When most business owners think of potential risks their restaurant could face, I would bet the first thing that comes to mind would be food safety. And rightly so. The health and safety of your customers should be top of mind. All restaurant owners should be aware of the regulations they are subject to, what …
FASB has just given the go-ahead to delay the effective date of the new lease standard for private companies for another year. Now it won’t be applicable until 2021 for calendar year ends. But it is still important to envision what the impact will be to your financial statements. Our earlier blog, “New lease standard: …
The mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) market continues to be quite healthy compared to historical periods. The reason the M&A market is so healthy is because of the amount of excess capital available to fund alternative investments. For example, private equity funds (“PE”) and family offices have excess cash on their balance sheets and are looking …
In case you missed it, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on March 7, 2019 its proposal to raise the minimum salary for employees to qualify for Fair Labor Standards Act white-collar exemptions from $23,660 per year to $35,308 per year. Employees making less than this amount would automatically be eligible for overtime pay …
Now that you’ve officially settled into 2019, you’re probably thinking about business opportunities for your restaurant – how to grow sales, reduce turnover or maybe update your menu. As 2018 has come to an end, we want to take this opportunity to look back on the year for a state of the industry assessment to …