Advisory service for SME businesses. For those thinking of starting a business, going full time or looking to scale / improve margins. Specialism in hospitality
England, United Kingdom
Joined July 2020
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Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
The UK could lose up to 9000 pubs.
From April, pubs with a rateable value of £100,000, will see business rates jump by £19,000 per year.
They will need to sell an additional:
60,000 pints a year.
Thats 1200 pints a week.
Thats 170 extra pints a day.
Thats before rising energy bills, wages and other costs.
Surely the message here, at a time where hospitality venues are closing at a record pace due to out of control costs, is that even a heavy hitter like @BrewDog needs to make changes to continue.
BrewDog faces staff backlash after dropping real living wage pledge
theguardian.com/business/202…
And businesses having to put up their prices in Feb / March to prepare for huge hike in Living Wage. Who would have thought inflation would jump again, specifically in the hospitality sector?!
The @ONS statistics made public this morning demonstrate a strong link between the unexpected increase in #inflation and inflated pricing in the hospitality industry,where food and drink costs for businesses have risen by 24%.
Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“The chancellor wants to cut business taxes that are paid before a “penny of profit” has been earned, such as business rates and employers’ national insurance”
thetimes.co.uk/article/i-wil…
Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
So that’s now British Gas, SSE and EDF who have all had to admit to failing to pass on the Energy support to 10,000’s small businesses.
@ofgem “we know there’s more to be done”
This is scandalous and needs urgent Govt intervention.
thetimes.co.uk/article/b60b5…
Predicted during 2022, when will local politicians appreciate the turmoil in their own communities?
@Ben_Everitt
@iainastewart bbc.co.uk/news/business-6430…
This 👇 This 👇 This 👇
No one in power is seriously taking steps to avoid an avalanche of SMEs going to the wall in April.
100% this.
2023 is going to be the toughest year of the last 4 for hospitality, no doubt.
UK pubs and restaurants cut winter hours to weather ‘perfect storm’ in 2023 @UKHospKate theguardian.com/business/202…
Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
One week. Four more gigs. 13 to go. Plus news of our traditional Xmas bash - mailchi.mp/58902a2e8af8/ask-…
They've calmed the markets, by closing all the shops.
The National living wage is going up by slightly less than inflation, 9.7% taking it to £10.42/hr from April for over 23s (other rates for other ages going up similar percentage)
#AutumnStatement
Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
IT'S HERE 🙌
Sophie etc's independent #MiltonKeynes Christmas gift guide is back. Featuring over 80 small businesses to help inspire you to #ShopSmall this Christmas 🎁
Read the guide: sophieetc.com/category/milto…
Couple of months ago a temporary VAT cut was a faint but hopeful possibility. Now, after the complete failure and mismanagement of the economy by this govt, best case scenario is it doesn't rise beyond 20% in the next 12 months.
Sums up the VAT issue perfectly.
With cost of goods and utilities as they are you actually end up making less money if you increase turnover, after paying the VAT bill.
Blue Collar Business Counsel retweeted
‘It was more than a pub’ – the story of five boozers forced to call last orders theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
All this mandate nonsense:
1. In this country we don't vote for a leader, we vote for a party (or more specifically, your local candidate).
2. The vote was 3 years ago. Since then we've had a pandemic, handled & led horrifically.
3. We're faring worst of G7 & have been for months
