Business

Premium Bars & Restaurants' profits down

17-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ

The smoking ban, pressure on consumer spending and a depressed property market will result in Premium Bars & Restaurants' (PBR) annual profits...

Final drive for energy protection

29-May-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Act now - complete the MA survey Hosts are urged to get involved in a final push to secure protection against being ripped off by energy suppliers. A...

Booker profits jump in year of steady delivery

29-May-2008 By Jo Bruce jo.bruce@william-reed.co.uk

Cash-and-carry firm plans further growth Cash-and-carry firm Booker has unveiled a large jump in profits on revenue marginally ahead. Sales in its...

Regent Inns' sales go Walkabout

16-May-2008 By Hamish Champ

Regent Inns today admitted its Walkabout bar business has seen a double digit decline in like-for-like sales in the last four and a half months.In an...

Private equity backers merge CanDu and Sports Cafe

25-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

Agilo, the investment fund, is to merge its recently acquired Sports Cafe and CanDu Entertainment businesses under a new management team.Following...

Tax reprieve for family-run pubs

14-Mar-2008

Small business leaders have welcomed Alistair Darling's decision to postpone legislation that could sting family firms for £200m.The proposed...

Ofgem to probe pub energy suppliers

28-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Energy regulator Ofgem is probing whether small businesses - as well as domestic users - get a fair deal from energy suppliers. The move has been...

Ofgem probes pub energy suppliers

28-Feb-2008 By John Harrington

Energy regulator Ofgem is probing whether small businesses - as well as domestic users - get a fair deal from energy suppliers. The move has been...

CBI paints gloomy picture of high street trading

26-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ

A stronger high street sales performance in February has failed to materialise, according to the Confederation for British Industry (CBI). Sales...

The Agents

21-Feb-2008

Stephen Taylor Managing Director Guy Simmonds To what extent will current economic woes influence the licensed property market and people's desire to...

Acquisitions boost Premium Bars & Restaurants

21-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ

Living Room operator Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) is pinning its hopes on its acquisitions and investment in its existing business to help...

Darling climbdown

31-Jan-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Alistair Darling has announced a further and significant climbdown on his controversial capital gains tax (CGT) reforms. Entrepreneurs will now pay a...

Sports Cafe trade fell 23% in December

21-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team

Sports Cafe, the chain that went into administration last week, saw a 23% decline in like-for-like sales in December, according to figures leaked to...

No benefit to pubs in energy shake-up

17-Jan-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

The vast majority of pubs will not benefit from a new scheme to protect against being ripped off by energy suppliers. Government has said that small...

FPB: Switch utility suppliers to save

14-Jan-2008

The Forum of Private Business is urging small businesses to consider switching utility suppliers

Punch to boost partnerships

10-Jan-2008

Punch business relationship managers (BRMs) will hold one-to-one workshops with hosts about running pubs for the first six months of lease...

Paul Baker

10-Jan-2008

Paul Baker, managing director, Thwaites Corporate goal for the year? Our long-term focus has always been on investment in our people, pubs and brands...

Gary Whitlie

10-Jan-2008

Gary Whitlie, managing director, Miller Brands Corporate goal for the year? To continue the growth of our portfolio of brands by working closely with...

The Agents

10-Jan-2008

Stephen Taylor Managing director Guy Simmonds Well, there are many who will be glad to see the back of 2007, a year which brought natural disasters,...

Living Room sees record sales in December

08-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR), formerly known as Ultimate Leisure, has reported that its sites "performed well" in December, with total group...

Tax experts warn: "Don't rush to sell your pub

30-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ

A leading tax expert has warned pub owners not to rush into selling their businesses before the start of the new tax year, after the government said...

ALMR hits out over Capital Gains Tax changes

29-Nov-2007 By The PMA Team

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has added its weight to the business campaign to force a re-think on Government proposals to reform...

Back to Basics: The right insurance

27-Nov-2007

Time and money are precious commodities for most, and for small business owners this is especially true. Running a business, particularly in its...

Bid for fair energy deals

15-Nov-2007 By John Harrington

Campaigners and the MA have vowed to have one last push to get pubs more protection from energy rogues

Back to Basics: Managing your finances

14-Nov-2007

Let's be honest, talking about finance is for most of us about as interesting as watching paint dry. It¹s not why you came into business, is it?...

Ploughing their own furrow

08-Nov-2007

Jon and Paula Briscoe at the Jolly Farmers, in Buckland, Surrey, have made a success of a business incorporating a pub, food offer and deli. Nigel...

Darling back-tracks

08-Nov-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Alistair Darling has backed down on some of his changes to capital gains tax (CGT). A sum of £100,000 in tax relief will now be granted for small...

Concession on capital gains tax not enough

02-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore

Business groups are refusing to give up their campaign against the government over planned changes to capital gains tax, despite reports of a...

CGT backtrack not enough

02-Nov-2007 By Joe Lutrario

Alistair Darling has backed down on some of his changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Darling said £100,000 in tax relief will now be granted for...

Green growth

15-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ

Green, as everyone knows by now, is the new black. Businesses are paying heed to environmental issues, and it's not just about appeasing tree-hugging...

MA backs energy redress plan

12-Oct-2007 By John Harrington

The MA has made an impassioned plea to the Government to force energy suppliers to treat small businesses better

Peggy Mitchell past sell by date

30-Aug-2007

Richard Branson, Alan Sugar and Easyjet's Stelios Haji-Ioannou are rated as pub-goers' favourite potential publicans. TV licensees such as Peggy...

FPB issues flood guidance

25-Jul-2007

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has issued guidance to employers affected by the floods.The advice covers issues such as insurance, equipment and...

Heineken appoints new UK MD

18-Jul-2007

Heineken UK has today announced the appointment of David Forde, as the new managing director for the Dutch-brewer's UK business. David, aged 39, was...

Newcomers: a first venture into the pub trade

03-Jul-2007

Madnessnoun - the state of being mad; insanitySo what has possessed us to enter the licensed trade?A couple of years ago one of us (R) left the...

Surveys, surveys, and more surveys

25-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ

Against a backdrop of rising interest rates, shaky consumer confidence and the depressing prospect of there being another two months before the start...

THE AGENTS

21-Jun-2007

Graham Allman Managing director GA Select The domestic property market is always a barometer - though not the driver - for business transfer agents....

Warning over 'win back' calls

18-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore

Licensees are being urged to be wary of 'win back' calls from British Gas which could leave them tied in to two contracts and facing penalty fees....

£1m freeholds are top targets

24-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Freehouses marketed and sold in excess of £1m are becoming increasingly common in the property market. Pubcos are actively seeking out such...

Back to basics: how to be an entrepreneur

02-Apr-2007

Are you an entrepreneur? OK, you're an independent business-person, but to be an entrepreneur you need to have something extra. You know when you're...

Carl May's business plan for Barcena

16-Mar-2007

Business report and proposed development plan for Barcena, Burgess HillDate of visit:Wednesday 7th to Thursday 8th March 2007 Objectives of visit:To...

Chris Maclean: a dread of the morning mail

06-Mar-2007 By Chris Maclean

Every morning, when I hear that desolate thump on the hallway floor, my heart sinks at the prospect of opening the morning mail. There is that...

THE AGENTS

01-Mar-2007

Graham Allman Managing Director, GA-Select My early view of 2007 is that it may turn out to be the busiest business transfer year ever. The first...

Back to basics: finance for first-timers

21-Feb-2007

Why do publicans fail? Very often it's because they just don't have enough information about how their business is doing. They see the cash coming...

Pinstripe: Private equity; storm in a teacup?

20-Feb-2007

There's been a lot of stuff in the press recently about the private equity sector, much of which is absolute rot, in my humble opinion.Given that...

ALMR wants support for community pubs

16-Feb-2007

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) sends message to Ministers and MPs on the need to support these vital community resources.

Mike Clayton leaves Herald Inns & Bars

29-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team

Herald Inns & Bars has parted company with its managing director Mike Clayton.

Thwaites on the Ball with new appointment

12-Jan-2007

Brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has appointed Richard Ball to its marketing team. Ball brings a wealth of knowledge to the Lancashire-based...

THE AGENTS

04-Jan-2007

Alan Crowest FAVLP, MBII, MNAEA managing director Britannia Business Sales It was a busy end to last year for Britannia Business Sales, with three...

Inbev concludes 'tough reorganisation'

11-Dec-2006

InBev UK has concluded "a tough reorganisation" of its marketing department with a number of people choosing to leave. Devin Kelly, the company's...