EXPERT ADVICE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

With the latest statistics collected from a survey conducted by The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) showing the 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants is causing significant losses in turnover, restaurateurs and publicans are going to have to get creative to survive this winter period.

As we start week two of this lockdown, whatever your current situation is, I have put together three key areas that I would like you to think about and put into practice. Regroup, Recharge and Rebound. I hope these will allow you space and time to acknowledge that 2020 was not what any of us planned and to give space to plan and reshape your business and our wider industry for a better 2021 and beyond.

I won’t lie, I have found these past few weeks very difficult. As a Consultant, who works with businesses to help open new cafes or improve existing ones, I have been adrift as to what I can offer clients right now that is of benefit and comfort to…

I am in the process of writing a more thoughtful blog post soon about the pandemic and how it is affecting hospitality businesses and workers.

There is so much to think about when starting your coffee shop business, or any business for that matter, that it’s easy to overlook vital areas in the planning and pre-launch stages. A crucial element that is often overlooked is that of culture…

I am sure many of you have decided to use this January, and the start of the new decade, to try and do something good for ourselves and the planet. I have dived into Dry January and really enjoying the not drinking thing. I hope to continue beyond…

This year has not quite planned out how we expected, right? But all is not lost. If your plans to open a coffee shop were rudely haulted due to this pandemic, have you considered the simpler option of starting a mobile coffee business instead? As…