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"The Secrets of a Successful B&B Business"
a one-day practical workshop
Next workshop date: to be announced soon
This unique Workshop is run by David Weston, tourism marketing consultant and Chairman of the Bed & Breakfast Association, and his wife Louise. David and Louise are co-authors of "How to Start and Run a B&B" and run a successful four-star B&B in Dorset.
Timetable for the Day
09:30 Coffee & Registration
10:00 Welcome & introduction
10:30 Session One: PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS
Regulations; location; target market; budgeting
11:30 Coffee break & networking
11:50 Session One continued
13:00 Light lunch (included in the price of the workshop)
- with a chance for informal one-to-one discussions over lunch
14:30 Session Two: RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS
Practical tips; operations; managing your bookings
16:00 Tea break & networking
16:20 Session Three: MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS
Pricing and promotions; free marketing opportunities;
local referrals; becoming "star rated"; creating a database
17:45 Close
18:00 David & Louise will be available for a chat about
your own B&B plans over a glass of wine
Recent comments from Workshop participants:
"Thanks for an inspiring day"
"Many thanks for the workshop - found it very useful .... got me thinking about a number of important issues"
"We enjoyed your workshop on Tuesday and found it very useful, thanks"
"Thanks for a very helpful day"
Those attending the first Workshop completed an anonymous online survey; they rated the Workshop overall as follows:
Very Good: 89%
Good: 11%
And 100% rated the Workshop's value for money as good or excellent (22% excellent value and 78% good value)
Price £125 plus VAT (£146.88 inc. VAT) including:
All teas and coffees during the seminar
Lunch with soft drinks
All seminar materials and presentation notes
A glass of wine with the presenters after the Workshop
and book two or more places for a 40% discount on the additional places
(eg: two places for £235.00 including VAT)
Online booking available soon when date is announced
Meanwhile if you have a request or comment, please do contact us.
For details of our online special offer for the book, click here.
*It may be necessary to alter the venue to another similar, convenient central venue depending on the numbers booked and conference room availability. In any case you will be given full joining instructions and directions in advance of the workshop.
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