest retention, with a specific report to pull and a decision rule for each one.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 4 Aug 2026

8 Ways Your POS Data Can Help Your Restaurant Make Better Decisions

Ways You're Wasting Money at Your Restaurant: Poor Food Cost Control

Restaurant profits do not usually disappear all at once. They leak out slowly through poor controls, weak systems and bad habits. We break down common flaws with food cost controls and what operators can do to stop the leaks.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 6 Jul 2026

Ways You're Wasting Money at Your Restaurant: Poor Food Cost Control

Webinar: The 30-Day Restaurant Profit Reset

Many operators are caught in the day to day working “In” their restaurants not “On” the restaurant! They put out daily fires and get the job done, but they’re

By Jaime Oikle and Roger Beaudoin

/ 10 Jun 2026

Webinar: The 30-Day Restaurant Profit Reset

10 Systems That Strengthen Restaurants: Why Better Operations Start With Better Structure

A system is simply a repeatable way of getting an important job done. For independent restaurant operators systems are practical tools for running a better business. Here are ten of the most important systems restaurants should have up and running in their business. (Read time @ 7 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 3 May 2026

10 Systems That Strengthen Restaurants: Why Better Operations Start With Better Structure

Small Hinges Swing Big Doors: How a Few Small Restaurant Improvements Can Create Big Bottom-Line Results

We give you nine strong metrics worth considering and talk about what a 10 percent improvement can really mean. We finish with how to choose the right three metrics to start with, how to actually improve them as well as budget friendly ideas. (Read time @ 8 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 26 Apr 2026

Small Hinges Swing Big Doors: How a Few Small Restaurant Improvements Can Create Big Bottom-Line Results

Could You Fire Yourself? The Ultimate Test of a Restaurant's Systems

This is a tough question to ask...but a key one. We cover: The hard truth about being "needed". The power and importance of restaurant systems. What a fire-yourself business looks like. The areas most likely to break. How to start "firing yourself" and more. (Read time @ 8 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 20 Apr 2026

Could You Fire Yourself? The Ultimate Test of a Restaurant's Systems

The Menu Engineering Worksheet: Design Your Menu to Drive Profits, Not Just Orders

Full scope coverage including: Why operators need a worksheet; Core numbers to include; 4 classic menu engineering categories; Practical examples; How to train the team; How often to update the worksheet; Reflecting operational realities; Common mistakes to avoid and more. (Read time @ 8.5 min)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 4 Apr 2026

The Menu Engineering Worksheet: Design Your Menu to Drive Profits, Not Just Orders

Financial Know How for Restaurant Operators: Turning Numbers Into Better Decisions

A dive into the importance of financial literacy & how to make better decisions. Includes a walk-through of five core financial concepts every operator should understand. A discussion on how to bring the team into the numbers as well as common financial mistakes restaurants make is also included.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 26 Mar 2026

Financial Know How for Restaurant Operators: Turning Numbers Into Better Decisions