Cut Costs/New Ideas

Cut Costs/New Ideas

The Sounding Board For EPC Subscribers Since 1990

Quarterly Surveys Give Instant Results

With over 600 Executives worldwide and a 60% return on our surveys... the results are truly representative of what is going on in the industry. Every three months, operational topics are covered in detail and the statistical details are the ultimate foundation for sensible operating decisions. What is the current food cost percentages for large clubs vs small clubs? How many clubs are using a monthly service charge rather than the standard gratuity? Are initiation fees going up or down? And many, many more.

PKF Tax Scanner Included In Subscription

A special tax update, as it applies to the club industry, is presented every three months by the world wide accounting and consulting firm of Pannell, Kerr, Forster. This alone is worth the yearly subscription cost.

Every Month is Stolen Idea Month

We admit that seldom is any one idea totally original... but here are a few of the ideas stolen in recent issues. New membership retention gimmicks... Employee incentive programs to reduce workman's compensation...How one of our subscriber's installed a driving range over the ocean... Where to buy an inexpensive computer spell check that contains thousands of culinary terms.

Consulting Service Utilized By Subscribers

All subscribers are entitled to call upon EPC for rulings or interpretations concerning operational and policy procedures. The service is also available for answers to a wide range of problems common to the private club executive. Just a few taken from past files... Faxing of sample employment contracts for consideration by the executive's Board of Directors... Tracking down sources for a Santa Claus suit for a reader in Hawaii... and reproduction of position papers and articles that supported the General Manager's position on F & B operating costs as contrasted to commercial restaurants.

Think Tank Provides Operational Solutions

A Think Tank composed of private club executives, ranging from Asia to those in some of the top clubs in the United States, has been formed under the auspices of EPC. A constant stream of problem questions are submitted to them for their consensus solutions. Their solutions are published and have proven to be of invaluable assistance to our subscribers. Solutions that often mean the difference between acceptance or rejection of executive's proposals to their governing bodies.

Subscribers Kept Informed On Latest

EPC is the quickest and most comprehensive way to keep informed in the rapidly changing world of private club management... What is the latest in computer technology as it applies to private clubs?... The most recent membership promotion procedures that have worked... Why it pays for club governing bodies to provide the best in fringe benefits to their top executives... are just a few of the many.