Making the transition from craft hobby to profitable business
Hobbies are fun and it is very possible to turn passion of pastime into a business – if you have the right skills in place to make the transition.
Tag: Leisure
Trampoline park operator Airhop has spring in its step with 6m Santander loan
Airhop, the Bristol-based trampoline park operator, is ready to bounce towards growth with a £6m loan from Santander, which will help the company open 18 new venues across the UK and Europe.
Ryanair annual profit guidance soars 25 per cent amid passenger and fare growth
Despite a wet summer, budget airline Ryanair experienced hot sales over the season and the firm has now revised its full-year profit guidance with an increase of 25 per cent, which it puts down to its customer service programme.
Online retailers account for fastest consumer spending growth with four-year high
The power of the internet was demonstrated in August, according to Visa Europe, as online retailers experienced the fastest year-on-year consumer spending growth ahead of the high street – while the recreation & culture industry also made solid gains.
How the British summer impacted leisure firms Ryanair and Halfords
Summer is over for another year and the season resulted in very different business scenarios for leisure firms Ryanair and Halfords with a successful takeoff and unfortunate puncture on the respective journeys.
Britain’s hospitality and leisure industries profit from increased consumer spend
Spending among British shoppers has risen and the amount spent on hotels, restaurants and bars was the greatest at an increase of 8.6 per cent, according to Visa Europe’s UK expenditure index.
The UKs fastest growing private companies: Hot 100 2015 (100) Hays Travel
Since being established in 1980 by John Hays, Hays Travel has gone on to open 100 branches nationwide. Its late 2013 acquisition of Bath Travel – the south’s largest independent travel agent – reinforced the company’s position as the leading independent travel agent in the UK.
The UKs fastest growing private companies: Hot 100 2015 (29) Sadie Coles
With venues in Mayfair and Soho, London art gallery Sadie Coles specialises in presentation of art from emerging international artists.
The UKs fastest growing private companies: Hot 100 2015 (17) Angus Montgomery
Founded back in 1895, Angus Montgomery is the home to 15 event companies spanning art, food and more, serving EMEA and Asia with family at the core of the operation.