How to Start a Bar?

I found this very interesting article from entrepreneur.com today covering how to go about starting a bar today and thought it was very interesting. It seems to give you a no nonsense view of how to go about doing it, which was refreshing after seeing a lot of pages which force feed you visions of some grand scheme when it's a long road to get to having a successful bar in the first place.

I also liked the part where they addressed the type of bar you would want to start and the characteristics of each one. When I think of starting a bar I mainly just think of the type of bar we have here in Columbia, but never think about all of the different kinds of bar types there are out there.

When I think about the type of bar I'd like to run, I think mainly of either a friendly type "Cheers" bar or a club. I think both would be very valuable and profitable in Columbia, as I think the market for both is bigger than that of simply just another generic (no pun intended) drinking bar. With Big 12, Shiloh, Heidleberg, etc. the market is just oversaturated with them. With Tonic and Generic as the only big nightclubs, I think a really impressive and upscale night club could be hugely successful. Later in this week, I'll post my thoughts and ideas on what my ideal club would look like. Right now I have a shattered ankle and I'm hopped up on vicodin so I'll end this a bit early. :)