Surviving Lockdown

The pub trade was first to close, and it's feared will be last to re-open after Lockdown... but how are pub owners finding these challenging times? Has the government been of any help - and when will it all get better? Natalie Coleshill runs The Milford Arms pub in Isleworth, which also has 11 B&B rooms. She talks to Mark Ryes about the realities of lockdown in the pub trade. Find out more abo...

As a branded content agency, Match Cut Media were in a good place at the beginning of lockdown, with owner Lauren Bailey already working from home with clients ranging from SMEs to large corporates. She talks to Mark Ryes, explaining how she needed to alter the dynamic of the business at the start of lockdown to offer her clients what they needed in the most uncertain of times. You can contact lau...

Mark Hedger is a Gold Consultant with Slimming World. As a franchisee, he's had to undergo a wholesale change in running his business since lockdown in March 2020 - when government guidelines meant he could no longer hold meetings of 50-70 people each week. Mark Ryes asks him how the parent organisation has helped, and what Slimming World franchisees have done to overcome the challenges. You can c...