The Straight Up Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on small businesses around the world, but perhaps no industry has been affected as much as hospitality. Go...

During this time of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have found there is a need for timely and practical information to help hospital...

As we try to understand our day-to-day right now, we are in this with you and want to continually provide you with advice as we all navigate these unc...

COVID-19 has disrupted more than our businesses at this point – it has disrupted our way of life. As the hospitality industry shuts down in various ar...

There are times of the year when it’s just hard to make sales, no matter what you do. While there isn’t much you can do about certain times of the yea...

Restaurants and bars around the world invest millions of dollars to improve their customer experience (CX) and to ensure customers come back to their ...

In the first part of this blog, titled ‘Want to Run Your Own Hospitality Business? 4 Reasons Why You Should Consider Franchising (Part 1)’ we looked a...

If you love the bar and restaurant industry but you’re ready to give up the long hours that come with it, you may be considering starting your own bus...

In the hospitality business, who doesn’t want to streamline? Efficient operations are good for everyone. You won’t waste time on repetitive tasks. You...