Training

BII launches best practice certificate

23-Mar-2001

Qualification aims to improve standards in entertainment pubsA new qualification to encourage best practice among licensees running entertainment...

Computerised accounts systems

22-Mar-2001

With the government offering 100 per cent tax relief on computers, it could be a good time to move your accounts from paper to screen. It should save...

Finding the best deal

22-Mar-2001

We take a llok at how to find the best the deal for you when financing your pub venture.Talk to anyone in the licensed property business these days...

Financial control: avoid going bust

22-Mar-2001

Taking note of the danger signs early enough can help you avoid going bust in a competitive market. We take a look at financial control.Independent...

What to do when bankruptcy seems inevitable

22-Mar-2001

On the way to the bankrupcy court, there is much that can be done to steer a business through a different course.One of the strategies promoted by...

Know your qualifications

22-Mar-2001

Today almost a million people are estimated to work in the licensed trade, the UK's largest employer. There is however a huge skills shortage and...

How to cope with a visit from the Environmental Health Officer

22-Mar-2001

Licensees these days have to be experts in many areas, and food safety is certainly one of them. Staying within the law - and keeping your customers...

Building a team

22-Mar-2001

First impressions count - they make the difference to whether a customer stays for a "quick one" or ends up eating, or in a worst case scenario...

Recruitment consultants

16-Mar-2001

When it comes to selecting the right person to put behind the bar, nobody is better placed than the pub's owner to make the f

Staff motivation

16-Mar-2001

Recruiting the right people is just the start of it. Once on board it pays to get the best out of them. It pays in terms of customer service and it...

Bank on it

15-Mar-2001

Dealing with the bank is an essential part of running a pub business. We offer some advice.No one can say that banks don't have a grasp of the...

Safety in the kitchen

15-Mar-2001

The dramatic increase in the number of pubs offering food over the past decade has given local authority Environmental Health Officers - EHOs -...

BII unveils new qualification for barstaff

15-Mar-2001

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has unveiled proposals for a new qualification for barstaff.It is hoping to launch the new initiative in...

Q&A: Should I replace my standard price list during happy hour?

14-Mar-2001

I am aware that I have to display a price list in my pub which needs to be kept up-to-date with any fluctuating prices, but I am worried that during...

Safety at work

14-Mar-2001

I only employ one full-time and three part-time staff. Do I have to have a health and safety policy?The legislation that deals with this particular...