An opportunity has just been announced by the Sellers of the Market Street Inn, a Select Registry Inn located in Taylorville, Illinois…the Land of Lincoln! Located just a few miles from Springfield, the Capital of Illinois, and blessed with corporate as well as leisure travelers, the Sellers are announcing today that they will INCLUDE the adjacent […]
An Unheard of Offer! Free Property! Read More »
At all of our Aspiring Innkeeper Seminars and Workshops, most attendees have viability as a relevant part of the profile of the Inn they are looking to purchase, especially if their intention is to leave the security of corporate paychecks. The location of that candidate inn usually determines the strength of its financial position. But inns can
Viability…a Juxtaposition of Location Viewpoints Read More »
I have to begin by explaining that Marilyn and I are in Tuscany, the beautiful region of Italy known for its wine and olive oils…and, as we discovered today, its hospitality. We took a hot air balloon ride over the countryside this morning with Idea Balloon, a company owned by Stefano Travaglia and his wife
A Hospitality Lesson for Me…from a Hot Air Balloon! Read More »
Buongiorno! Marilyn and I are in Roma for a little time off and are staying at the Pensione Barrett in center city. The room is a bit ornate with statuary and artwork, but the 400 year old inn offers the character and charm of Old Italy. But one of its modern features includes a Flatscreen
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On Thursday, March 28, Bill and Lynne Keiper became the new owners of the Bed & Breakfast at Oliver Phelps, a 5 guest room B&B in the popular Finger Lakes region of New York. The former innkeepers, Jack and Donna Delehanty, plan to retire to the Pacific Northwest and pursue their passions for biking and
Applause to Bill & Lynne-New Innkeepers that followed the process! Read More »
They slept outside in sub-freezing temperatures all night to stay in line. Hundreds of people…not for tickets to a Lady Gaga performance or a playoff Oriole game. But for FREE dental help. People without insurance…people crying in pain. My neighbors. I signed up on a whim. I heard the call for volunteers on the radio
Giving Back …and Opening my Eyes to the Needs of my Neighbors Read More »
Stop by the Bushnell & Bushnell Services booth at the Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show & Conference (just two weeks away!) and test your sniffer! Scott and Marilyn, former executives with McCormick & Co., the world’s largest spice and extract manufacturer and retailer, will have some samples for a blind “smell” test…(anybody can do a taste test!).
“What’s That (spicy) Smell?” Read More »
The B&B Team®, Bushnell & Bushnell Services, tried something new this past Saturday as 18 Aspiring Innkeepers tested the new one-day format that The B&B Team® has added to their seminar and workshop schedule for 2013. This workshop was conducted by Scott & Marilyn Bushnell and Eliot Dalton and held in the conference room of
Maryland, Class of 2013…Guinea Pigs for The B&B Team! Read More »
The B&B Team® is trying something NEW in 2013! Starting in January, our Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar opportunities will also include several 1-day Workshops! These Workshops will cover all the pertinent information necessary for decision-making if you have always dreamed of inn ownership, but want more information to help you decide, including: How much investment will
Buying or Starting a B&B? A New Opportunity for Aspiring Innkeepers! Read More »
On a recent drive past Dee Fegen’s and Chuck DeMarco’s farmette near Carlisle, PA, there was something different in the side yard next to the barn. A newly-installed field of solar panels beside the Pheasant Field Bed & Breakfast attracted my attention and I needed to take photos and learn more. EarthNet Energy had approached Dee and Chuck
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