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![Choosing The Optimum Size For a B&B](images/110x80/30495.jpg)
Choosing The Optimum Size For a B&B
It's important to decide how big a B&B you want to run before making a start, balancing your investment and the amount of work that you want to put into it against the…...
![Data Protection and Privacy Policies](images/110x80/19233.jpg)
Data Protection and Privacy Policies
Data protection and privacy polices have become important for bed and breakfast owners in recent years as guests increasingly use the internet to look for B&B…...
![Health and Safety Requirements for B&B Accommodation](images/110x80/1200.jpg)
Health and Safety Requirements for B&B Accommodation
It's the B&B owners' responsibility to be aware of all the health and safety requirements and to ensure that the accommodation is compliant....
![Housekeeping at Your B&B](images/110x80/4876.jpg)
Housekeeping at Your B&B
Tip top attention to housekeeping in the guest rooms and other areas of your B&B will do more to keep customers happy, and keep them coming back, than any amount of…...
![How Much Profit Can a B&B Make?](images/110x80/6266.jpg)
How Much Profit Can a B&B Make?
Working out whether or not there is a decent profit to be made from a B&B is a vital part of the planning stage but a surprising number of owners don’t pay too much…...
![Insurance for a Bed and Breakfast Business](images/110x80/15284.jpg)
Insurance for a Bed and Breakfast Business
Insurance is very important for a bed and breakfast, there are legal requirements and good business reasons for looking at the risks you face and choosing the right…...
![Legal Aspects of Running a Bed and Breakfast](images/110x80/12009.jpg)
Legal Aspects of Running a Bed and Breakfast
You would be the luckiest business owner in the world if you end up running a B&B for a while without ever having to resort to legal advice, but as long as you do the…...
![Providing Access for Guests with a Disability](images/110x80/18871.jpg)
Providing Access for Guests with a Disability
Bed and Breakfast owners are now required by legislation to be providing access for disabled guests but this can be seen as a commercial opportunity rather than a burden....
![Questionnaire: Are You the Right Person to Run a B&B?](images/110x80/23331.jpg)
Questionnaire: Are You the Right Person to Run a B&B?
Do you think that you have the right personality and skill set to run a successful B&B?...
![Questionnaire: What is the Target Market for Your B & B?](images/110x80/34881.jpg)
Questionnaire: What is the Target Market for Your B & B?
Advertising and marketing your B&B will be more effective if you know your target market and these are the questions that will help you work it out....
![Relevance of Anti-Discrimination Laws](images/110x80/12009.jpg)
Relevance of Anti-Discrimination Laws
The B&B owner needs to be aware of the impact of anti-discrimination laws, in particular relating to equal employment opportunity and the Disability Discrimination Act....
![Setting Room Rates](images/110x80/6329.jpg)
Setting Room Rates
Setting different guest room rates in throughout the year is a delicate juggling act between covering business costs and countering competition while at the same…...
![Should I Offer Evening Meals at My B&B?](images/110x80/18843.jpg)
Should I Offer Evening Meals at My B&B?
With bed and breakfast establishments facing competition from pubs with rooms and small hotels it's not unusual for customers to expect a B&B to offer an evening meal....
![Should You Sell Alcohol in Your B&B?](images/110x80/6460.jpg)
Should You Sell Alcohol in Your B&B?
Selling alcohol in a B&B is unlikely to be a big money-spinner but can be a useful addition to the attractions of the business, so check out the regulations in your…...
![Small Business Accounts and Tax](images/110x80/2554.jpg)
Small Business Accounts and Tax
For many people the thought of managing accounts and tax issues is a major barrier to setting up any small business and a B&B is no exception, but all it needs is a…...
![Using Social Networking to Increase Bookings](images/110x80/24700.jpg)
Using Social Networking to Increase Bookings
Social networking websites are coming of age as business tools and the canny B&B owner will be using them to attract repeat business and new guests....