Download or read book How to Start and Run Your Own Bed Breakfast Inn written by Ripley Hotch and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book How to Open and Operate a Bed Breakfast written by Jan Stankus and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking of opening your own B&B? Find out if it's really for you, then get advice on starting and maintaining your business. Advertising, promoting health and safety, managing finances, and creating an enjoyable environment for your guests are just some of the topics covered in this indispensable guide. - Start-up Expenses Worksheet Appendix of Web-based Resources - Bedroom Basics Checklist - Bathroom Basics Checklist - Marketing Plan - Self-Evaluation Quiz
Download or read book How to Open and Operate a Bed Breakfast written by Jan Stankus and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Running a Bed and Breakfast For Dummies written by Mary White and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Open Your Own Bed Breakfast written by Barbara Notarius and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2001-09-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the joy-and profits-that come from managing your own bed and breakfast! Whether you already know the magic that comes with owning a B&B or you are at the planning stage, the fourth edition of Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast-now updated with everything you need to know about online marketing-guides you through this special world. Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized and respected B&B experts, shows you how to make your dream a reality. Some of the essential information provided in this book includes: * Your responsibilities-and those of your guests * Financial considerations * Advertising, the Internet, and working with a reservation service * Evaluating your home's assets and liabilities * Conforming to the ADA * Legal, tax, and insurance issues, including recent changes in the tax code * Interviews with successful hosts * Lists of B&B associations, guidebooks, and B&B reservation services This new edition is an informative update of every aspect you need to know in order to run your B&B smoothly and successfully. Combining a meticulous business approach with a sincere appreciation for the pleasure that comes with running a B&B, Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast is an invaluable resource.
Download or read book How to Open a Financially Successful Bed Breakfast or Small Hotel written by Sharon L. Fullen and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Running a Bed Breakfast written by Park Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book How to Start and Operate Your Own Bed and Breakfast written by Martha W. Murphy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-05-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical information for starting and operating a profitable bed and breakfast inn, discussing costs, safety features, house rules, rates, and serving breakfast.
Download or read book How to Start and Operate Your Own Bed and Breakfast written by Martha W. Murphy and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 1994-05-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down to earth advice from an award-winning B&B owner. Illustrated with charming line drawings and lightened by real-life anecdotes, this is an easily accessible guide to an ever growing small-business niche.
Download or read book Start Run a Bed Breakfast written by Monica Taylor and published by Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Start Your Own Bed and Breakfast written by Entrepreneur Press and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you dream of escaping the rat race by becoming the proprietor of your own bed and breakfast inn? The lure of leaving the 9-to5 grind behind to live, work and play in a beautiful home nestled in a resort setting is a powerful one.When you can spend your days puttering about in the kitchen or garden, meeting new people, entertaining guests in a lavish and enviable setting, and collect and income while you’re at it, who wouldn’t leap at the chance? This guide, based on the experiences of scores of successful B&B operators, will tell you everything you need to know to make that dream a reality in an industry that has experienced 15% growth over the last five years. We give you the nitty-gritty, hands-on tasks, tips and tricks to successful B&B innkeeping. Secrets such as: • Finding the right location • Buying property • Licensing • Setting pricing policies • Promoting the business • Hiring good people • Using the internet for marketing Whether you have a spare bedroom or are looking for a small inn, this guide can help you earn a comfortable income by welcoming a steady stream of new friends into your home.
Download or read book So You Want to Be an Innkeeper written by Susan Brown and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to start a bed and breakfast inn, covers site selection, financing, renovation, marketing, insurance, and staff selection, and describes an inn's daily operation.
Download or read book Buying and Running a Guesthouse or Small Hotel 2nd Edition written by Dan Marshall and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will lead you through the entire process and help you with all the decisions you'll need to make along the way, such as researching your market; setting your objectives and making a plan; finding the right property; cooking and menu planning; dealing with reservations, reception and billing; purchasing and serving delicious food and wine; managing your cash flow and accounts; and creating the WOW factor. Contents: 1. Substantiating the Dream; 2. Which Property and Which Business Format?; 3. Getting Started; 4. Setting Your Standard;5. Reservations and Reception; 6. Food and Beverage; 7. Housekeeping Issues; 8. Marketing and Advertising; 9. Bookkeeping and Financial Aspects; 10. Ancillary Departments; 11.Staffing; Appendix; Index
Download or read book Bachelor Brothers Bed Breakfast written by Bill Richardson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-08-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle age twins, Hector and Virgil, operate a bed & breakfast establishment located in Canada. They inspire guests and people of the community with their intellectual humor and books.
Download or read book How to Start Run Your Own Bed Breakfast Inn written by Carl Glassman and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • All the knowledge needed for running a profitable business • Revised and updated with new information on computers, the Internet, and cell phones Experienced and first-time innkeepers need reliable information to help them meet the challenges of running a successful inn. This book reveals the secrets of the best inns, including information on securing financing, buying and managing the inn, attracting the right guests, developing a business plan, addressing legal and insurance needs, marketing the inn effectively, and locating professional organizations.
Download or read book Just Six Guests written by Helen Jackman and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Start and Run A Bed Breakfast written by Louise Weston and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
