Services

This is a selection of Salon's main consulting services supporting the hotel, leisure and restaurant sectors. Click the links to display details about the consulting service. Commercial Due Diligence
A fully rounded investigation of the proposition, its risks and opportunities within the market context - carried out by locally experience experts will complement your financial due diligence and help you to arrive at the optimum acquisitions price. Transaction Support
Local, deeply knowledgeable specialists provide quicker identification of threats and opportunities, leading to a faster realisation of objectives. Feasibility & Viability Studies
In depth knowledge of the market helps reduce risk and provides the basis for determining the operational and financial feasibility of the investment opportunity. Our studies are highly regarded and bankable. Corporate & Brand Strategy
Establishing practical, commercial directions for the business and its brands - working with you to leave your team a clear implementation roadmap. Business Planning & Funding Support
We help draft successful business plans which clearly demonstrate which direction our clients should go, why it's worth going there, and most importantly how to get there, with all cost and risks suitably investigated. Hotel Asset Management
Our hotel asset management services have a single focus: value creation. Each phase of the asset management cycle requires a different approach and skill set;-all of them dependent on deep insights into the hotel industry. Venue Value Analysis
You provide the venue- sports stadium, station, hospital, college, etc- and we'll tell you how to get the best out of every commercial element. Change Management
Most M&A, for example, falls short of expectations because it does not take into account the human factor. We understand people and help you create sustainable, growing organisations able to meet the challenges of 21st century. NPD & New Concept Appraisal
You'll find us creative as well as highly numerate and solid partners to help you create and deliver your new leisure products: the more innovative and challenging, the better! Recruitment, Training & Mentoring
This century's key challenge is finding, keeping and motivating good people: we can give you competitive edge by refreshing your HR policies and procedures. Organisation Reviews, Reorganisation & Restructuring
Salon provides fresh eyes to seek out business improvement, commercial opportunities and for getting the best out of your people. Site Analysis
Location, location, location: clichéd but true; we offer proven cross-sectional assessments of sites, often working with other property specialists. Market Research (qualitative & quantitative)
We ask the right questions of the right people- using conventional and innovative techniques-and rigorously interrogate the findings, providing solutions rather than just leaving you with the raw data. Market Planning & Entry Strategy
Proper planning and a well defined market entry strategy allows our clients to focus their efforts and resources on those opportunities that offer the greatest returns; between us we've worked in most commercial markets. Trouble-Shooting & Interim Management
Years of experience have helped finely hone our diagnostic skill, and we tell it like it is. Equally, we will help sort out any problems in a calm, practical way. Independent Business Reviews and Stewardship
We are all ex-operators and have extensive restructuring experience, allowing us to impact quickly on a business in crisis. Franchising
Our franchising services include: Strategy; Franchise Selection & Appraisal; Market Planning; Due Diligence; Business Planning and related services. We have worked with some of the world's largest foodservice franchise brands. Specialist Planning Advice
We can help deliver your development programmes, and we have experience in some of the world's toughest planning regimes Managemant contracts
By keeping up to date on the latest trends in hotel management contracts, we are able to support our client's negotiations, ensuring the most advantageous agreements. Project Funding
Salon's wide geographic coverage, extensive exposure to funding principals (many of which are our main clients) and our established reputation in the market make us an ideal choice for heloing you achieve your project funding needs. Marketing Planning
We create and deliver commercially-sound marketing plans, often working with our partners in the relevant creative fields; including, increasingly, digital services. Conferences and Conventions
From organizing to participating, salon has an array of internationally- proven and engaging keynote speakers. Management Contract Negotiations
We advise owners around the world in Operator Selection and Management Contract negotiation, working closely with you to ensure commercially realistic and equitable contract terms with the operator.