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We are a family owned and operated cafe featuring gourmet coffees, teas and smoothies. We offer fresh food at reasonable prices.
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"Excellent food, great service, a south suburban culinary gem"
"Great place to dining with really tasty dished, enjoy some Jazz and relax.."
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Every time you come back as a customer, you can build up to a reward. We want to earn your business again and again. Hidden Manna Cafe offers loyal...
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It really depends on the cafe sales vs/labor costs. In my experience, you will have people genuinely disintrested in the well being of the business no matter what their pay rate.
One should also consider the turn over rate. If you can get 2-3 consistent/invested staff members, you save on...
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It really depends on the cafe sales vs/labor costs. In my experience, you will have people genuinely disintrested in the well being of the business no matter what their pay rate.
One should also consider the turn over rate. If you can get 2-3 consistent/invested staff members, you save on training new employees and keep those who know your business. Also those two- three people can more than likely do more than 5-6 minimum wage staff members, so there is savings in the hire wage.
Minimum wage is a base for first time employees. If you are looking to keep staff who know your business, I would give them incentive based raises.
With us, everyone starts just above minimum wage, and depending on their performance and value added to the business, we give them a raise 4-6 months in. This is outlined with expectation levels. They know that they working towards an end goal. We give weekly (informal) performace reviews. It also helps if the owners are an intergral part of operations. We are very hands on and we treat staff like family. Its the attitude of fair treatment with potential for advancement that keeps people. Those that don't want to work towards advancement, generally leave. Its a culture that has to be created by the owners and managers.
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Social media is your friend. If you don't know how to post, hire someone. Also, contact your local chamber of commerce. Just to be honest, it takes a while to get a following. Word of mouth is your best bet. If you can, host small book signings and other non food related events to get the word...
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Social media is your friend. If you don't know how to post, hire someone. Also, contact your local chamber of commerce. Just to be honest, it takes a while to get a following. Word of mouth is your best bet. If you can, host small book signings and other non food related events to get the word out. It travels fast, but you must be consistent AND patient.
I would develop a catering menu and market them together. We market a lot thru social media. While we do not offer catering services in the restaurant, we offer mini menus. Our food is made from scratch and cooked at the time of order, as such, we do not offer buffets. Mini menus work great for us.
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I would develop a catering menu and market them together. We market a lot thru social media. While we do not offer catering services in the restaurant, we offer mini menus. Our food is made from scratch and cooked at the time of order, as such, we do not offer buffets. Mini menus work great for us.
Go Daddy...we have been with them five years. They recently updated their offerings with increased security. Easy to design as well.
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Go Daddy...we have been with them five years. They recently updated their offerings with increased security. Easy to design as well.
Price too low for $7. Unless they were powdered eggs
Need to make sure staffing matches sales volume.
Both cases, they are not aware of the prime cost for running the restaurant. Hard to have any profit in the restaurant industry if you are not monitoring cost of goods and labor.
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Price too low for $7. Unless they were powdered eggs
Need to make sure staffing matches sales volume.
Both cases, they are not aware of the prime cost for running the restaurant. Hard to have any profit in the restaurant industry if you are not monitoring cost of goods and labor.
We provide samples of some of our most popular dishes and soups. Guests generally buy after tasting. We also serve half portions during lunch as well.
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We provide samples of some of our most popular dishes and soups. Guests generally buy after tasting. We also serve half portions during lunch as well.
My suggestion would be to partner with other small businesses that specialise in hospitality. Ie, accounting firms and advertising agencies. If you have worked with a few clients, I would suggest offering a free consultation of your services. Start with your local business associations to...
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My suggestion would be to partner with other small businesses that specialise in hospitality. Ie, accounting firms and advertising agencies. If you have worked with a few clients, I would suggest offering a free consultation of your services. Start with your local business associations to network. Small businesses tend to support each other. I would ask for referrals and contact them directly for consultations. Its always about who you know.
