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Money management

How to finance a restaurant
What is restaurant financing? Broadly speaking, restaurant financing is the capital you...

Run your business

Why a Clover Flex is the perfect investment for 2021
After the market upheavals of 2020, resilience should be top of mind...

Crisis support

Give your business a boost with the SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant
If you run a food and beverage business, it’s probably been a...

FSR

What to consider when designing your restaurant floor plan
Sometimes, something as simple as a well-designed floor plan may be all...

Run your business

How to optimize your restaurant menu to maximize profits
Check out these tips on how to optimize your menu to maximize...

FSR

7 benefits of online ordering systems for restaurants
Convenience: You don’t have to leave your home to enjoy delicious meals....

Run your business

Connect with your customers with the Clover app
Combining the power of Clover Customer Engagement suite with the freedom of...

Run your business

Auditing your online presence
Now is an excellent time to assess your online presence and make...

FSR

Why these restaurants have thrived despite the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic has forced businesses to rethink all aspects of their operations,...

Crisis support

Future-proof your business: 2021 refresh
What kinds of goods and services could you offer if your best-sellers...

FSR

Health code violations: What they are & how to prepare for an inspection
Customers are unlikely to visit your establishment if it fails to meet...

FSR

6 effective restaurant promotion ideas
Against this backdrop, you may be concerned about how your restaurant will...

FSR

Turning the tables: Reviewing restaurant review sites
Given the sheer number of restaurant rating sites, how can you possibly...

FSR

How to help increase restaurant sales
With slight modifications, many of the strategies that worked in the past...

FSR

QR codes for restaurants: Helping your business adapt to the pandemic
This transition wasn’t immediate, since specialized equipment was previously needed to read...

FSR

Understanding restaurant profit margins and their importance
More specifically, net profit is the difference between: Utilities, rent, wages, inventory,...

Money management

Average restaurant revenue and what it means to your business
As a restaurant owner, calculating your average revenue is vital for numerous...

holiday2020

Holiday promotions that won’t break the bank
Smart and effective marketing starts with a strategy. Before planning out any...

holiday2020

How to make the 2020 Holiday Calendar work for you
Due to social distancing measures, Halloween is expected to be much more...

Meet the Merchant

Sushi Lab
In this installment, we speak to Jeremy Poon of Sushi Lab in...

Crisis support

Silver linings in the age of COVID
Months later, some states have allowed restaurants to reopen at reduced capacity,...

SMB

10 ways to reduce anxiety for yourself and your employees
With more Americans showing signs of depression or anxiety, odds are, you...

holiday2020

Clover Restaurant Holiday Guide 2020
Holiday season 2020 will look very different from years past because of...

Crisis support

Scan to Order helps make dining in safer—and enjoyable again
This Scan to Order feature creates a fully contactless ordering and payment...

Run your business

Using memberships and subscriptions to grow your business
There’s nothing new about membership and subscription models. The newspaper industry was...

Meet the Merchant

Beak Restaurant
Our Meet the Merchant series features Q&As with real-world Clover merchants. Read...

Covid-19

Why your seasonal business needs an online presence
It’s the peak season for summer seasonal businesses. While many states have...

FSR

Clover Online Ordering: Solutions for restaurants
Starting in late May, all 50 states began the process of reopening...

Covid-19

COVID-19 Restaurant Survival Guide
The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Restaurant...

Marketing

10+ Spring holiday promotional ideas to help your restaurant business flourish
The holiday season isn’t over just because it’s January. Here are three...

Meet the Merchant

Ludwig’s German Table
Running a successful local business is difficult. Introducing our Meet the Merchants—a...

FSR

Business refresh: Creating a resolutions menu for your restaurant
Local, plant-based, gluten-free—is your menu ready for the 2020s? Check out these...

FSR

How restaurants can attract families
You don’t have to overhaul your business model in order to become...

Marketing

6 events to pack your bar with customers
A consistently slow weeknight in your bar isn’t a drag, it’s an...

Clover apps

Clover apps to make your business more fun
These apps add a splash of fun to the customer experience and...

FSR

Hosting a class to grow your restaurant & bar sales
Designed strategically, classes can be used to drive sales, reward loyalty, and...

New & Notable Apps

New & notable in the Clover App Market: August 2019
Each month we’re pleased to bring you new ways the Clover App...

Marketing

How to market your restaurant space for special events
Succeeding in the event-planning world takes more than just a special table...

Customer service

How to handle difficult customers effectively
Whether it’s because someone on your staff made a mistake or because...

Biz ops

Walk-ins or reservations—what’s the right mix for your restaurant?
It’s one of the trickiest questions in the restaurant business: should you...

Biz ops

How to increase ticket size at your restaurant
Any successful restaurant owner knows that, in order to thrive, they need...

FSR

Make “Kids Eat Free” work for your restaurant
Kids-eat-free is seductive, family-forward, and a no-brainer for parents. Making it work...

Biz ops

From food truck to storefront: The concise guide to opening your first permanent location
How do you know if, when, and how to take your show...

Staffing

How smart restaurants deal with rising labor costs
Hourly wages in the restaurant industry are on the rise. For merchants...

FSR

How to make an unbeatable in-restaurant experience
Today’s consumers have more options to choose from than ever for dining...

Marketing

Happy hour overhaul: Rethinking your drink special (Part 2)
Ready to upgrade your Happy Hour? We asked top-shelf industry experts to...

Marketing

Happy hour overhaul: Rethinking your drink special (Part 1)
Ready to upgrade your Happy Hour? We asked top-shelf industry experts to...

Money management

4 cash flow management strategies for bars
For bar owners, managing cash flow is key to keeping the business...

Insights

The Most Head-Turning Things We Saw at the 2019 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show
Walking the halls of the annual National Restaurant Association (NRA) trade show...

Customer service

Win the waiting game: How to keep customers from leaving when tables are full – Part 2
Want your restaurant’s popularity to last? There is a right and wrong...

Customer service

Win the waiting game: How to keep customers from leaving when tables are full – Part 1
Want your restaurant’s popularity to last? There is a right and wrong...

Biz ops

5 reasons restaurants fail & how to avoid them
If you’re in the restaurant business, somebody’s probably told you that most...

Clover apps

4 awesome apps full-service restaurants need now
When you run a restaurant, you need to bring your A-game. Managing...

FSR

Launching your restaurant right
You’ve spent months of your life, and thousands of dollars, working towards...

Clover apps

5 awesome Clover apps every bar needs
Clover can help take your bar to the next level with amazing...

New & Notable Apps

New & notable in the Clover App Market: March 2019
Each month we’re pleased to bring you new ways the Clover App...

Philanthropy

Build your business by tapping into your community
Community involvement is not only personally rewarding, it can be good business...

Staffing

Cultivate a stellar restaurant staff with these hiring and management tips
In a tight labor market, finding and keeping great employees will give...

Inspiration

Top 5 YouTube channels every full-service restaurant owner should watch
Tune in to YouTube for quick, on-target tips about how to run...

Marketing

QSRs, it pays to get creative with food promotions. Here’s how one Clover merchant did it.
Matthew Ling runs three restaurants in downtown Newark. Clover’s promo’s calendars have...

FSR

Enterprise behavior: How to calculate your restaurant’s food costs
Want to keep your restaurant’s costs down? Calculating your food costs is...

Staffing

5 types of restaurant employee theft, and how to prevent them
Employee theft is a major problem in the restaurant industry. From unlicensed...

Clover apps

5 Apps that will transform restaurant management
Nothing ruins the perfect meal like bad customer service. Now with these...

Clover apps

New & notable in the Clover App Market: June 2017
This summer, spend more time with your customers. New & Notable in...

Enterprise behavior

Enterprise behavior: Streamlining order delivery
Restaurants that don’t have systems in place to deliver food to customers...

Clover apps

6 tactics for unifying the front and back of house for restaurants
To ensure a steady flow and a positive communication between the front...