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What do you suggest for business checking account ? All the ones I’ve found have fees..

Hey girly, I’m at the point now where I have to hire a bartender….this is probably a dumb question but I would pay the hourly off the profit I’m making for the event correct?

I am just starting out and thank you so much for this video! I've watched a few but yours hit home! It's like you speaking to my soul right now❤ I appreciate this so much! May God bless you to reach many more

Are you only a dry hire? If so, how do you work the benefits? Do you get a permit to legally sell the alcohol for the day or how does that work?

Could you show us a couple of ways you and the bartenders will dress for different events. I'm needing attire ideas lol

How many hours did it take

Awesome idea

This is so helpful. I am starting this as my first business venture and I am super scared and excited. I am so thankful I came across your channel. Thank you!

The alcohol calculator on your website gives numbers for bottles of wine, bottles of liquor, bottles of champagne and bottles of beer. Should the unit for beer be different? Are we talking cases, kegs, etc?

This was amazing!! You’re awesome

would be nice if there were pictures popping up as you are describing

Hi I'm just starting out, this is so helpful. Can you tell me what permits I will need??

What is a RAM certification? Is that a certificate to serve alcohol?

Hey girl. How much extra do you charge if over the minimum hours?

What do you use for payment ? I’m working on that step

I've been going through your videos on marketing and sales and have found them incredibly helpful. Though I'm in a different industry, I'm jewelry designer & stylist. I'm determined to approach my industry differently and I really appreciate you sharing your business experiences, the mindsets and attitudes definitely apply to other industries.

Would you be willing to do a one on one meeting of some kind? I am interested in starting a busy like this. I have the necessary capital to get going with a trailer but I have some questions. I would appreciate any kind of advice/mentorship I could get.

As the owner and operator of my new business, I do have a responsibility alcohol management cert, but do I need one for the business as well?

Do you have any wholesale recommendations for things like cups, straws, napkins, etc? Still going through your videos so I’m sorry if your already listed them!

Love your honest and real outlook and advice! Such valuable information. Excited for the next video about getting seen by higher value clients!

Keep going. Love you

Amazing content. Thank you so much for all of your invaluable tips. I’m at the beginning of my journey building my business and I love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Four!

So pretty much as long as the customer purchases the alcohol and does charge for it you are able to serve it with no penalty correct?

I’m so glad I found you! I just started my own bartending service, called CHEERS BARTENDING SERVICE, literally day 2. How do you recommend gaining social media attention?

Thank you for sharing!! I am thinking about starting one too, and this is so helpful!

So I had one lead that wanted to get a bartender for their wedding and then at the last second after ghosting me because I could not get them to commit to a phone call they came out and said that they had a friend of the family that was going to bartend. How do I overcome this objection knowing that this person probably was not bonded and just probably had a basic alcohol beverage commission certification from the state of Texas? I tried to let them know that the liability falls on the person that is having the party and also the bartender if somebody happens to have something bad happen after the party related to too much drinking. I didn't know really what else to say.

I feel so bad for you doing so many emails! Girl, I have my calendar FULL, and I have 95% closing ratio. I don't do ANY marketing. I have become a preferred vendor at 9 venues. They do all of the marketing for me and keep my books full! I see you do the same thing...preferred vendor...it's definitely the way to go! I charge $800 for the first 4 hours and $100 for every hour after that. 2nd bartender rates are $85/hr and servers/bussers are $75 per hour. (We do a lot of event staffing and the caterers in our town use our staff as well when they are short). 2nd bar set up us $150 Champagne Toast is $1 per head Tent rental $95 All glassware is .75 per item Travel is .65/mile + $25/meal per diem + $250/night hotel stay. There's my pricing! PS: we only charge for the hours the bar is OPEN (thus the $800 for 1st 4 hrs, I have factored in set up and break down cost here).

My heart goes out to you in your time of tragedy 💔 😔

My motto for 2024 is "There is no competition, only collaboration!"

This video is incredibly insightful! Your tips on hiring the right staff are practical and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing such valuable advice!

Thanks so much for answering this question! I currently work in a restaurant where I manage, serve and bartend. I have plenty of people I work with and know they are very good at what they do but I don’t want to pilfer employees from my current employer out of respect so I was looking for people I know who might have a day job and are free weekends to work events. Appreciate your time and effort putting these together for your followers 🙏🏼

I really appreciate the video! I’m working on starting my own mobile bartending business as well. How do you go about rinsing your shaker tin, etc. between mixing cocktails?

You're amazing! I just started my own bartending catering business. I would like to do some video conference with you if it's possible.

Thanks for this. I do not want to hire 10 staff and work huge weddings. I would love to do it on a smaller scale like 100 guests or less, make $400-500 per event and have a 4-5 per month. At most hire 1 person. I have 2 other small businesses I'm working on to bring self employment income so not looking to scale the bartending business too crazy. Any advice or suggestions on how to keep it simple?

Good content

How do you hire bartenders honey?

How do you hire bartenders

Starting out how hard was it to get the proper licensing and insurance? I’m starting to gather all information I need to start and for NJ I cannot find a clear answer on what I need.

Thank You for an excellent narrative/Commentary.

Most employers lack compassion towards their employees and most times the turnover is high. You are an amazing boss! Keep it up!

Can you make a video about Pennsylvania mobile bar tenders. I am trying to figure out if I need to get a food license, I heard something about if you're serving ice and garnishes. Curious to know what licensing, certifications, registrations you have to do in Pennsylvania to make yourself good standing. Thank you, love your videos.

While my husband has been a caterer for the last 25 years and I joined him 3 years ago, neither one of us have ever worked as a bartender. You mentioned how having that experience has drastically helped your success in this mobile bar business. Does the fact that we do not have that experience need to be reflected in our prices? I may not be wording this right. You have the experience therefore you are entitled to charge more. In doing my research I found that there are two other mobile bars in our town. One has a beer, wine, and seltzer package for $850 and their signature drink package is $1000. Their signature drink pkg of NCL uses up to 3 drinks plus beer, wine, and everything else include the cups, ice, coolers, straws, mixers, garnishes, taps, 2 bartenders, 2 non alcoholic drinks. The pkg I’ve been putting together is $1275 and includes two bartenders up to 75 Desk four hours of service beer, wine and seltzer service plus consumables plus the hydration station anything over 75 people is $14 a head. Considering my pkg does not include the signature drinks…am I way off base? I don’t know if the owners of this place has the experience that I lack but they seem to be offering more for less. Should I be concerned about that? Sorry for the book!

First, let me say how sorry I am to hear about your sudden tragic loss. My heart goes out to you second let me tell you how much I value all of these videos! Please keep up the good work. In this video you mentioned you never would’ve said this year one. Being as this is my year one, would you recommend me following your new trend or is it necessary for me to go through those initial growing pains and get to the spots in my own time?

15:08 I have a question about staffing. We r just getting started, our camper trailer is being renovated as we speak. Hopefully it’s ready by July. We have friends lined up to do the bartending that we have faith in to get the job done well. I worry though that because they have M-F jobs and lives that they may not be reliable enough to count on year after year. What has been your experience with the longevity of staff??

Hello. What honeybook package option do you use?

Hello. What plan do you use on honeybook?

Your just so awesome to share! Can you share where you buy all consumables, mixers, coffee stuff, etc. and if you use glassware and how that works with a big event. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much for being so willing to share. With the beer wagon and beers on tap outside… I would love the howto video on that too!

Thank you so much for this video. I started my business after the pandemic. Business has been inconsistent. I noticed once I slightly raised my price. The booking would happen but then they decide not use my service later. I also I noticed when i try to brain storm with other bartenders to see what they are doing to keep up with the times. People get secretive. Im like you I want everyone to win.