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Woman working at her laptop

Find The Best Pros in Your Area

Under Pro Resources on the Gigpro app you'll find both Giving Kitchen and Southern Smoke Foundation.

Under Pro Resources on the Gigpro app you'll find both Giving Kitchen and Southern Smoke Foundation.

Employee Experience

Providing a Lifeline for Food and Beverage Workers: Southern Smoke Foundation

Manager doing line up with staff before a shift to go over shift details.

Manager doing line up with staff before a shift to go over shift details.

Management Guide

Staffing Tips for New Managers in Hospitality

Retirement community dining plating by Gigpro line cook

Retirement community dining plating by Gigpro line cook

Elevating Guest Experience Through Hospitality Staffing in Retirement Communities

Housekeeping Pro folding towels at a hotel.

Housekeeping Pro folding towels at a hotel.

Modernizing Staffing & Retainment at Hotels & Country Clubs

QSR burger produced by Gigpro Pros.

QSR burger produced by Gigpro Pros.

The Unique Staffing Needs of Quick Service and Full-Service Restaurants

event server serving appetizers at a food station for an event.

event server serving appetizers at a food station for an event.

Catering & Events

Catering and Event Venues: Operations & Staffing

celebrating black history month and the history of incredible authentic cuisine.

celebrating black history month and the history of incredible authentic cuisine.

African American-Owned Restaurants in the Southeast for Black History Month

manager posting shifts using Recurring Gig flow.

manager posting shifts using Recurring Gig flow.

More Efficient Scheduling Using Recurring Gigs

workers prepared for end of business day in restaurant.

workers prepared for end of business day in restaurant.

Employee Experience

Giving Kitchen: An Advocate for Hospitality Workers in Need

Finding and keeping consistent and reliable staff is a big challenge for seasonal businesses like country clubs. Learn how Gigpro helps solve these issues.

Finding and keeping consistent and reliable staff is a big challenge for seasonal businesses like country clubs. Learn how Gigpro helps solve these issues.

Management Guide

How Country Clubs Can Tackle Common Hiring Challenges

Banquet serving passing drinks during service.

Banquet serving passing drinks during service.

Elevate Your Hotel Banquet Events with Gigpro

How Gigpro removes hiring traditional barriers and helps you find the best candidates for your hospitality business. Learn how Gigpro can help you today.

How Gigpro removes hiring traditional barriers and helps you find the best candidates for your hospitality business. Learn how Gigpro can help you today.

Management Guide

Hiring for Your Hospitality Business

Looking to hire the right person for your next hospitality role? Try a paid stage interview and make sure your next hire is the perfect match.

Looking to hire the right person for your next hospitality role? Try a paid stage interview and make sure your next hire is the perfect match.

How a Paid "Stage” Can Help You Hire the Right Team Members

Manager posting a shift on Gigpro and inputting Gig Details

Manager posting a shift on Gigpro and inputting Gig Details

Management Guide

8 Essential Details to Include When Posting a Shift on Gigpro

Female manager adding a new manager to Gigpro's staffing platform.

Female manager adding a new manager to Gigpro's staffing platform.

Management Guide

Add Managers to Your Account with a Few Simple Steps

Gigpro pro cleaning their station during service.

Gigpro pro cleaning their station during service.

Management Guide

What’s the Difference Between Occupational Accident Insurance and Workers’ Comp?

Pride flag flying

Pride flag flying

Denver LGBTQ+ Owned F&B Spots to Support

evening waiter taking orders from two ladies.

evening waiter taking orders from two ladies.

Employee Experience

Celebrate Waitstaff Today & Everyday

Gigpro Line cook seasoning a dish.

Gigpro Line cook seasoning a dish.

4 Non-Profits Supporting Hospitality Professionals

woman chef rolling dough in the kitchen

woman chef rolling dough in the kitchen

8 Women to Watch in the Southeast Food Scene

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two tech women collaborating on a work project.

Employee Experience

Gigpro Earns Great Place to Work Certification

Hospitality Pro is preparing drinks at a restaurant.

Hospitality Pro is preparing drinks at a restaurant.

Gigpro Receives Hospitality Industry Hero Award

event server carrying champagne.

event server carrying champagne.

Event Tech for Caterers

bartender at local restaurant serving draft beer.

bartender at local restaurant serving draft beer.

4 Types of Technology for Successful Restaurant Operators

Banquet server delivering room service breakfast at a hotel.

Banquet server delivering room service breakfast at a hotel.

5 Hotel Trends Modernizing the Hospitality Industry

Asian male manager favoriting Pros on Gigpro.

Asian male manager favoriting Pros on Gigpro.

Easily Access Your Top Pros with Groups

Pro event server pouring champagne at catering event.

Pro event server pouring champagne at catering event.

Find a Pro in Your Network

Pro sweeping hotel lobby

Pro sweeping hotel lobby

How Direct Offer Benefits Businesses & Pros

multiple Pros plating food at wedding event

multiple Pros plating food at wedding event

Use Bundled Gigs to Hire Pros for a Series of Shifts

curly haired female manager using Gigpro messaging feature.

curly haired female manager using Gigpro messaging feature.

Instantly Connect with Pros via Messaging

Use Pro Profile to Select the Most Qualified Pros For Your Shifts

How Gigpro Supersedes Staffing Agencies

How Gigpro Supersedes Staffing Agencies

Management Guide

How Gigpro Supersedes Staffing Agencies

restaurant line cook, prep cook, and dishwasher searching for Gigs on the Gigpro app during a shift break.

restaurant line cook, prep cook, and dishwasher searching for Gigs on the Gigpro app during a shift break.

Management Guide

Changing Hospitality Culture: What Will the Future Bring?

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woman in garden picking okra

Management Guide

Building Sustainable Cultures in Food & Beverage

Gigpro bartender preparing a cocktail

Gigpro bartender preparing a cocktail

Drug and Alcohol Use & Abuse in the Food and Beverage Industry

man balancing fatherhood and searching for Gigs to pick up on Gigpro

man balancing fatherhood and searching for Gigs to pick up on Gigpro

Employee Experience

Service Industry: Resources for Mental & Physical Health

The benefits of Gigpro and 1099 vs W2 for employers & workers

The benefits of Gigpro and 1099 vs W2 for employers & workers

The Benefits of 1099 vs. W2 for Employers & Workers

top 10 caterers in the southeast

top 10 caterers in the southeast

Top 10 Caterers in the Southeast

young female punk rock Pro looking for Gigs on the Gigpro app.

young female punk rock Pro looking for Gigs on the Gigpro app.

Management Guide

Hiring the Next Generation of the Hospitality Workforce

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Gigpro app opened on phone, reviewing Gigs on the board

How Pros Get Paid

female manager typing on computer posting shifts on Gigpro

female manager typing on computer posting shifts on Gigpro

How to Fill Your Shifts with Gigpro

male manager typing on computer in dining room reviewing Pro applicants on Gigpro and selecting Pros to work the shift he posted

male manager typing on computer in dining room reviewing Pro applicants on Gigpro and selecting Pros to work the shift he posted

How to Select Your Pros

young man trying to refocus after a stressful shift

young man trying to refocus after a stressful shift

Employee Experience

Toxic Culture: Identification & Change

bartending in modern bar holding platter of drinks

bartending in modern bar holding platter of drinks

What if I Cancel a Gig?