Be SMART: Setting Measurable Restaurant Goals for 2019

The beginning of a new year brings hope and promise to many. It's this time of year when we focus on planning and goal-setting, on making improvements within ourselves and our ventures.For business owners in any industry, the start of a new year can be a "reset" over the last year. Operators set goals for the new year, informed by higher projections and larger quantities. They seek to ditch the methods that aren't working and adopt new ones which will improve their operations.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said rather famously "a goal without a plan is just a wish." Without a solid understanding of your existing bandwidth, a clear projection of what you want and detailed methodology to get there, you're not likely to succeed. In the modern age though, restaurant technology and data make it easier to set real, actionable goals than ever before. Here's our list of SMART goals, and how you as a restaurant operator can set goals for 2019. 

Specific GoalsFor goals to be…