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FUTURE INNKEEPER SEMINAR
Are you considering becoming an innkeeper?
The Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association's
Aspiring Innkeeper Spring Seminar 2010
will help you sort out the
FACTS from the FALLACIES and FANTASIES!
April 25, Sunday
(note date change)
At this full day seminar, a faculty of experienced innkeepers and industry professionals will present ...
Getting Started - licensing, zoning, contacts, resources...
Financing a B&B - sources & resources, private lenders, SBA loan guarantees ...
Buying an Inn - financing, determining fair price, types of ownership ...
Insuring a B&B - property coverage, liability issues, risk reduction
Business Basics, Accounts/Records/Taxes - keeping yourself and the IRS happy...
Occupancy - Return on Investment, typical WI occupancy, Average Daily Rate, tracking, policies ...
Marketing - what’s cost effective & what’s not, determining your niche ...
Generating Extra Income - income sources such as gift shops, events, rent-the-inn packages etc...
Electronic Innkeeping - Guest / Property Management systems, Reservation / Availability systems ...
Grim Realities & Fun Stuff - a plethora of ideas and practices focusing on the innkeeper's lifestyle...
What do guests want - the survey says ...and innkeepers say ...
After the topics above are exhausted ... ROUND TABLES:
These small group sessions encourage further exploration of innkeeping issues. Moderated by an experienced innkeeper, topics can include insurance, amenity suppliers, first year experiences, events,
where to market, policies, ‘green innkeeping’,
combining outside jobs with innkeeping, etc.
FINAL Q&A: Ask the innkeeper panel your burning questions …
you’ll discover there’s more than one way to do it the right way!
MATERIALS: Your seminar registration includes the Aspiring Innkeeper Binder, plus a hefty bag of innkeeping resource materials, and sample products / guest amenities. Available for purchase on site: B&B Guest and Innkeeper Survey Report, Developing a B&B Marketing Plan, So-You Want to be an Innkeeper, Innkeeping Unlimited, Cookbooks . . . and more.
April 25 - Sunday 9 am - 5 pm
(refreshment breaks & lunch included)
First Person $150; Second Person from same potential inn $75
SAVE $50 by bringing your previously purchased Aspiring Innkeeper BINDER! NOTE: the seminar binder is the same as the binder in the $130 Aspiring Innkeeper package. However, the AI package also
includes 4 innkeeping books retailing at $50,
which are available for purchase at the seminar.
TIME: Please arrive by 8:30 to receive your materials and 'get settled'.
LOCATION: Comfort Inn & Suites, Deforest WI, just a few miles north of Madison .... Visit www.WisconsinBandB.com for nearby B&Bs!
WBBA ~ 108 South Cleveland Street ~ Merrill, WI 54452 ~ Kris Ullmer, Administrator
Phone 715/539-WBBA (9222) ~ Fax 715/536-2507 email us at info@wbba.org
ASPIRING INNKEEPER SEMINAR REGISTRATION
NAME__________________________________________
NAME 2nd attendee _________________________________
ADDRESS____________________________________________
CITY ___________________ STATE _______ ZIP ___________
PHONE _______________FAX __________________________
E-MAIL _____________________________________________
Visa/MC/Discover________________Exp. ______V-Code_____
$_____________Signed __________________________________________
PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE STATUS OF YOUR B&B PLANS:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
PLEASE LIST ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU WANT ANSWERED:
________________________________________________________________
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April 25 - Sunday all day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
| Sunday 9 am—5 pm Full Day Seminar | first person $150= | ______ |
| additional persons $75 x # ____ = | ______ | |
| ______ | ||
| SAVE $50 when you bring your previously purchased binder (Sunday / first person registration only) |
$-50 x 1 = | ______ |
| TOTAL_____________ | ||
Please send payment by check or credit card (or call us w/#) and completed registration to:
Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association
Kris Ullmer, Administrator
108 South Cleveland Street ~ Merrill WI 54452-2435
phone 715-539-WBBA (9222) ~ Fax 715-536-2507 ~
E-mail info@wbba.org
We will confirm your registration. Complement your seminar experience ... stay at a nearby Bed & Breakfast!
Consult the WBBA Bed & Breakfast Directory
or www.WisconsinBandB.com (with maps!) for area lodging.
Just north of Madison on I39-51. Take exit #126, west on V for less than a mile. Phone 608-846-1900
