Running A Restaurant

The Running A Restaurant small business archive.

Business Ideas & Planning

Opening a restaurant: The key ingredients to start-up success

In this piece, we discuss the most important steps to making your food business dream a reality.

Business Technology

Best restaurant booking systems for small businesses

Having a restaurant booking system can help your business run more smoothly and reduce no-shows. Here are ten of the best

Buying and selling a company

How to negotiate the best deal when selling a restaurant

In partnership with BusinessesForSale.com, here's what you should be thinking about when you're selling a restaurant business

Getting Online

Restaurant website: Things to do and things to avoid

How to create an effective and persuasive website to attract a higher number of visitors to your restaurant?

Business Ideas & Planning

Starting up a restaurant: The considerations

Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, the co-founders of Mediterranean restaurant chain Hummus Bros, reveal the main steps entrepreneurs need to consider when setting up a restaurant.

Business Technology

Advice on launching a website for a restaurant or pub

The task of putting a website out can be riddled with challenges, ranging from getting the right message across to effective search engine optimisation. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to one pub restaurant business about their experience.

Startup Funding and Grants

Sources of funding to open a restaurant

Could you give information on getting a loan? I run a successful pizza takeaway business and am now seeking funds to open a restaurant.

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings