Running A Bar for Dummies, Ray Foley
Running A Bar for Dummies, Ray Foley
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Running A Bar for Dummies

Author: Ray Foley, Heather Dismore

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/10/2019


Synopsis

Get insider details on how to operate a successful bar

Running a Bar For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows established and future bar owners how to establish and maintain a successful business. Using clear, concise language, this For Dummies guide contains all the information you need to start your bar off on the right foot. From grand opening to last call, you'll discover the insider tricks that keep the business end running smoothly and the customers happily engaged. With updated information on marketing and social media, the book walks you step by step through the entire process, revealing the nitty-gritty details most new bar owners only discover after starting.

The bar business continues to grow; however, securing running capital and having knowledge about the business are cited as the two biggest reasons new bars fail. Running a Bar For Dummies, 2nd Edition shines a light on these issues to help bar owners prepare properly. The book helps you find your way through the maze of licensing and permits, developing a business plan, and preparing for your grand opening, plus offers clear, no-nonsense guidance on dealing with tough customers. Every step of the way, Running a Bar For Dummies, 2nd Edition is a reference you can count on.

About Ray Foley

Ray Foley, a former Marine with more than thirty years of bartending and restaurant experience, is the founder and publisher of Bartender magazine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick

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 cove......more

This was a very good read. I like the fact that you are able to skip around the book and not have to go page for page. It gave me a lot of insight on what I can be adding to my business right now. It helped me to understand some of the rules and laws that are applied. While reading, I was able to de......more

Goodreads review by Renee

Good overview of the skills and tasks necessary to open and run a bar. However, not enough depth for someone with little business experience. If you read this book and think it was full of good ideas, you’re probably over your head and should spend more time working in a bar.......more

Goodreads review by Brett

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.......more