If you’re a restaurant owner asking yourself, “Should I sell or fix my restaurant?” - then you need to know that getting this right could mean the difference between a six-figure loss or a thriving comeback.

In this episode, Andrew Scott is breaking down the real-world process of selling a restaurant - including the hidden costs, timelines, legal headaches, buyer red flags, and common myths that most operators don’t see coming.

You’ll hear about things like:

✅How to properly value your restaurant using EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization)

✅The truth about restaurant assets vs. actual profit

✅Why most restaurant sales fall apart

✅Common reasons owners want to sell… and why most are for the wrong reasons

✅The massive difference between a profitable business vs. a sellable business

✅When fixing your restaurant is often faster, cheaper, and more profitable than selling

Before you list your business or talk to a broker, listen to this episode!

Key moments:

00:01:40 Sell or Fix a Restaurant
00:03:20 How Business Valuations Work
00:06:00 Why Your Business Worth Less Than You Think
00:12:00 Hidden Costs Of Selling
00:20:20 Why Banks Won't Finance Your Sale
00:25:00 Supply and Demand
00:28:00 The “Fix It” Path
00:31:20 Your Business Beliefs
00:37:40 Paying the Ignorance Tax
00:43:20 Data Driven Decisions

Listen now to understand the real costs of selling versus fixing, and make the choice that protects your investment.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide:
👉https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

If you're running a restaurant and not paying yourself properly, you're not running a business… you're running a liability.

Tune in today and see how to build a profitable restaurant that pays you like a real CEO.

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, industry veterans Andrew Scott and Nathan Voulgaris break down strategies for setting your owner pay.

You also get a deeper understanding of profit vs cash flow and making sure you don’t sacrifice your personal income for your business's survival.

Tune in to discover:

✅How to calculate a sustainable restaurant owner's salary

✅Why not paying yourself is a red flag, not a sacrifice

✅Creating financial buffers and business savings

✅How to spot financial blind spots in your operation

✅What restaurant owners get wrong about slow seasons

✅Why "pay yourself first" is bad advice (in some cases at least)

✅ Practical advice on restaurant accounting, break-even analysis, and salary planning

Over the years, we’ve seen it all.

From owners who don’t pay themselves at all, to those who take too much and cripple their restaurant’s finances.

This episode will help you avoid these common and costly mistakes in your restaurant business.

Key moments:

00:01:20 Owner Pay Fundamentals
00:03:00 Common Compensation Mistakes
00:05:40 Profit vs Cash Flow
00:09:20 Managing Business Reserves
00:14:20 Understanding Financial Statements
00:19:40 Setting Profit Targets
00:23:40 Strategic Cash Management
00:27:40 Seasonal Profit Planning
00:31:40 Personal Finance Integration

If you're serious about building a profitable restaurant that pays you what you're worth - this episode is for you.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide:
👉https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

This restaurant owner turned a $110,000 loss into a thriving business, while taking back his time, team, and mental health.

Welcome back to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast with host Andrew Scott - a restaurant owner turned restaurant growth coach helping operators increase profits, reduce stress, and reclaim their freedom.

Today, Andrew is talking with Donnie Saviak, a Calgary restaurant owner who went from losing $110,000 to earning $40,000 in profit in just a few months.

Donnie opens up about the real struggles behind restaurant ownership - including his crushing debt and burnout, to rebuilding his business and his mindset.

Tune in to discover:

✅How one restaurant owner turned a struggling business into a profitable restaurant

✅The mental health challenges of entrepreneurship and how to overcome them

✅Why restaurant profit margins don’t have to be 4-6%... and how to INCREASE margins

✅The truth about scaling from 1 to multiple locations

✅How better systems, hiring, and pricing can completely transform your restaurant

✅The dark side of restaurant ownership that nobody talks about

✅How to stop working 100‑hour weeks and finally get your life back

In this episode, you’ll also learn how to create processes, lead your team, raise prices confidently, and fix your margins so your restaurant works for you.

Key moments:

00:01:40 Mental Health Challenges
00:06:20 Catering to Smokehouse
00:09:00 Learning from The Wrong Mentors
00:14:40 The Reality Of Restaurant Profitability
00:21:40 The Breaking Point
00:29:20 Tracking and Metrics
00:36:00 Understanding True Costs
00:43:20 Team Building Strategy
00:50:20 Work-Life Transformation

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee): https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/