Work & Retirement

Work & Retirement

Got a Side Gig? Get Free Tax Advice

Community Legal Aid is offering several opportunities for ride-share drivers, food delivery workers and others with a side-hustle to learn more about taxes and their income. ...
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7 Tips for Launching Your First Restaurant

When it comes to launching any kind of business, there’s often going to be a lot for you to work on. But when you want to start a restaurant, a lot of intricate planning needs to be in place. Not only can it be a costly business to launch, but there are a lot of moving parts. So, here, you’ll want to make sure that you know exactly what to focus on to launch your first restaurant successfully. Here are seven tips to help you.

1. Create a Business Plan

First of all, you need to make sure that you work on a business plan. When you want to launch a restaurant, there’s a lot to think about and plan. So here, you need to make sure that you’re giving yourself the space to sit down and think everything through. Creating a business plan for your restaurant empowers you to get creative and entrepreneurial by focusing on everything you need to bring into place to make this work. It can also make you more confident about what you’re doing, and act as a guide for what actions you need to carry out.

2. Choose the Right Location

The next step for you here is to make sure that you’re choosing the right location for the restaurant. With most businesses, location is everything. You need to ensure that you’re focusing on a space that people can get to easily. If you’re out of the way, you need to make sure that you have parking available or that there’s local transport. It’s important not to make the location a barrier to guests.

3. Know What Equipment You Need

You also need to focus on the kind of equipment you need to both get started and run the business. This will include everything from your restaurant furniture and cooking equipment to the best contactless restaurant payments technology and a booking system to take reservations.

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Find Your Happy Place with this Checklist

While states such as Florida, North Carolina and Arizona have seen the largest influx of retirees as of 2023, these states are not necessarily among the very happiest places for older adults in the United States. ...
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3 NEO Residents Inducted into Senior Citizens Hall of Fame

A 103-year-old doctor, a professional guardian, and a woman who established an organization to support Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants and residents were inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. ...
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A Retirement Roadtrip: 48 States, 80,000 Miles & a Lifetime of Memories

There are road trips. And there are road trips. A post-retirement adventure taken by Bill and Heidi Watson of Solon belongs in the latter grouping. Their 10-part trek began in the spring of 2021 and ended in the fall of 2024 after visiting the 48 contiguous states. ...
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A Retirement Boat Trip: Loop Life

Some people find retirement happiness on solid ground. Others take to the water. Meet two veteran Loopers, couples who explored the country's coastlines by boat. ...
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Editor’s Note: A Sibling & Outlaw Grown-Up Getaway

With just the eight of us in a beach house, it was easy to clear away relationship clutter and see us as the adults we are today, not the ones we remembered. ...
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How Work Affects Social Security Benefits

Many Americans nearing retirement age face a financial decision: Should they stop working entirely when they begin collecting Social Security benefits or continue to work? There is no one-size-fits-all answer. ...
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