Join a Professional
Association…
Professional Association of Innkeepers
International
Provides resources for innkeepers and B&B owners. Has information
on conferences, professional development, discussion groups, vendor products
and classified ads.
South Carolina
Bed & Breakfast Association
One of many regional bed and breakfast associations. This site provides
photos, descriptions and reviews of B&Bs that have been inspected and
approved. Often used by visitors to find quality inns.
Read Some Industry Literature…
Yellow Brick Road.
A national innkeeper's publication with tips for aspiring B&B owners,
reviews of successful inns, feature articles, and professional development
opportunities.
Innkeeper's
Corner.
Provides free information for those considering innkeeping, with feature
articles and advice from accomplished B&B owners. Hosted by Lanier
Publishing International.
InnSights.
An industry publication for B&B, Country Inn and resort operators.
Provides free access to certain feature articles, editorials and a searchable
archive of past articles. Also provides classified ads with links to vendor’s
web pages.
Go to a Workshop…
Brown’s B&B workshop
Sign up for a 3 day intensive workshop for aspiring B&B owners.
Offered by Susan Brown, successful B&B operator and author of the bestselling
book, So, You Want to be an Innkeeper.
Oats and
Bredfeldt Seminars
Inn consultants Oats and Bredfeldt offer several seminars for potential
B&B owners, including, “How to Purchase a Country Inn” and “Innkeeper
Training Programs.”
Association of
Innsitters & Managers
This national association provides information on several courses in
Inn Management provided by the Bed and Breakfast Institute of Learning.
These courses are for B&B owners and Innsitters (temporary or permanent
inn managers).
Seminars On Line
Take accomplished innkeeper Juliette Swenson's seminars on line! She
offers courses on innkeeping, buying a B&B, and selling a B&B.
Formulate a Business
Plan…
CCH Business
Owner’s Toolkit
Provides excellent and free, step by step information on starting,
planning, financing, marketing, and managing your own business. Hosted
by CCH, Inc.
Starting
Your Business
A comprehensive and free business plan that provides guidance on management,
planning and financials. Also has printable forms and supporting documents
that business owners require for a start-up. Sponsored by the U.S. Small
Business Administration.
Sample Business Plans
This site provides free sample business plans, planning tools and expert
advice for small business owners. Provided by Palo Alto Software, makers
of several business planning software packages.
Buy your dream
Inn…
InnKeepingForSale.com
A national marketplace for lodging properties for buyers, sellers and
property brokers. Browsable by region, inn size, community setting, price,
and more. Provided by InnKeepingForSale, Inc.
BB-4-sale.com
B&B's offered for sale worldwide with comprehensive information
on each property. Searchable by region. Provided by M.L.F.Y., LC and Association
Management Services.
Inns
for Sale
Provides a selective list of high quality inns for sale, priced according
to an independent evaluation scale. Searchable by state. Provided by Oats
and Bredfeldt Inns Consultants.
Promote Your
B&B…
Bed & Breakfast.com
List your B&B with this service, where visitors can use the B&B
finder to search over 27,000 B&Bs throughout the world. Vacationers
can book their rooms online. Provided by Goldreyer, Inc.
Innplace.com
Members of PAII can list their inns and B&Bs for free on this site,
and vacationers can browse the listings by state. Hosted by PAII.
Inntopia
List your property with this service, where guests can book their reservations
online. Searchable by state and international destination. Provided by
Sterling Valley Systems, Inc.
TheInnkeeper.com
Provides a thumbnail image, description and rates of inns and B&Bs
worldwide. Searchable by region, city, or amenity. You can update your
listing anytime, and visitation statistics are kept for your site.
American Historic
Inns, Inc.
Find out how you can get your B&B listed in this renouned collection
of independantly reviewed inns. This list is available to vacationers online
and through their printed guidebook, American Historic Inns, which
has sold millions of copies to date.
Bed
& Breakfast Guide
Get your B&B listed with this site for maximum exposure. This site
is linked to Travelocity, AOL, Worldskip and Lykos UK. Over 70,000 inns
are listed here. Provided by Lanier Publishing International.
And
then take your own Vacation…
Contract Innkeeping Service
This professional contracting service will keep your B&B running
while you go on vacation. Your guests might never even miss you. So take
a vacation, you've earned it!
Created by Margaret
W. Cooper
mwcooper99@aol.com
10/2001
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