From Lockdown Margaritas to National Drinks Brand: The Bar Buoy Story with Tim and Ria Ball #147

It started with a margarita and a beach bar floating away on the tide… Now, it’s a thriving family firm making quality drinks available anywhere. Tim and Ria Ball tell us how their lockdown cocktail-making hobby became Bar Buoy, a growing canned cocktail business rooted in the Southwest.  They share what it’s really like to build a company together: the excitement, the cash-flow worries, and the smaller, more domestic negotiations… Bar Buoy Cocktails have also very kindly given our listeners a code for 15% off before the 31st of December! Listeners can use the code FAMILY15 at www.barbuoy.co.uk. 🔑 Key Themes Turning a lockdown hobby into a growing business Working together as a couple and defining responsibilities Building a cocktail brand around quality and provenance Managing the realities of small-business growth and cash flow Trust, resilience and staying true to your own direction 🔗 Connect with us Bar Buoy Website: https://www.barbuoy.co.uk/ Bar Buoy IG: https://www.instagram.com/bar_buoy Bar Buoy LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bar-buoy-limited/ Ria Ball: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riaball/ Tim Ball: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timballbarbuoy/ Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/ Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/ Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr  https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/