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The Private Club Advisor is a monthly business letter written for private club directors, officers, owners, and managers. PCA focuses on club policy issues, member relations, and legal and legislative developments affecting the club industry.
Since its launch in 1990, thousands of club leaders have come to trust the PCA as their most reliable source for relevant and unbiased information. Our readers depend on the PCA’s timely content and crisp presentation to keep them abreast of important industry trends and developments.The Private Club Advisor is a monthly four-page business letter which addresses policy-related issues for managers officers, directors and owners of clubs. Click here to read a sample issue of The Private Club Advisor.
Keep the Private Club Advisor at your fingertips with the PCA Archive CD. This searchable archive gives you instant access to every issue of The PCA since 1990 and updates are available annually. We built in a simple-to-use search feature, so you can easily look up any topic we’ve ever covered. Bylaw questions, committee guidelines, F&B minimums, smoking policies, member marketing and more. It’s quick. It’s convenient. It’s all in there.
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The Private Club Advisor (PCA) was launched in 1990 by Eldon Miller, a journalist with more than 40 years experience in the club industry. Miller was joined in 2003 by former Club Management magazine Editor Teri Finan. As a team, they share a commitment to keeping managers and their boards up-to-date. Contact us
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 The latest posting from PCA Editor Teri Finan on the National Golf Foundation's GolfBizWiki.com. Click here to read "Social Media in the Hiring Process."
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Live from New Orleans!
Preliminary reports from the 2012 World Conference on Club Mnagement indicate that this year may be the best for private clubs since the curremt recession began in late 2008. Managers and club service providers alike seem to be in general agreement that, barring some unforeseen world or domestic disaster, clubs probably have weathered the worst economically.
For more on the conference and news of the latest club trends and innovations, read the upcoming April issue of the PCA..
Taking Club Cuisine to New Heights
 Farmscape, California's largest urban farming operation, recently wrapped a first-of-its-kind project in Downtown Los Angeles, one that (literally) takes urban agriculture to new heights. Atop The Jonathan Club now sits a large rooftop garden installation designed to grow fresh, organic greens. Plucked by the hands of the private social club's chefs, the produce will grace the plates of lucky club members. Read more |
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When Members Don't Play by the Rules
 Would your business and solicitation policies go far enough to protect your members if a predatory hedge fund marketer found his way in to the club? Maybe not unless they are carefully written and enforced. Edward Seidle, a Forbes.com blog author, tells an unnerving tale about what may be transpiring poolside... Read more |
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Head of the Class Knowledge is power, and at Kansas City Country Club (KCCC) General Manager Mark Bado and his staff are committed to staying ahead of the learning curve. The KCCC team has made continuing education and training their top priority. Club and Resort Management magazine Editor Joe Barks tells the story... Read more
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