New Year New Career

01/09/2012

The New Year is a time of reflection, of new beginnings and of new resolutions, among the most popular of which is a career change. 

In spite of the economic downturn, or perhaps even because of it, when it comes to changing career, the UK’s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking.  Research reveals that 20% of British workers have either changed careers or are thinking about a career change and 15% are considering starting their own business as a direct result of the recession.*

Running a pub is a business that appeals to people from all walks of life. Whilst for some it remains a ‘roses around the door’ lifestyle choice, it is increasingly a preference of business minded entrepreneurs who recognise the potential to add value and want to be their own boss.

At S&NPC we do all we can to help you make a success of running a pub, whatever your background.  

Firstly, the pubs that S&NPC has are among the best in the country.  They are in good locations and have been chosen for their ability to provide multiple income streams such as food, coffee, accommodation and function rooms.  We commit to maintaining our estate and will help fund developments which enable you to grow your business.

At the outset, we help you to ascertain if a career in the pub industry is right for you.  Before you even sign a lease or find a pub, uniquely in the pub industry, we give you the opportunity to go on our Innside Knowledgeweek long induction training course.  This gives you an in-depth understanding of the critical factors involved in running a pub and means you are better placed to identify a pub’s potential and formulate an effective business plan.

Once, you’ve taken on a pub, making sure you have a firm grip of the finances of the business is crucial.  We provide you with a comprehensive monthly accountancy and stock-taking package so that you have the up-to-date financial and sales information you need to make well-informed, sound business decisions whilst freeing you up to focus on vital customer facing areas such as front of house and marketing.

Our Business Development Managers make regular visits to provide one-on-one mentoring, while our telephone accountmanagement team is on hand to help you with technical and operational queries.

We offer exceptional training courses and provide each lessee with a set of workbooks and CDs which share best practice, ideas, guidelines and consumer insight across five key business growth areas.

Finally, as S&NPC is part of Heineken, you have access to great drinks brands and the benefit of the group’s marketing support and innovation.  In addition, our financial muscle means we ensure you get great  deals from suppliers in areas such as insurance and energy.

* Monster.co.uk’s Keep The UK Working Research