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Ten Tips for starting a B&B

Ten Tips for B&B owners Ask yourself if you really have the skills required for the job.  Are you approachable, reliable, helpful and friendly.  Organised, tidy, have a good attention to detail, a good cook and cleaner and have some book keeping skills.  Is everyone else living in the property ‘on side’  for this…

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Things to consider when buying a B&B

I’m writing now with a few thoughts to consider if you’re searching for a property specifically to start up a B&B business. Buying an existing B&B should make it easier to find finance for the venture and identify your customer base.  Either way, existing businesses or a house to convert for B&B use, it’s…

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Starting a B&B? Your Website, Your Most Important Marketing Tool

I’m focusing on the ‘shop window’ for all Bed and Breakfast businesses – their website.  I appreciate that many of you will be up to the mark on all the complexities of setting up a website; however I still meet so many people who need help with some of the basics and so this is being written rather as a beginners…

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