Networking Events around Peterborough – W/c 30th Nov
Monday 30/11/15 Ignite Peterborough – Business Development Day – Peterborough Support for Local Businesses: Town Hall, 12:30pm-6pm Cost: Free “Sponsored by TWIP, Chrysalis Consulting and UCP Peterborough, we are bringing you some of the leading local experts in a range of subjects and providing free seminars all afternoon, suitable for businesses of all sizes. There […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/c 19th Oct
Monday 19/10/15 Morningadvertiser: Cambridge publican awarded £25,000 in compensation after being wrongly evicted By Emily Sutherland, 19-Oct-2015 A Cambridge publican has been awarded £25,000 in compensation after being sprayed with a form of pepper spray and being physically removed from his pub. Read More
Upselling – How not to do it!
If you attend seminar’s about how to increase your sales, the common theme is that it is easier to sell to existing customers/clients than to have to find new ones. In hospitality we call this “up selling”. It appears to be an art that a lot of operators have forgotten. When I first started out […]
Networking Events around Peterborough – W/c 27th July
Monday 27/7/15 Link4Coffee – Spalding: Wimberley Hall Farm Shop, 9:30m – 11am Cost: Free “Link4Coffee events are informal and relaxed drop-in sessions, organised to provide a regular opportunity to connect with others in your local community. At a Link4Growth community networking event, you will find yourself in a friendly environment where you are able to […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/C 22nd June
Monday 22/6/15 Morningadvertiser.co.uk: Protection needed against ‘malicious’ online reviews By Oli Gross, 19-Jun-2015 Licensed retailers are calling for protection from malicious online reviews after a report concluded that many may be unlawful. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Running-your-pub/Marketing/Protection-needed-against-malicious-online-reviews
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/e 23rd Mar
Monday 23/3/15 Propelinfonews.com: Raffles Restaurant Group sells Pinocchio’s in Norwich: Raffles Restaurant Group has sold its Pinocchio’s Restaurant on St Benedicts Street in Norwich to Italian brothers Andrea and Gonario Vilia. The Vilias have spent 20 year running restaurants in the UK and Italy. Jayne Raffles, co-owner with her husband Nigel of the firm, which […]
Licenced Trade News – W/c 12th Jan
Monday 12th Jan 2015 PropelInfonews.com: The Prince’s Countryside Fund allows Pub is The Hub’s move into the Scottish Borders: The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced a £25,000 grant for Pub is The Hub as part of a £650,000 investment in rural initiatives for 2015. The funding will create a new pilot project for 12 months […]
WorldPay Merchant Services Prices Set To Rise
WorldPay has recently informed their customers of their latest price increase for merchant services. In their letter/email they advise that the “majority will see an increase in their costs of accepting Visa debit cards”. WorldPay has a market share of 40-45% which makes it the largest merchant services acquirer in the UK and visa debit is […]
Leisure Spend Down 10%!
Greene King today release their Leisure Spend Tracker for October. It shows that for the second month running the average British household spent less. The figure show that
How To Reduce Your Card Processing Cost – Tip #9
Understand what the early termination costs are before you sign a contract. Gateway and Merchant Account Services are normally 1-3 months notice. Terminal hire will have a longer tie in (3-4 years) and it is the industry norm for early termination costs to be payment of remaining terminal hire. Some suppliers, in addition., may include […]