It’s no secret that turnover rates are inordinately high in retail environments—especially when compared to other businesses. It’s not uncommon to experience turnover as high as 60-70% in small retail businesses. Feeling discouraged at rates like these is normal–because experienced business owners know that the cost of replacing an employee is very high. Lost hours […]

The verdict is in—and proves that no pandemic could slow down the lucrative and ever-growing pet store industry. It’s a hundred billion-dollar business and continues to grow without fail, year over year. However, just because pet stores are lucrative on paper doesn’t mean running one is any sort of walk in the park. New business […]

Ah, the self-checkout kiosk. For some, it represents an easier, more frictionless shopping experience where waiting for an available cashier is a thing of the past. For others, it represents a scary reality in which machines replace humans and pass off the burden of service back to the consumer. But for most business owners, the […]

Things are finally calming down from the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that means everyone from the national government to massive corporations like Microsoft are lowering or loosening any remaining COVID restrictions. That’s great news for business owners! But for those who started up ghost kitchens during the pandemic years, while you may […]

When someone talks about opening their own business, the first thing they usually talk about is the passion behind why they want to try to become their own boss and give back to their communities! Typically, one of the last things on their minds is worrying about something as boring as online booking. And hey, […]