2. We evaluated the current business at a residential conference centre in Buckinghamshire, identified potential opportunities and made recommendations as to the future strategy to maximise the venue’s potential going forward.

      We provided strategic advice and assistance with budgeting to the owners of the boutique hotel in  Richmond, London. The Bingham Riverhouse has won many awards and has an acclaimed  restaurant and event spaces. 

      We were commissioned to undertake a strategic review of the pricing structures at One Great George Street in Westminster, London. The venue is owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers and offers extensive conference and meeting facilities in the heart of London. Venue was the Media Centre for the 2012 Olympics. Further work undertaken – a salary survey of peer venues.

      The Sussex Exchange is an eco-friendly venue located on a ‘sustainable’ business park in  Hastings,  East Sussex. The venue acts as a business to business meeting point with conference rooms, a  restaurant, exhibition space and a  state of-the-art cinema. Bridget Baker Consulting assessed the likely market demand for these facilities.  The venue opened in 2012.

      Planning needs assessments for two hotel projects at Luton Airport.  Planning permission granted for both projects and one  now open and branded  Ramada Encore. Market demand,  financial feasibility studies and reviews at other airport hotels include London Gatwick, Humberside, Brussels Zaventem, Paris Charles de Gaulle & Orly.

      Assistance with business plan preparation and pre-opening advice for a health spa in a historic market town in Southern England