This Article Featured in the World of Hospitality's October 2024 Edition Following Sir Keir Starmer’s election victory in July, leaders...

Have you ever been having a chat with your Accountant (usually about 6-9 months after your year end), and they’ve told you that you’ve...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rahel Reeves, delivered Labour’s budget today (30th October 2024) to outline their plans to recover a...

It has taken me months to get round to writing this as we’ve been having a massive back and forth with HMRC, to the point where we’ve had...

Running a successful hospitality business requires more than just serving great food and providing excellent service. Effective budgeting...

Before you can make any changes to your business- staff levels, opening times, menu and supplier updates, you need to analyse your sales...

We’ve all said it before “I can’t take someone on because my job is unique”, “I’m faster than they are, so it doesn’t make sense to...

Procedures Procedures are something that we very rarely think about. As a business owner, you know what needs to be done, and you do it....

Most restaurants feel the need to be open throughout the day- they don’t want to lose out on custom or they have this niggling fear that...

THE PROBLEM: Many hospitality business owners feel overwhelmed by the amount of tax they pay, including VAT, Corporation Tax, and...

Deciding whether to have a limited company for each of your restaurants can be a strategic move, but it comes with its own set of pros...

Weekly Reporting- building weekly MI sheets. MI stands for ‘Management Information’. Weekly MI sheets are basic spreadsheet reports that...

Labour costs In most scenarios, labour costs are usually higher than stock costs, which means that they’re eating through a chunk of your...

Different businesses have different proportionate costs. The two biggest costs in a hospitality business are stock and labour. Having a...

Accountancy and bookkeeping software Of all the businesses that we look after, only about 60% of them had accountancy software in place...

As business owners, we’re constantly worrying about all of the different hats that we have to wear; owner, manager, complaints...

My wife and I went out for her 30th birthday. It was the first time in a long time that we’ve managed to get some time alone (albeit only...

Running a restaurant used to be the dream of many chefs and restaurant managers- work for yourself, create your own menu, and answer to...

Technology and automation are words that most businesses are always keen to hear more about. Most business owners are actively seeking...

If it works, it works, right? Restaurants, bars, and hotels are constantly facing competition from every angle. Post-Covid has seen a...