Restaurant Owners: If You Spend More Than an Hour on Payroll, Read This

Owning a restaurant is difficult enough on its own, without the added challenge of managing payroll. With tight budgets and slim margins, many owners try to cut costs by managing tasks like payroll, tip outs, and compliance themselves—often using manual methods or a patchwork of tools. But while you might think this is a cost-effective way to do business, it’s actually a drain on your time and efficiency. Here’s what to do instead. 

Simplicity Is the GoalRestaurant owners want to spend less time managing tasks like payroll, but many don’t know how to do it differently. A great way to tell if you have payroll under control is to record how much time you spend on it. If it’s more than an hour per week, you have an opportunity to improve your processes. 

The ideal scenario is to remove hours spent in areas like this every week so that you can instead put that time toward growing your business. So, how do you get there? Simplification is the answer, and technology can provide…