The World Cup Effect On Canadian Business

Large sporting events can have a big impact on many different kinds of business. We just had one of the world biggest sporting events in Soccer’s World Cup and coming up this month is one of the biggest sporting events in North America (HINT: It’s a ‘Super’ event).Al Speaks to Sean McCormick, Director, Business Development at Moneris about this past World Cup and how it affected spending here in Canada. He also speaks with René-Pier Plourde, Content Marketing Manager at UEAT, who talks about the upcoming big game in the US, how that may affect the restaurant business, and how restaurants can prepare for the increased business.Also in this episode:Sean McCormick co-hosts.Patrick Wiltshire, Director, Core Payments at Moneris talks about tipping.Matt Rovet, Events Producer at Moneris gives a rundown of February’s events calendar.Upcoming Events:B2B Webinar with Visa - Strategies for savings through B2B paymentsUEAT Webinar – A Restauranteur’s peak-time playbookChapters:00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:36 - By The Numbers: Sean McCormick on How The World Cup Affects Spending In Canada00:08:25 - Featured Interview: René-Pier Plourde on Restaurants And The BIG GAME00:14:58 - Ask An Expert: Patrick Wiltshire on Tipping00:19:53 - Save The Date: Matt Rovet with February's Events Calendar00:21:42 - Outro Subscribe now!If you have a payment-related or business question you’d like to submit to one of our experts, you can email us at [email protected] Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.