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    Own 3 shops in Beautiful Asheville, NC

    Established in 2000, our shop is the original pizza shop known to all the locals. We purchased the shop in 2008 and have grown it to a second full service DELCO, dine in and drive thru, a third location is currently under construction in a very untapped market. gross sales $500,000 in 2014 with...
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    selling the shops!

    Anyone interested in relocating to beautiful Asheville, NC? We are selling our 2 shops - with a third location 90% set up. Great buy and great income for someone who wants to be more hands on than we have been. It is listed on Bizbuysell. Message me for info.
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    worst staff turnover rate we have ever had!

    Not sure if it is nation wide or just locally. The work ethic is TERRIBLE lately. Age bracket mostly 20-30, enthusiastic at interview, tells everything we want to hear. Drivers are at $5.50-6.00 per hour, plus $1 per delivery plus tips. Insiders at $8.50 plus tips. Why do they suddenly develop...
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    Time to sell - how to prepare

    The time has come. To sell. 2 small shops ($10,000 per week combined) , 7 miles apart in small towns. Can someone who has been in my shoes direct what steps to take to prepare for the sale? Should I sell together or separate since they are so close in proximity? How do I keep my employees from...
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    employee handbook

    Anyone willing to share a basic employee handbook with me? Thanks in advance!
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    need ideas to add menu items

    Hi friends. We’d like to expand our menu in a simple way…add more sandwiches and perhaps salads…but I really want to stick with ingredients I already use to reduce potential waste. Our web address (designed by yours truly 😉 ) is chowtimetogo.com. I’d love some ideas from you all on what I can...
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    poor customer service

    Ugh. What is the magic formula to get employees to think outside the box? For example, we had a customer come in earlier today with a $5 budget to eat lunch. My employee tells him basically “we have nothing on our menu for less than $5” and let the customer walk out the door (I chased the man...
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    success with mailers

    Hi. I am meeting with a sales rep from a company who does monthly mailers. We have never done this type of program before and would like to hear some feedback on the pros and cons and what I can expect to be budgeting for this type of marketing. It’s the type of mailer that is like a flyer with...
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    Gluten Free Pizza

    Could someone out there educate me on gluten free pizza? Isn’t there a proper way to handle it if you want to offer a truly gluten free pie? Also ideas of brands of gluten free crust would be great.Thanks.
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    employee issue - should I worry

    I just hired a young man to be a delivery driver for me. He has been okay so far (been with us a little over a month). I found out today his girlfriend is the manager for my direct (and shrewd) competition. Do I need to be concerned and should I say anything to this young man? Thanks for any input!
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    delivering beer

    Just got our beer permit through the state and learned we can also deliver beer with our food and also through our drive through window. Anyone else do this (deliver beer)? I’m pretty excited about it as I never knew this was possible.
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    Shout out to Mail Shark

    I just wanted to give a huge shout out to Mail Shark. Just got my delivery of 5,000 menus and they look awesome! The designers over there are extremely creative and PATIENT with my many edits. Looking forward to working with them again in the future.
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    Help me please! :(

    We have a take out-delivery-small sit down pizza, pasta, wings, salads and soon to come hot/cold subs. Been in business 13 years in a small working class town. We were pretty devastated when last week a big chain (pj) opened directly across from us. The first few nights we didn’t feel it but...
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    papa johns is opening RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!

    Ok, my small take out delivery and small dine in (future) has been in business since 2000. I have owned it for 4+ years. I have done okay, Pizza Hut and Domino’s been the other chains in the area, 2 other independents and me. The worst thing possible is that a Papa Johns is opening directly...
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