NEWSFLASH – Check it out!
Dan Aykroyd is presenting the Keynote session on Wed. March 10th
Willie Gault, former Chicago Bear’s player and Bill Madlock, past Pirate Star host the Sports Bar Networking Party at Lagasse’s Stadium, Palazzo–A FREE special two hour event for bar operators! CLICK HERE to learn more
Join Anheuser Busch, MillerCoors, ABSOLUT Vodka, Beam Global, Patron, Monster, 901 Silver Tequila, CocaCola, Ed Hardy, and many more – Whether a new brand or an established one the NCB Show has them all!
Our Best Party Program Ever! NCB’s 25th Anniversary Party at Club HAZE, XS, TAO, Vanity and Lavo is where the action is at! CLICK HERE to learn more
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REGISTER BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th AND RECEIVE A FREE CLUB PASS!
DON’T FORGET, EARLY PRICING EXPIRES MARCH 5th!
Find the Tequila Sunrise to be one of 10 vacation winners!
Since Work Hard, Play Hard is what the NCB Show is all about, we’re giving you a chance to not only get that at the show with our hopping exhibit hall, top notch speaker line-up and nightly events—-now you can win a 3 day, 2 night beach vacation to enjoy anytime you please after the show!* Simply find the Tequila Sunrise somewhere on our site, and fill out an entry form to participate in our vacation destination drawing, but hurry entry form must be submitted before March 5, 2010!
*No purchase required. Drawings will be held March 31, 2010. Trip includes round-trip airfare, transfers, and two nights hotel. Winner is responsible for a $39 booking fee and any and all taxes.
Trips provided by Vacations Adventure International: www.vacationadventures.biz
10 REASONS WHY NCB IS A MUST ATTEND EVENT
1. WITHOUT YOU IT WOULD BE JUST AN EMPTY EXHIBIT HALL – NCB attendees come from all walks of life, dressing in suits and spandex, sporting tattoos and Italian leather all for the sake of NCB; the best place to mingle, meet and connect with other like minded industry professionals under one roof.
2. WITHOUT AN EXHIBIT HALL, YOU WOULD BE STANDING OUTSIDE – NCB offers 300,000+ square feet of the top vendors, distributors and liquor manufacturers in the world showcasing their best and newest products.
3. EVERYONE LOVES BEER – We’re talking business, not Oktoberfest (well maybe just a few samples). Be sure to visit the Center for Draught Excellence as Anheuser-Busch has teamed up with three vendors to offer a balanced, multifaceted view for dispensing the perfect draught beer. We’ve also added the first ever Craft Brewers Pavilion; both part of our great exhibit hall floor events!
4. MONEY TALKS – NCB show attendees represent key buyers and decision-makers directly responsible for $1.5 billion in annual beverage purchasing power.
5. SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE IT UP WITH WORLD CLASS MIXOLOGISTS – NCB’s Shake it Up Competition hosts top mixologists from all over the world aiming to create the most spectacular concoctions.
6. PARTY UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN – Literally, NCB’s party line-up starts each evening and doesn’t stop until the sun comes up (a good reason why the exhibit hall opens at noon)
Celebrating a Legacy with Las Vegas’ Newest
In just a few short weeks Nightclub & Bar will be celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary in style with Las Vegas’ newest club HAZE located at the Aria Resort & Casino, City Center.
Nightclub & Bar Show started out 25 years ago at a fraction of the size with a mini educational track, few exhibiting companies in a modest hall. Now 25 years later it’s held in two of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s cavernous exhibition halls boasting a variety of companies catering to the on-premise industry.
Walking the aisles you’ll pass CEOs of national accounts, master distillers, club owners, restaurateurs, bartenders, wine makers, DJs, brewmasters, celebrated mixologists and distinguished trade writers.
10 Traits of Bar Owners Determined to Fail
Opening a bar or managing a bar is not as easy as many would have you believe. Although the rewards for those who get it right can be great, a large majority fail for the same few reasons again and again.
Having worked with more than 200 bars and restaurants, I’ve listed the 10 things I have come across most often that have ended up costing a lot of money, alienating customers and even contributed to the closure of the business. In no particular order:
1. No research done on location or market
Too many times I have met with struggling bar owners who spent a fortune on a concept that worked well somewhere else but for some reason it isn’t doing the business for them. Could it be because the high end bar/restaurant you built is in a brand new neighborhood where the inhabitants are young couples tied into mortgages and childcare costs?