Effective Budgeting and Cashflow Management for Hospitality Businesses
Running a successful hospitality business requires more than just serving great food and providing excellent service. Effective budgeting...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 31
- 5 min
Evaluating your Sales Data: Who, What, and When
Before you can make any changes to your business- staff levels, opening times, menu and supplier updates, you need to analyse your sales...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Are You Still Doing Everything Yourself?
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...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 31
- 5 min
Why Documenting Procedures in a Restaurant is Important
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....
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Less is More: Why You Might be Losing Money When You Open for Longer
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...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 20
- 1 min
We're Paying Too Much Tax!
THE PROBLEM: Many hospitality business owners feel overwhelmed by the amount of tax they pay, including VAT, Corporation Tax, and...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Should I Have a Limited Company for Each Restaurant?
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...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 4 min
A Guide to Weekly Reporting for Your Restaurant
Weekly Reporting- building weekly MI sheets. MI stands for ‘Management Information’. Weekly MI sheets are basic spreadsheet reports that...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 4 min
The Actual Costs of Employment
Labour costs In most scenarios, labour costs are usually higher than stock costs, which means that they’re eating through a chunk of your...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 6 min
Evaluating Your Supplier Prices and Menu Costing
Different businesses have different proportionate costs. The two biggest costs in a hospitality business are stock and labour. Having a...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 4 min
The importance of Accountancy and Bookkeeping Software for Hospitality Businesses
Accountancy and bookkeeping software Of all the businesses that we look after, only about 60% of them had accountancy software in place...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 5 min
50 Jobs to Give Away
As business owners, we’re constantly worrying about all of the different hats that we have to wear; owner, manager, complaints...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 5 min
If You Do What Others Do, You'll Get What Others Get...
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...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 6 min
The Numbers Behind Running a Small Restaurant
Running a restaurant used to be the dream of many chefs and restaurant managers- work for yourself, create your own menu, and answer to...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 6 min
Utilising Technology in the Hospitality Industry
Technology and automation are words that most businesses are always keen to hear more about. Most business owners are actively seeking...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 3 min
Is it Important to Change my Menu?
If it works, it works, right? Restaurants, bars, and hotels are constantly facing competition from every angle. Post-Covid has seen a...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 6 min
Why Should We Choose Evans & Co?
Being asked “why?” can be a really difficult question to answer. “Why should I buy this?” “Why should we use you when our current...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 9 min
The “Oh, Shit!” Moment
I speak to and work with hundreds of business owners, and I always find that there are some who seem to effortlessly glide through, with...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 15
- 10 min
Catch-22 and Compounding Effectiveness
“I don’t have time to show them how to do that.” “There aren’t enough hours in the day.” “It’s quicker to do it myself.” “I need another...
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Gareth Evans
- Jul 12
- 6 min
The Perception of Value
What comes into your mind when you think of the phrase “value for money” or “value pricing”? When I ask clients what their thoughts are,...
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