Type of Expense
Low-End Estimate
High-End Estimate
Rent (security deposit & first month)
$ 3,000 - $ 12,000
Leasehold improvements (heating/air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, kitchen upgrade, restroom upgrade, flooring, smoke detectors)
$ 25,000 - $ 150,000
Interior Design and Refurbishing (including tables, chairs)
$ 15,000 - $ 45,000
Equipment/Fixtures (audio/lighting lease payment, DJ sound system, bar equipment, lasers, smoke machines, stage sets, mirror objects, other equipment)
$ 35,000 - $ 125,000
Kitchen Equipment (draft dispenser, microbrew equipment, commercial kitchen, hand sinks, concession equipment, etc.)
$ 10,000 - $ 40,000
Cash Reserves
$ 50,000 - $ 150,000
Signage (exterior, exit signs, etc.)
$ 5,000 - $ 15,000
Legal Fees, Licenses and Permits
$ 18,000 - $ 40,000
Point of Sales systems (including merchant accounts, credit card terminals, etc.)
$ 10,000 - $ 35,000
Fire Fighting Enterprises (fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm, fire extinguishers, etc.)
$ 15,000 - $ 30,000
Beginning Inventory (bar supplies, food)
$ 15,000 - $ 40,000
Opening Salaries Deposits
$ 15,000 - $ 50,000
Insurance
$ 500 - $10,000
Grand Opening Marketing
$ 1,000 - $ 25,000
Other Expenses
$ 23,925 - $ 83,710
TOTAL START-UP EXPENSE
$ 239,250 - $ 847,100
Within this span of five hours, a nightclub venue can achieve gross revenues anywhere from $5,000 to $35,000 nightly.
With a capacity of 1000 people, a $10 door charge, in addition to a very conservative figure of $5.00 collected from each patron in alcohol sales, would easily generate approximately $15,000 in nightly revenue. Then say if half of those patrons then spent approximately $10.00 each on food, that would add an additional $5000 to our revenue for the night.
As you can see even though the starts up costs are quite high, we should be able to pay loans and debts off quickly and produce profit easily within two/three years.
Low-End Estimate
High-End Estimate
Rent (security deposit & first month)
$ 3,000 - $ 12,000
Leasehold improvements (heating/air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, kitchen upgrade, restroom upgrade, flooring, smoke detectors)
$ 25,000 - $ 150,000
Interior Design and Refurbishing (including tables, chairs)
$ 15,000 - $ 45,000
Equipment/Fixtures (audio/lighting lease payment, DJ sound system, bar equipment, lasers, smoke machines, stage sets, mirror objects, other equipment)
$ 35,000 - $ 125,000
Kitchen Equipment (draft dispenser, microbrew equipment, commercial kitchen, hand sinks, concession equipment, etc.)
$ 10,000 - $ 40,000
Cash Reserves
$ 50,000 - $ 150,000
Signage (exterior, exit signs, etc.)
$ 5,000 - $ 15,000
Legal Fees, Licenses and Permits
$ 18,000 - $ 40,000
Point of Sales systems (including merchant accounts, credit card terminals, etc.)
$ 10,000 - $ 35,000
Fire Fighting Enterprises (fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm, fire extinguishers, etc.)
$ 15,000 - $ 30,000
Beginning Inventory (bar supplies, food)
$ 15,000 - $ 40,000
Opening Salaries Deposits
$ 15,000 - $ 50,000
Insurance
$ 500 - $10,000
Grand Opening Marketing
$ 1,000 - $ 25,000
Other Expenses
$ 23,925 - $ 83,710
TOTAL START-UP EXPENSE
$ 239,250 - $ 847,100
Within this span of five hours, a nightclub venue can achieve gross revenues anywhere from $5,000 to $35,000 nightly.
With a capacity of 1000 people, a $10 door charge, in addition to a very conservative figure of $5.00 collected from each patron in alcohol sales, would easily generate approximately $15,000 in nightly revenue. Then say if half of those patrons then spent approximately $10.00 each on food, that would add an additional $5000 to our revenue for the night.
As you can see even though the starts up costs are quite high, we should be able to pay loans and debts off quickly and produce profit easily within two/three years.