How To Start a Bar / Tavern

Be the toast of the town, the life of the party - - and a successful entrepreneur? You can have it all when you open a bar using Entrepreneur Magazine's start-up guide.

Can $20 bottle of liquor give you an 800% return? Yes it can! Find out how with this guide. The bar and tavern business is a real moneymaker. And, if you're a "people person," it could be the perfect business for you.

This guide covers several types of bars you can open: neighborhood bar, sports bar, brewpub, wine and champagne bar, & nightclub -- and how to get those bar stools filled with happy customers. You'll also discover how to:

• research your target market
• find the perfect location
• hire a knowledgeable staff
• navigate the red tape that accompanies serving alcohol and food
• understand the logistics of inventory and equipping your bar
• compete with other bars and nightlife venues
• keep your clients entertained--and making more purchases--once they're in your bar
• and much more

Doug P. owns a neighborhood bar in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He started his career in the bowling business. His father owned bowling alleys for nearly four decades, and Doug followed in his footsteps. While Doug’s bowling alley had done well, there was an 8,000-square-foot building attached to the bowling alley that he wanted to develop. Along with his brother, Doug decided to start a neighborhood pub. “We wanted to do something a little different from bowling,” says Doug. “We have a little bit of everything: live entertainment, trivia, billiard tables, cigar parlor, and a 20-foot bar. Our goal was to put in an English-style pub. We did not want to become the bowling alley bar.” They decided to create a concept around a train station and researched the history of trains to maintain the old-time theme throughout the bar’s atmosphere.

Dave K. in Boise, Idaho, has been in the bar and restaurant business for about 25 years. In the 1980s, he noticed the growing trend toward brewpubs in Oregon, Washington and parts of California. “I personally liked the atmosphere,” says Dave. “I was tired of the hard-liquor bars and that whole scene. I loved the way brewpubs catered to a more family environment. I wanted to take all my knowledge and put it into this industry.”

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