Aspiring Innkeeper Bed and Breakfast Seminars
So, do you have a dream of owning a Bed and Breakfast, Country Inn, Lodge, Cabins, or other great hospitality property? It’s a great dream and can be a wonderful lifestyle when you choose wisely. Before I started to help others on the path of inn ownership I ran a successful Select Registry bed and breakfast property for over 10 years.
If you are serious about investigating your dream of being a bed and breakfast innkeeper, it is imperative that you go into the business with your eyes open, so you make the right decisions leading to a successful inn and a fulfilling personal experience.
Where to begin? A Bed and Breakfast Seminar will put things into perspective!
One of our seminars will provide a comprehensive overview of finding the Inn, Bed and Breakfast, or other lodging property that meets your goals and fulfills your dreams. Some of the essential topics we cover in our seminars are:
- Innkeeping Basics; industry statistics, trends, and background
- Building the Profile of the inn that meets YOUR goals, dreams and needs
- How you can find THE inn you have defined anywhere in the world
- The Due Diligence process of the purchase phase
- Financing an inn purchase; a critical step in the discovery process
- Understanding the real VALUE of an bed and breakfast inn
- Developing your Bed and Breakfast Business Plan; for the lenders who may finance your inn and as your guiding star in the future
- Learning what the educational and informational tools are that you need to go forward
Close to 20 aspiring innkeepers who recently attended one of my seminars
We have several aspiring innkeeper seminars to meet your needs:
- Virtual Seminars: The Virtual Seminar is our way of offering education during the pandemic. It is a great way to present the topics of finding, evaluating, and buying a bed and breakfast or lodging property. The day-long Virtual Seminar includes live instruction, downloadable materials, and personal follow-up consultation for anyone who attends.
- One Day Intensive Workshops: Limited to 8 participants and are highly individualized. Key aspects of buying and operating an inn or bed and breakfast are covered, with time spent on topics varying according to individual needs. Intensive Workshops are presented in a “round table” discussion style and include a pre-workshop survey and phone consultation, instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personal follow-up consultation.
- One Day Comprehensive Workshops: Include instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personalized consultation. Workshops are presented to the group in lecture style. On a fast-paced day, the key aspects of buying and operating an inn or bed and breakfast are covered. Follow up consultations are scheduled individually on a case-by-case basis.
June 15 - Virtual Seminar For Future Innkeepers - Your Location, Worldwide
As an Aspiring Innkeeper or hospitality professional, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. Our goal is to ensure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
Inn valuation – is the price right? - Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
Cancellation Refund Policy: Contact the organizer to request a refund. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
June 22 - One Day Comprehensive Workshop For Future Innkeepers - Brattleboro, VT
As an Aspiring Innkeeper, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. We want you to know that our goal is to make sure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast, from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The one-day comprehensive workshops include instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personalized consultation (to be scheduled for mutually agreed upon times, dates, and locations) for $225.00 for one person or $275.00 for two. This will be a fast-paced Saturday. We will cover the same material as in the full weekend seminar but without as much time for exercises, questions, and tangents. This is a great alternative if you can’t spare a whole weekend. Follow-up consultations can be scheduled individually on a case-by-case basis.
Attendees for the one-day comprehensive workshops should plan on being at the host inn or class site by 8:00 AM on Saturday. We will start at 8:30 AM and run until 5:30 PM. Attendees are encouraged to spend at an Inn in our hosting market, but this is not required. Contact our team for information on our preferred lodging partners if desired!
Fees: $225.00 for one person and $275.00 for two people
Location: River Garden Marketplace
157 Main Street Brattleboro, VT 05301
Cancellation Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
July 20 - Virtual Seminar For Future Innkeepers - Your Location, Worldwide
As an Aspiring Innkeeper or hospitality professional, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. Our goal is to ensure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The Virtual Seminar is being offered as an alternative to our in-person aspiring Innkeeper sessions. This seven-hour session covers much of the same material as the One Day Comprehensive Seminar and will help to affirm attendees’ interest in a possible Inn purchase. The seminar includes six hours of instruction, workbooks, personalized follow-up consultation, and access to the Virtual Seminar Page of our website which will be continually updated with resource materials for B&B Team seminar graduates.
The Virtual Seminar begins at 10:00 AM and ends at 5PM and will welcome attendee participation throughout the day. There will be a 45-minute lunch break and the seminar will be recorded and sent to attendees so they can review materials in their own time. The cost of the Virtual Seminar is $195.00.
Cancellation Refund Policy: Contact the organizer to request a refund. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
July 27 - One Day Comprehensive Workshop For Future Innkeepers - Kennebunk, ME
Join The B&B Team in Kennebunk, Maine, this July to learn the ins and outs of the Innkeeping industry! As an Aspiring Innkeeper, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. We want you to know that our goal is to make sure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast, from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The one-day comprehensive workshops include instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personalized consultation (to be scheduled for mutually agreed upon times, dates, and locations) for $225.00 for one person or $275.00 for two. This will be a fast-paced Saturday. We will cover the same material as in the full weekend seminar but without as much time for exercises, questions, and tangents. This is a great alternative if you can’t spare a whole weekend. Follow-up consultations can be scheduled individually on a case-by-case basis.
Attendees for the one-day comprehensive workshops should plan on being at the host inn or class site by 8:00 AM on Saturday. We will start at 8:30 AM and run until 5:30 PM. Attendees are encouraged to spend a night at an inn in the hosting market, but this is not required. Contact our team for our preferred lodging partners if desired.
Fees: $225.00 for one person and $275.00 for two people
Location: Dane Street Program Center
4 Dane Street Kennebunk, ME 04043
Cancellation Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
August 17 - Virtual Seminar For Future Innkeepers - Your Location, Worldwide
As an Aspiring Innkeeper or hospitality professional, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. Our goal is to ensure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The Virtual Seminar is being offered as an alternative to our in-person aspiring Innkeeper sessions. This seven-hour session covers much of the same material as the One Day Comprehensive Seminar and will help to affirm attendees’ interest in a possible Inn purchase. The seminar includes six hours of instruction, workbooks, personalized follow-up consultation, and access to the Virtual Seminar Page of our website which will be continually updated with resource materials for B&B Team seminar graduates.
The Virtual Seminar begins at 10:00 AM and ends at 5PM and will welcome attendee participation throughout the day. There will be a 45-minute lunch break and the seminar will be recorded and sent to attendees so they can review materials in their own time. The cost of the Virtual Seminar is $195.00.
Cancellation Refund Policy: Contact the organizer to request a refund. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
August 30/31 - Weekend Seminar - Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach, FL
A twist on our fan favorite Weekend Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar! We are pleased to be collaborating with two of our favorite Inns in the Fernandina Beach / Amelia Island, Florida, market to offer our signature two day seminar, alongside discussion and property tours of two iconic coastal Florida Inns.
The “weekend” session is our most in-depth future innkeeper program and allows for more face time and interaction with your instructors and hosting Innkeepers. This weekend seminar package, including instruction, workbooks, personalized follow-up consultation, meals, and breaks is only $375.00 for one person or $450.00 for two.
Please note that while we are still marketing this special workshop under our “weekend” banner, the workshop will consist of a presentation heavy schedule on Friday, hosted at the renowned Story & Song Bookstore Bistroy / Center for Cultural Arts. A light breakfast and lunch will be served during the course of the day, in addition to regular coffee/tea breaks. Friday’s sessions will end at 5:30 and attendees will have an hour of downtime before we meet for dinner at one of our favored Fernandina Beach restaurants, joined by our two hosting Innkeepers from Amelia Island Williams House and Addison on Amelia.
Our Saturday session will be held in the parlor room of Amelia Island Williams House. This will be an informal discussion of operations, and an opportunity for attendees to discuss their planned models for acquisition and how their models have changed since their inception (or the start of the workshop!).
After lunch at Williams House, we will receive tours of this property and nearby Addison Amelia, two highly viable Inns in an established and highly marketable destination location.
Contact us for details on our preferred lodging properties: Amelia Island Williams House and Addison on Amelia. Upon confirmation of your seminar registration, we will provide you with information to make your lodging reservations. Each attendee is responsible for booking their room at the host inn by calling the inn. Tell them you are with The B&B Team’s seminar to get the preferred rate.
Fees: $375.00 for one person and $450.00 for two people
Location: Story & Song Bookstore Bistro / Center for Arts & Culture
1430 Park Avenue Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Cancellation Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
October 5 - One Day Comprehensive Workshop For Future Innkeepers - Lambertville, NJ
Join The B&B Team at the historic Lambertville House in Bucks County in October to learn the ins and outs of the Innkeeping industry! As an Aspiring Innkeeper, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. We want you to know that our goal is to make sure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast, from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The one-day comprehensive workshops include instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personalized consultation (to be scheduled for mutually agreed upon times, dates, and locations) for $225.00 for one person or $275.00 for two. This will be a fast-paced Saturday. We will cover the same material as in the full weekend seminar but without as much time for exercises, questions, and tangents. This is a great alternative if you can’t spare a whole weekend. Follow-up consultations can be scheduled individually on a case-by-case basis.
Attendees for the one-day comprehensive workshops should plan on being at the host inn or class site by 8:00 AM on Saturday. We will start at 8:30 AM and run until 5:30 PM. Attendees are encouraged to spend a night at an inn in the hosting market, but this is not required. Contact our team for our preferred lodging partners if desired.
Fees: $225.00 for one person and $275.00 for two people
Location: Lambertville House
32 Bridge Street Lambertville, NJ 08530
Cancellation Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
November 2 - One Day Comprehensive Workshop For Future Innkeepers - San Diego, CA
As an Aspiring Innkeeper, you need a clear vision of starting a bed and breakfast or inn as a business and a lifestyle. In your seminar, we will address and work with you to understand all aspects of this wonderful and rewarding career. We want you to know that our goal is to make sure that your goals are met as you work through the process. We will work with you to help you decide whether Innkeeping is the right profession for you, personally and financially. Your seminar provides a comprehensive overview of starting a bed and breakfast, from Amenities to Zoning. Examples of the many essential “starting a bed and breakfast” topics we cover are:
- Innkeeping 101 – industry overview
- Building the profile of your inn – make it right for you
- Due diligence – know before you buy
- Finding and acquiring the inn – the process
- Inn financing – what you need to know
- Inn valuation – is the price right?
- Business planning – your roadmap to success in starting a bed and breakfast
- Marketing – blogging, social media, websites, print, networking
- Operations – a day in the life of an Innkeeper
The one-day comprehensive workshops include instruction, workbooks, lunch, and personalized consultation (to be scheduled for mutually agreed upon times, dates, and locations) for $225.00 for one person or $275.00 for two. This will be a fast-paced Saturday. We will cover the same material as in the full weekend seminar but without as much time for exercises, questions, and tangents. This is a great alternative if you can’t spare a whole weekend. Follow-up consultations can be scheduled individually on a case-by-case basis.
Attendees for the one-day comprehensive workshops should plan on being at the host inn or class site by 8:00 AM on Saturday. We will start at 8:30 AM and run until 5:30 PM. Attendees are encouraged to spend a night at our host inn, but this is not required.
Fees: $225.00 for one person and $275.00 for two people
Location: Rancho Bernardo Inn
17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive San Diego, CA 92128
Cancellation Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.
