
When I first opened my restaurant 13 years ago, I was in it for one thing: the food. I realized that running a business would require a variety of skills and logical thinking, but I wanted my main focus to be on the quality of the cuisine I prepared for my patrons. After a few months however, it became apparent that I would have to spend just as much— if not more—time on the business side as the cooking side.
Over the years, I have implemented a variety of tools to help streamline the business processes and eliminate the time I spend on administrative duties. One of the most indispensable of these instruments is my accounting software. Instead of keeping a large ledger with all of my business transactions, the software does most of the work for me and even helps manage the payroll.