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| How To Open A Financially Successful Bed Breakfast Or Small Hotel With Companion CDROMPosted on August 9, 2010.  This comprehensive handbook With Companion CD-ROM clearly "Will Demonstrate how to set up, operate and manage a viable financially Successful B & B or small hotel. Whatever your Reason for Wanting to open a bed and breakfast, keep in mind That Has It Takes More Than Dreams and rooms to Achieve Success, That it is a business must show a profit. This book Will Separate The Romantic notions of Owning a B & B From The business end. While Providing Detailed instruction and examples, The author leads you-through Finding a Rental That Will Bring Success, learn how to draw up a winning business plan (The Companion CD-ROM Has the actual business plan you-can use in MS Word TM), how to buy and sell a bed & breakfast, basic cost control systems, profitable menu planning, Reservation Systems, Successful kitchen management, equipment layout and planning, food safety & HACCP, housekeeping, Successful beverage management, reservation networks, legal body, sales and marketing techniques, room rate formulas, arrival, billing, departure, learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, learn how to hire & keep a qualified professional staff, brand new IRS tip reporting Requirements, managing and training employed, generate high profile public relations and publicity, learn low cost internal marketing ideas, low and no cost Ways to Satisfy Customers and build sales, learn how to keep Customers Bringing back, accounting & bookkeeping procedures, auditing, budgeting and profit planning Successful development, as well as " Thousands of great tips and Useful guidelines. There are literally Hundreds of Innovative Ways to Streamline Your Business Demonstrated. Learn New Ways to Make the kitchen, bar, dining room, and front office run smoother and Increase Performance. Shut down waste, Reduce Costs, and Increase Profits. In addition operators Will Appreciate this Valuable Resources and References In Their daily activities and as a source of ready-to-use forms, web sites, Operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas Easily That Can Be Applied to Their Operations. The Companion CD-ROM contains All the forms in The Book "as well as a sample business plan you-can adapted for your own use.CommentsHyman Punch says... "HOW TO OPEN A FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL BED & BREAKFAST: OR SMALLHOTEL" by Lora Arduser and Douglas R. Brown This book was a fascinating exploration of the intricacies involved with opening a Bed and Breakfast.The authors were able to provide a step-by-step process for the beginning B&B entrepreneur. The book guides you in the decision to own a Bed and Breakfast, helps you decide on a location or to buy and existing B&B. The authors make a fantastic effort to include real life business information such as how to make your own business plan and laws that will relate to your Bed and Breakfast business. They give you several checklists to help you format your mode of attack when starting your own business. With a whole chapter devoted to computers this book is cutting edge in the Bed and Breakfast industry. Today everyone needs to have a web presence in order to market his or her company. Guest are not going to be interested in a business plan. So the authors have developed several chapters on the operation of the Bed and Breakfast. They skillfully guide the reader from decorating, setting policies, what food you should serve, housekeeping, and your day-to-day staffing requirements. A bonus CD is offered with the book and provides valuable samples of over 30 forms that are needed when starting and opening your own B&B. The CD is simple to use and will save any entrepreneur tons of time. This book is a great introduction to the world of Bed and Breakfast owning and operation. Posted on August 11, 2010 Arletta Cranston says... The book is packed with valuable information for anyone who has ever dreamed of opening a bed and breakfast.The layout of the book is easy to use and simple to understand.The authors go into great detail on many aspects of the business.It begins with giving the reader a realistic look at the time and effort, as well as, the financial aspect of what goes into starting such a business so that the reader can decide whether or not it will work for them.It has details on everything from how to select a location to writing a business plan. Also has everything you need to know about hiring, laws, and even how much to charge. The book comes complete with an easy to use CD-ROM which has many samples of business plans and forms needed to run the business. Complete and comprehensive, this book is likely to be a asset to anyone who wants to open a bed and breakfast, whether or not they have experience in it or not.Even those who already own one may want to read this book for new ideas and refresh on some subjects.Chocked full of plenty of information that is likely to be overlooked when first starting a business; this book will help any entrepreneur get their business off on the right foot. Having worked in a bed and breakfast for several years, this book is sure to clearly help those who are thinking about starting their own bed and breakfast. Posted on August 12, 2010 Kecia Cuningham says... Nice book, a bit out of date. My real problem is the letter size, not easy to read... Posted on August 12, 2010 Leland Canonico says... This book is absolutely great.It offers a realistic look into what it would be like to own a bed and breakfast.I assumed correctly that it would be a labor intensive gig, but the book pointed out so many things that I had never thought about - such as serving breakfast may require special licensing in my state/city. This book is perfect for anyone thinking about owning and operating their own B&B.From room decorating to recipes from other B&B's, "How to Open a Financially Successful Bed and Breakfast or Small Hotel" seems to address everything a new owner would need to know, as well as offers tips on how to renovate and update existing bed and breakfasts.It offers a number of resources to make sure you are in compliance with you state and local codes, as well as tips on how to get financing for buying such a place. There is a comprehensive guide that will tell anyone not current on the etiquette of meal service the appropriate way to set a table, serve the meal, and how the meal should transition.Tips are abundant on how to save time on cooking, cleaning, and basically running the bed and breakfast.There is also a helpful section on hiring and firing help. The authors of this book have thought of everything.They even address how having pets or children would affect the business.In addition, the book comes with a very helpful cd-rom that offers a business plan in Microsoft Word that anyone can edit to fit their needs, several forms and a checklist of everything you will need to open your own B&B. Posted on August 12, 2010 Florinda Assenmacher says... I purchased the book as a gift for my husband, but I found the book to be very informative and easy to follow. Posted on August 13, 2010 Maribel Cardosi says... As an owner of a Boutique Hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, Casa El Carretero www.CasaElCarretero.com I can say that this book was a great guide. However, the passion for the business is fundamental. Pay attention to the staff and level of service you plan to have in the hotel. That can make or break the business. Posted on August 13, 2010 Rosita Fergoson says... Excellent sellers. I ordered my book and received it in a couple of days and I would suggest these sellers to friends and family. I had no problems at all. Thanks! Posted on August 14, 2010 Maryanne Mickonis says... Lora Arduser & Douglas Brown have clearly struck upon the key components one must consider when opening a Bed & Breakfast. The initial chapters cover some of the more complicated financial considerations prospective operators should address when getting started: site research, local/federal laws and regulations, bank financing and real estate options - such as buying an existing B & B or starting from "scratch". Practical ideas are not forgotten and are also presented;such as visiting neighboring B & B's for comparison research, considerations regarding appropriate d?cor, recommendations on preparing a guest services policy, hints on picking a memorable name and ways to establish a presence on the Internet. This handbook also comes with a CD-ROM that is extremely helpful for those more comfortable using generic templates and check-lists designed by professionals; surely a consideration when there are so many demands on ones time during the start-up process. These include personnel forms, purchase orders, food facility compliance checklists and guest ledgers. Other worthwhile chapters touch on topics often left out of similar resources - researching phone systems, attending to landscape details, establishing house rules and kitchen safety. This handy guide proves itself time and time again as a gem of a resource. Posted on August 15, 2010 Tommie Megan says... If you're planning to open a bed and breakfast as a hobby or with the notion that "you're not really running a business, you're just making profits in your free time," this is not the book for you.This book covers almost all potential areas that you'll need to know to run a professional B&B, and the level of detail will quickly dissuade anyone who isn't serious.That having been said, anyone who does want to run a professional bed and breakfast will find the information invaluable.The forms included on the enclosed CD pay for the book themselves--everything from employment applications to inventory forms, invoices, standard recipe cards, and kitchen safety inspection forms.The book covers all stages of the planning and setup process, including business plans, marketing and promotion, safety, and employees.Particularly useful is the section on marketing, something that most B&Bs that I've known tend to ignore.With a little creativity (and there are lots of suggestions contained in this chapter), your B&B can become part of the very identity of the neighborhood or city you live in, as in, "If you want to capture the flavor of X, go to this B&B!"The only change I would make to the book would be to make the section on writing business plans a more user friendly for those B&B owners who have never opened a business before.Nevertheless, the book contains lots of hardheaded business sense, presented plainly and clearly, with many good examples of existing B&Bs to illustrate the point.While you may not need all the information included when you first open your business, this book will provide you with lots of options for a time when you're able to expand.I recommend this book to anyone seriously considering going into the B&B business as a business, rather than just a way of pouring money down the drain! Posted on August 16, 2010 Faye Hollyday says... I thought Lora did a great job with this book. It is well-thought-out and presented in a manner that the reader can easily grasp. I'd buy this book and "I'm Living Your Dream Life" by Michele Cozzens before going into the business. Posted on August 16, 2010 Leave a Comment |
