Running A Bed And Breakfast For Dummies

Author : Mary White
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470504072

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Running a Bed and Breakfast For Dummies by Mary White Pdf

Learn to: Choose a location and make it your own Create a profitable business plan Decorate and renovate your property Market your property for maximum occupancy All the tools you need to start and run a profitable B&B Do you dream of owning a B&B? This friendly, practical guide shows you how to make your dream a reality, with expert advice on everything from writing a business plan and finding the right location to handling situations you will encounter as an innkeeper. You'll make your guests feel at home, keep your inn in tip-top shape, and ensure your long-term success! Understand B&B basics get an overview of the business and see if you have the skills (and the desire!) to succeed Find a place to call home choose the location, style, and size of your ideal B&B Transition from visitor to owner create your business plan, secure financing, make an offer, and protect your investment Get ready for your guests organize your recordkeeping, set room rates and policies, furnish your inn, and market your services Set the breakfast scene decide the style of breakfast to offer, accommodate guests' needs and restrictions, create signature dishes, and serve refreshments and snacks Handle day-to-day operations take reservations, make your guests feel welcome, hire employees, and maintain your inn Take your business to the next level assess your success, expand your market, increase profit, and prevent burnout Open the book and find: How to transition an existing B&B or start from scratch The biggest problems new B&Bs encounter and how to avoid them The best ways to furnish your inn Tips for saving time cleaning and preparing breakfast What you must know to design and update your Web site Tried-and-tested sample menus and recipes Ways to guarantee a return guest How to get extra help when you need it

Author : Park Davis,Susannah Craig
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440650697

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Running a Bed & Breakfast by Park Davis,Susannah Craig Pdf

You’re no idiot, of course. You’ve had the pleasure of staying at a few bed and breakfasts, and you’d love to open a charming inn of your own. But when you think about what it takes to get a business up and running, you want to hang the Do Not Disturb sign. This is your wake-up call! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Running a Bed and Breakfast will show you it can be easy and fun—and a great way to meet new people and make money. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Useful insights into the booming B&B industry. • A simple test to help you decide if you have what it takes to succeed in the B & B business. • Idiot-proof guidelines for converting a house into a B&B. • Expert advice on accounting and business issues. • An insider's look at the new trends in guest services.

Author : Ripley Hotch,Carl Averom Glassman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0811724417

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How to Start and Run Your Own Bed & Breakfast Inn by Ripley Hotch,Carl Averom Glassman Pdf

In this book you'll discover the secrets of the best inns. You'll learn how to decide whether owning or renting an inn is right for you. You'll find out what business strategies characterise a successful inn and learn how to incorporate them in your own business. Chapters include information on all aspects of innkeeping.

Author : Chris Bengivengo,Michelle Bengivengo
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-19
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
ISBN : 1439203156

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I've Always Wanted to Run a Bed and Breakfast! by Chris Bengivengo,Michelle Bengivengo Pdf

In “I've Always Wanted to Run a Bed & Breakfast”, Innkeepers Chris and Michelle Bengivengo freely share the secrets of how to start and run a successful Bed & Breakfast, along with helpful insights they have gained as Innkeepers. They take you step by step from deciding if a Bed & Breakfast is the right business for you, to selecting and purchasing your dream Inn, renovating and decorating, advertising, and operating your business. If you are thinking about opening a Bed & Breakfast or simply want to know more about selecting the right small business for you, this book is a must read. You will be inspired to follow your dreams wherever they lead and come to trust that life does have a plan if you will simply trust in the universe to provide you all that you need to be successful, seeking to live a life less for the future, and more in the moment. It is a great personal awakening to realize that you have everything right now that you need to do what is next in your life.

Author : Louise Weston,David Weston
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781848035973

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Start and Run A Bed & Breakfast by Louise Weston,David Weston Pdf

Whether you are thinking about running a B&B or have already made the decision and are ready to start planning your business, this book will tell you all you need to know. If you are already established with a B & B, it will help you provide quality accommodation and maximize your earnings and occupancy rates. Their book will help you in: - * Planning and preparing your business, including defining your market, budgeting, pricing, regulation and compliance, accounting and taxation. * Deciding what to offer - in guest bedrooms and for meals and drinks. * Dealing with practicalities, such as managing reservations and keeping records, taking payments, maintaining safety and security. * Marketing your B&B - setting your strategy, networking and making local contacts, advertising and PR, creating your own website. * Expanding your business and ultimately selling it. *Also included is direction to a dedicated website to support you as you build your successful B&B business. * This second edition has been completely and thoroughly revised and updated to include, amongst other new material, important changes in the area of regulation.

Author : Monica Taylor,Richard Taylor
Publisher : Self-Counsel Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781770407220

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Start & Run a Bed & Breakfast by Monica Taylor,Richard Taylor Pdf

Have you ever stayed in a bed and breakfast and thought how exciting it would be to open your own B&B? This book shows you the business side of opening your home to visitors. The clearly written text, along with dozens of easy-to-follow worksheets and explanatory samples, shows you how to plan everything.

Author : Stewart Whyte,Daily Telegraph
Publisher : How to Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
ISBN : 184528156X

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Starting & Running a B&B by Stewart Whyte,Daily Telegraph Pdf

Written for would-be and current B&B owners, this guide helps you assess the viability of starting and running your own B&B, with tools to make the most of your opportunities.

Author : Stewart Whyte,Nigel Jess
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
ISBN : 1857038835

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Starting and Running a B and B by Stewart Whyte,Nigel Jess Pdf

Written for would-be and current B&B owners, this guide helps you assess the viability of starting and running your own B&B, with tools to make the most of your opportunities.

Author : Jan Stankus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0762700637

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How to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast by Jan Stankus Pdf

This series provides the tools to get a home-based business off to a great start and keep it running in this competitive environment. Like having your own business advisor, each edition features inside information from professionals along with easy-to-use planning charts and worksheets.

Author : Bobby Hutchinson
Publisher : Bobby Hutchinson
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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How Not To Run A B&B by Bobby Hutchinson Pdf

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?? A HUMOROUS MEMOIR Bobby Hutchinson, a best selling Harlequin romance writer, decides to open a B&B in Vancouver, B.C. Despite never having stayed in a B&B and knowing absolutely nothing about running one, she jumps right in. Strange people from nearby and halfway around the world arrive at her home with their stories and struggles, not to mention their baggage, psychological and otherwise. In explaining why she opened a B&B, she says, "I was far too old for prostitution, the only other job I could think of which might net enough to pay the mortgage." ˃˃˃ HUMOR, A LITTLE TRAGEDY AND MANY LIFE LESSONS. (But mostly humor.) What does a hostess do when a dog rips the bathroom apart? Or gerbils reproduce in the attic? Make wonderful breakfasts and keep on keeping on. ˃˃˃ SURE FIRE BREAKFAST RECIPES Lots of other recipes as well, guaranteed to turn out. And some advice that may or may not work, but what can you lose by trying?

Author : Park Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
ISBN : 1440617848

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Running a Bed and Breakfast by Park Davis Pdf

Author : Helen Jackman
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781848034419

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Just Six Guests by Helen Jackman Pdf

MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE WE WELCOMED THE FIRST STRANGERS INTO OUR HOME. I now feel qualified to comment on our experience and include information that we would have found helpful when we took what seemed at the time quite a brave step. My husband spent all his working life in the hospitality industry and we first met whilst studying hotel and catering management at the same college back in the late 50s. Now, nominally retired, we have gone full circle - back to serving meals and making beds - and enjoying it more than ever! The difference between then and now is that we fill our empty bedrooms with guests as a pleasure, rather than solely through financial necessity. Tolerance, flexibility and a sense of humour have been needed on occasions, but our guests have been absolutely great and since starting our business our faith in humanity has soaredA". Read Helen's book for guidance on: - DOING YOUR INITIAL RESEARCH - COMPLYING WITH THE LAW - PREPARING THE ROOMS - LOOKING AFTER YOUR GUESTS - MARKETING YOUR B&B - PRICING AND BOOK KEEPING.

Author : Sharon L. Fullen,Douglas Brown
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781620230800

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How to Open a Financially Successful Bed & Breakfast or Small Hotel by Sharon L. Fullen,Douglas Brown Pdf

Author : Jim Meade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173370390X

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No Cooked Breakfast by Jim Meade Pdf

Jim Meade transformed his home into Bear Mountain Lodge, a north woods style bed and breakfast (B&B) in rural Pennsylvania. Now, he runs three successful bed and breakfasts and brings together his stories and wisdom from the B&B world so that you can see exactly what keeps guests happy and returning, again and again.

Author : Jo Ann M. Bell,Susan Brown,Mary E. Davies,Pat Hardy
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0811841103

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So - You Want to Be an Innkeeper by Jo Ann M. Bell,Susan Brown,Mary E. Davies,Pat Hardy Pdf

With over 70,000 copies sold, this must-have guide has proven itself the best and most reliable source of information for aspiring innkeepers. Highly recommended by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, it presents the facts from the insiders on how to start, operate, and promote a successful establishment. Now completely revised and updated, So - You Want to Be an Innkeeper also includes new information on cottages, luxury properties, and spa services - a reflection of recent trends in innkeeping. Charts and worksheets for financial planning, property evaluation, and cash flow projection keep potential innkeepers' feet planted firmly on the ground. For anyone who has ever dreamed of opening their own cozy little B&B, here is the inn-side scoop from those who've been there.