| Want to give up you day job and strike out on your | | | | food and more people eat in pubs than dine out in |
| own? Then maybe you have considered running a | | | | restaurants. Creating an attractive menu with well |
| pub. Many people who have thought about becoming | | | | cooked food whilst maintaining a competitive pricing |
| self employed have considered becoming a pub | | | | structure is a difficult task but one that needs to be |
| landlord. Whether it is a picturesque hostelry in a | | | | met. |
| country village, or a busy city haunt, many people have | | | | Apart from food, publicans also need to provide other |
| dreamt of running their own pub. | | | | entertainment for their customers. Live music, quizzes, |
| Unfortunately though becoming a landlord and running a | | | | video games, pool and outdoor play areas for the kids |
| pub isn?t just a cast of pulling a pint now and again | | | | are just some of the options. Traditionally publicans run |
| whilst propping up the bar in the company of friendly | | | | sports teams from their pubs such as darts, pool and |
| locals. Before you take the plunge into becoming a | | | | football. This can entail sponsorship and providing |
| landlord there are a few things to consider. Not the | | | | post-match food. A carefully planned and successful |
| least of which is that it is really very hard work! | | | | entertainment programme will greatly boost the |
| Pubs are part of the fabric of the British nation. | | | | amount of money pushed across the bar. So |
| Apparently over 25% of people over the age of 18 in | | | | entertainment needs to be carefully planned by |
| the Uk visit a pub at least once a week. Many of | | | | anyone thinking of becoming a publican. |
| course also make more than the odd return visit as | | | | Training is essential for the prospective pub landlord |
| well. What this means is that there is a massive | | | | and his staff. The law in the UK states that anyone |
| marketplace. But it also means that there is huge | | | | who wishes to sell alcohol to the public must take and |
| competition and, to make your pub succeed, you have | | | | pass a licensed retailing examination and hold a |
| to make it stand out from the crowd. | | | | personal alcohol licence. |
| More people visit a pub because of its atmosphere | | | | Training courses are overseen by the British Institute of |
| rather than its choice of beer so creating the right kind | | | | Innkeeping and can be taken at a number of |
| of friendly atmosphere for your clientele is a huge | | | | independent training centres around the UK. nyone |
| challenge. Successful landlords recognise that fact ? | | | | wanting to run a pub must pass one of these courses |
| and that is why they are successful. | | | | which are run at various independent centres around |
| Another vitally important task is to find the right mix of | | | | the country. |
| entertainment. 90% of public houses in the UK serve | | | | |