small business

  1. Raising The Tipped Minimum Wage

    I recently watched an interview with the author of a book, the objective of which was the defense of the argument to raise the tipped minimum wage. The tipped minimum wage is the hourly wage earned by servers in the food industry and has remained the same for more than twenty years at $ 2.13. Yes, it sounds low and when all of the arguments for raising it compare that wage to the federal minimum wage which now is fixed at $ 7.25, it sounds even more ominous.


    But, what proponents ...
    Categories
    small business
  2. Taxing The World Wide Web

    I understand and empathize with the plight of state government leaders across America. I know that states need tax dollars to support their schools, roads, public assistance programs and so on. But, mandating that small business owners collect tax on sales made via the internet is not only an additional business expense in terms of human resources and systems for calculating and reporting, but logistically impossible when you consider that each state has its own department of revenue. Not only ...
    Categories
    small business
  3. Consistency is the key to success

    How many times have you had your socks knocked off at your first visit to a new restaurant only to return the second time and be devastatingly disappointed? If you say never, then you are lying. Okay, maybe it takes two or three times, but eventually, there it is, the crab dip with a little less crab, the cinnamon bun with just a hint of cinnamon where once the aroma filled the room and the boiled lobster dinner sans lobster!

    One of the top ten reasons for restaurants failing to ...
    Categories
    small business
  4. Small Business: When the Power Goes Out

    what, no power?

    Yes, there are times when a restaurant owner will find himself without power for more than just a few hours, especially in the winter months if you live in the northern half of the states. In the twenty-three years I lived in southern Maine, it happened at least five times that I can remember. At first, your only concern will be how your patrons will pay for meals already served as the credit card machine lies idle. Then, the second phase of reality sets in as the ...
    Categories
    small business
  5. Choosing The Perfect Employee: Auditions and Probations are Key

    The last time I had to audition for a position in a restaurant was in the 1980s. I thought the chef for whom I would work was somewhat eccentric until recently when I found I was in the same position---auditioning chefs for just the same reason. There is no way to know if the chef you are hiring is any good at cooking the recipes you have fine tuned for the last ten years until you give him (or her) one of them, allow them free reign in your kitchen and let them have a go at it.

    ...
    Categories
    small business
Page 4 of 5 FirstFirst 12345 LastLast