Transcript Inn Side Look at B&B

An Inn-Side Look
at Farm Stays and
Bed & Breakfasts
Presented by Dee Fegan, Innkeeper
An Inn-Side Look...
TOPICS:
So - you want to be an innkeeper?
The Mandatory Business Set-up
Who can help you get started?
Will they come?
Innkeeping: the good, the bad, the ugly
- what’s it really like?
Q&A
So - you want to be
an innkeeper?
Questions to ask yourself:
Do you like people?
What’s your energy level?
How do you feel about serving others?
How persistent are you?
Hands-on?
How accepting are you?
So -(really), you want
to be an innkeeper?
Continued...
How flexible are you?
Are you a business person?
How do you handle conflict?
Do you have a sense of humor?
You pass the test - Now what?
The Mandatory
Business Set-up
Federal Level (IRS): What type of
business? (LLC, S-corp, Sole prop,Corp)
State Level:
Sales Tax
Fictitious Name
Occupancy Permit (universal code?)
Employees?
The Mandatory
Business Set-up
Local Level:
County Room Tax
Local Zoning
Occupancy Permit
Other Considerations:
Food Service?
Insurance
Who can help?
National level: Professional Association
of Innkeepers International (PAII)
Yearly Conference (March 30-April 3,
2009 in Atlanta, GA)
Newsletter
Discussion Group
Resource for information
www.paii.org
Who can help?
State Level: PA Tourism & Lodging
Association (PTLA)
State lobbyist for the tourism industry
“The ABCs of B&Bs”
Unique Lodging Committee/State B&B
Association
www.patourism.org and
www.PAInns.com
Who can help?
SCORE (business plan/business help)
Local Chamber of Commerce
County Economic Development Office
Small Business Administration
County Extension Office
Other Innkeepers
Will they Come?
Marketing - do it early - at least 6 months
before you open your doors!
Website - a ‘must have’!!!!!
B&B online guidebooks: www.bbonline
www.bedandbreakfast.com
www.PAInns.com
www.pafarmstay.com
Local B&B Association
Will they come?
Marketing Continued...
Local Chamber of Commerce
Local/Regional Visitors Bureau
State Tourism Office
PA Dept of Agriculture
Downtown Merchants Association
Rackcard/brochure/business card
Get involved!
Resources
PAII - www.paii.org
PTLA - www.patourism.org
Cumberland Valley B&B Association
www.cvbednbreakfasts.com
“So, You Want To Be An Innkeeper”
“Yellow Brick Road”
www.yellowbrickroadnl.com
HACC business incubation center or
your local Community College
The Good - The Bad The Ugly
The Good: the guests; being your own
boss; stay at home; being creative.
The Bad: the guests; being your own boss;
being stuck at home; not yet another
project!
The Ugly: the guests; being your spouse’s
boss; I’m sick of being stuck in this house;
that project turned-out so ugly!
Questions?
THANK YOU!