BED & BREAKFAST ONLINE SEMINARS

     TAKE A BED & BREAKFAST SEMINAR  IN YOUR OWN HOME OR OFFICE

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BRUCE AND MARY JAFFARY

Box 1301 Lillooet, B.C., V0K 1V0

Ph. 250-256-0229

Toll Free: 877-883-6579

TAKING THE COURSE

COURSE CONTENT
   This complete course is designed to provide an all inclusive                                                            picture of the B&B business. The course will:

• provide a realistic picture of Bed and Breakfast life and the commitment required so that learners can assess their suitability for it
• help learners understand the physical plant requirements of a B&B and how to evaluate a property for B&B whether it is the one the student owns or one he is planning to buy
• explain the management of a B&B business including how to write business plans, budgets, what room rates to charge, and discuss the importance of proper insurance and taking credit cards
• study how to market your B&B stressing the importance of the Internet and web pages
• show how to handle reservations and cancellations and set up appropriate policies and also set up house rules
• describe B&B operations from welcoming guests, serving breakfasts to saying goodbye
• discuss B&B hospitality and how to anticipate and meet guests' needs
• show the techniques of turning your guests into repeat customers and making them salespersons for your B&B

By the end of the course, learners will have the practical tools and strategies for running a successful B&B and will have carefully researched their own 'dream B&B'. A business plan and budget will have been developed, a marketing program set out and a web site planned. The 'graduate' will be aware of the common pitfalls for new hosts, will have learned problem solving techniques and will have a greater respect for successful B&B hosts.

A certificate will be issued on completion of the course.

Course delivery:
This is an online course that also uses a textbook, a course manual, email interaction with instructors and a discussion forum with other students. Participants will submit assignments to the instructors for comments and feedback.

Time required:
This is a 8-week course. Students will need about 10 hours a week to get full value from the course. B&B hopefuls can work in their own time as one segment is released each week.

The Cost of the Course is $600 which includes your text and the course manual. Our next course will start October 6 th, 2008. Registration should be completed one week  before this so that the course materials can be sent out. If you open a B&B, the seminar cost is a tax deductible expense.

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