Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Welcome to Small Business Snippets, the podcast from SmallBusiness.co.uk. Today’s guest is Merlin Griffiths, pub owner, mixologist and bartender on Channel 4’s First Dates.
We discuss current difficulties in the hospitality industry and how you can cut your costs.
We’ve paired up with Smart Energy GB to bring you this episode.
Listen to it in the media player below.

You can also catch our episodes with:

Founder and chairman of Pimlico (formerly Pimlico Plumbers), Charlie Mullins
Retail expert and former Dragon, Theo Paphitis
Author and boardroom expert, John Tusa
Digital guru and investor, Sherry Coutu
Entrepreneur and former Dragon, Rachel Elnaugh
Businesswoman and Dragon, Deborah Meaden
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2005 candidate, Tim Campbell
Gousto CEO, Timo Boldt
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2018 candidate, Jackie Fast
Investor and former Dragon, Piers Linney
Investment fund manager, Nicola Horlick
Supermodel turned entrepreneur, Caprice

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How one business owner’s mental breakdown caused her to see trolls from her past
How one entrepreneur hired a videographer to track their every move and build their business brand
How funding a business led one entrepreneur to stress-related alopecia
One entrepreneur’s first professional public speaking engagement
Adapting to UK life and learning English before starting a business
Securing seed funding
Finding the perfect head of

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