About this title: Have you ever thought of owning your own bar? Did you ever stumble into an overpriced watering hole and think how much better it could be if you ran the place? Or maybe you walked into your dream bar and realized that running one was the dream job you've always wanted? With "Running a Bar for Dummies", you can live your dream of operating your own ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780470049198ISBN:0470049197
Description: New. Manage sales, staff, and more with sample financials, timelines, and checklists Break into the bar business and turn your dream into a successful enterprise! Thinking about running a bar? This hands-on guide explains what it takes to own and operat... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780470049198ISBN:0470049197
Description: New. Shows you how to maintain a successful bar, manage the business aspect of it, and stake your place in your town's nightlife. This guide cues you in on how to keep your bar safe and clean, making sure everyone is having fun. It warns you about the pitf... read more
"just kicking around that old pipe-dream. book was pretty good-- probably would prepare you to open your own bar more than anything, next to apprenticing under a bar manager anyway."
"I found this to be an excellent overview/introduction to the world of bars/pubs/taverns. Note, I did not list restaurants, that is an entirely different animal.
What this book provides for the reader, in it's 300+ pages, is the 100,000-foot view at running a service-based enterprise. The authors cover everything from selecting a name, writing your business plan, financing, obtaining equipment, hiring and training your staff, and making sure you reap the benefits of repeat business.
I have a few other starting a business books that are focused on starting one's own brewery or brewpub, and this book (albeit more generalized) would fit nicely on the same shelf; however, for the person who says to themselves "hey, I am yet another who wants to open a bar and quit my real job", this book would serve them well, to ensure they have the wherewithal to open a pub. After all, running anything in the customer service-industry is a real job, if not the king of real jobs."
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