Opening a restaurant involves a lot of permits, inspections and licenses. For those opening an establishment in the City of …
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Catering Establishment licenses for corporate events
Many businesses wish to offer food and beverage services for corporate events without the burden of a full-service restaurant available …
Checklist for serving food
Are you opening a food-serving restaurant or bar? Many restauranteers are the DIY type. To be sure you pass the …
Delayed liquor license applications caused by existing license
You’ve decided to buy a bar or restaurant. You’ve spent hours and hours putting together an excellent liquor license application …
3 ways restaurants can offset effects of NYS minimum wage increase
The Governor has proposed to raise New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.75, a 17% increase of $1.50 per …
Employee or Contractor?
The IRS has 20 factors in its test to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. IRS …
Participating in Wine & Beer Festivals
There are so many wine and beer festivals. Is it worth participating? How do you decide? Based on the experience …
Relocating a Business with a New York Liquor License
Is your lease expiring? Buying a new building? Expanding to a large location? If your business has a New York …
Liquor Liability Insurance
There are so many insurances for business owners: general liability, worker’s comp, disability, health, key man insurance… you probably don’t …
Terminating out-of-status employees
The termination of employees who have H-1B visas is permitted, but it requires employers to take additional steps. The employer …