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Hiring your first crew

You can't run a busy night alone. Who do you hire, what do they really cost, and how many can you afford?

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How many people does it take?

It's the busiest hour of the week at your restaurant. Say it's a small café at Saturday brunch: how many people are working, from the kitchen to the front door?

11 people
1 person20

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  • 9 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small café at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small café at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
  • 8 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small burger counter at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small burger counter at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
  • 10 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small bistro at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small bistro at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
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  • ·Before this: You sell a $15 burger. How much do you keep?
  • ·Next: Permits before you open
  • ·Free guide: How restaurants make money
  • ·Free calculator: Labor cost calculator
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RestaurantLesson 2 of 6

Part 1 of 3, 0 done

14 min

Hiring your first crew

You can't run a busy night alone. Who do you hire, what do they really cost, and how many can you afford?

Ticket 01 · The guess

How many people does it take?

It's the busiest hour of the week at your restaurant. Say it's a small café at Saturday brunch: how many people are working, from the kitchen to the front door?

11 people
1 person20

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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Sources and every number

Every number

  • 9 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small café at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small café at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
  • 8 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small burger counter at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small burger counter at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
  • 10 peopleexample (example number: Simplified example crew for a small bistro at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.) · Simplified example crew for a small bistro at its busiest hour; real crews vary with size, menu and hours.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Industries›
  3. Restaurant
  • ·Before this: You sell a $15 burger. How much do you keep?
  • ·Next: Permits before you open
  • ·Free guide: How restaurants make money
  • ·Free calculator: Labor cost calculator