Start & Run a Bed & Breakfast (Start & Run Business Series) - Softcover

Taylor, Monica; Taylor, Dr Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155180803X ISBN 13: 9781551808031

Publisher: Self-Counsel Press, 2008

Synopsis

Have you ever stayed in a bed and breakfast and thought how exciting it would be to open your own B&B? It takes more than dreams and a spare bedroom to achieve success. With a keen business sense and the advice in this helpful, easy-to-read guide, you, too, can turn your home into a welcome place for visitors to stay. Start & Run a Bed & Breakfast shows you how you can open your home to visitors and make a profit. Written by two successful B&B owners, this book is essential for anyone who already runs a B&B as well as for those who are just dreaming about it. The book will help you to create business and marketing plans to ensure your success. The clearly written text, along with dozens of easy-to-follow worksheets and explanatory samples, shows you how to plan everything from renovations to record keeping and how to keep your business running trouble-free through the early years.

About this title

From the Publisher

Now includes a bonus CD-ROM with marketing and business tools to help you get your new company started successfully!

From the Back Cover

Have you ever stayed in a bed and breakfast and thought how exciting it would be to open your own B & B? Do you own a large, historic, or attractive home you would be proud to share with guests? Do you have fun meeting people, and would you enjoy sharing interests with visitors from distant places? Or perhaps you live in an area that attracts tourists and you would like to earn a few dollars in your spare time.

Whatever your reason for wanting to open a bed and breakfast, remember that it takes more than dreams and a spare bedroom to achieve success. 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 from renovations to record keeping and how to keep your business running trouble free through its first few years.

This practical guide answers questions such as:

-Would I be a good B & B host? -Who are the customers I should cater to? -How do I promote my B & B on the Internet? -How do I plan my workday? -What kind of food services should I offer? -Why should I do financial forecasting?

Start & Run a Bed & Breakfast offers a behind-the-scenes look at how "perfect" establishments keep their guests coming back year after year.

Edition details

• Publisher: Self-Counsel Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 155180803X
• ISBN 13: 9781551808031
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 224