Read your post about the details that keep piling up.

You need an administrative assistant - but can't pay.

Mine your database for retired guys you know from the restaurant business. See if someone whose opinion you value might match up.

You can't pay him & there is no equity. What can you offer?

Give the guy a public spot in your shop. All you got to offer him is respect. Give him a nickname.. godfather or something.

You keep an eye on him and keep in touch through the day. You give him a notebook where he takes notes in case he croaks or disappears for a few days. Give the book a name. The "Dave book" or the "godfather book". Keeping notes is key.

Do you have your "Sparten book"? Don't rely on memory.

Think the movie "The Intern" with De Niro and you get the idea.