Monday, April 20, 2009

Welcome to AdvanceMe’s Restaurant Blog!

As any restaurant owner knows, there are a million unique details to understand about running a successful restaurant. At AdvanceMe, we have learned this through speaking with the tens-of-thousands of restaurant owners we’ve served over the past decade.

We hear stories every day from those in the industry, and we’ve heard a lot: the good, the bad and the ugly. Through it all, we are learning that there are some simple consistencies in running a strong restaurant, that there are a variety of tips and suggestions worth sharing and discussing with other restaurant owners.

The purpose of this blog
The purpose of this blog is to share information and encourage discussions about the various aspects involved in running a strong, successful restaurant.

The topics our team has outlined to cover this year range from selecting the right location through overhauling your menu items or hiring live entertainers, taking many stops in between. While we have outlined over 100 pertinent topics to discuss this year, we always encourage your input if there is something you would like to see. Let us know!

Another goal of this blog is to open up the lines of communication and encourage sharing between restaurant owners. We hope that different owners in different types of restaurants all over America take a minute to share their successes and their challenges. We believe there is value and important lessons to be found in almost every experience, and no one knows the industry better than those who work within it.

Finally, we are opening this blog up to give experts in the field a platform on which to share ideas and help each other grow. There is no doubt that running a successful restaurant can be tough, so we want to encourage the best in the field to step forward and be heard. We’ll get the ball rolling, but the input received from individuals and the dialogue that follows is what will make this blog a true success.

So we thank you for visiting our blog, and hope you find a wealth of information within it. We encourage you to join in the conversation and share your thoughts and ideas. We welcome your feedback, and look forward to bringing you information designed to help you run a better restaurant.

Bon appetit!