A practical, no-fluff guide to running a profitable bowling center.
By Brian Menini — bowling center operator and software developer. The practical playbook he wishes he'd had on day one.
Drawing on years of hands-on experience owning and operating a bowling center, Brian Menini lays out exactly what it takes to run the business well — from day-to-day operations and staffing to maintenance, leagues, marketing, and the numbers that actually matter. Whether you are buying your first center or sharpening an established one, this is the field guide written by someone who has lived it.
Brian Menini is a bowling center operator and software developer who has spent his career at the intersection of the lanes and the back office. He builds the management, tournament, and operations software that bowling centers and event organizers rely on every day — and now he has put what he has learned running the business into a book.
From operations and maintenance to leagues, events, and the numbers behind the scenes, Brian's work is grounded in the realities of running a center, not theory.
Management and tournament platforms developed and used in real centers and events.
Run tournaments like a pro — singles, doubles, trios, and teams with registration, scoring, sidepots, brackets, eliminators, stepladder finals, and payouts in one cloud platform.
Industry-leading maintenance software for AMF and Brunswick mechanics — track repairs, manage parts inventory, schedule preventive maintenance, and analyze costs from one dashboard.
Connect your front desk and service bay with instant push notifications, priority-based alerts, and two-way messaging — no more walkie-talkie confusion or missed service calls.
A free, community-driven tournament locator where directors post events and bowlers discover competitions near them. Free to list, free to browse.
A complete budgeting tool — crush debt with snowball or avalanche, budget with envelopes, track every bill on a calendar, and share with your spouse. Lifetime access.
A free tool built for league secretaries — calculate and distribute end-of-season prize funds with vacancy adjustments, short-amount handling, and exact cash denominations.
A curated community where bowling industry professionals tackle real problems with real solutions — every response requires a clear opinion and a proposed path forward.
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