Today is September 11, 2009. We all remember this date eight years ago, but today as I was listening to many of the memorials and speeches and talking with friends and family about it, I was reminded about how our lives can be forever changed by transformative events like the attacks of 9/11/01. And many […]
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One of the things we at The B&B Team enjoy most in our work is introducing enthusiastic aspiring innkeepers to the myriad aspects of this wonderful lifestyle and business. This past weekend we had a terrific group that came from as far away as Arizona and as close as a couple of miles from Iris Inn
Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar at Iris Inn is a Hit! Read More »
As the years go by and we at The B&B Team do our work for current and aspiring innkeepers, there is one issue which never fails to perplex and which is so fundamentally important that we thought we should cover the topic again, briefly. That topic is about the basics of inn valuation. If you
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Inns and B&B's everywhere are usually faced with some limitation on the number of rooms they are allowed. This can have a negative impact on cash flow, but there are creative ways you might be able to create another "room" without violating your local ordinances: create a spa! Lots of you are offering massage as part
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Had a most interesting conversation with Taittinger Champagne's National Director of the Americas at the opening event of Kennebunkport's 5th Annual Arts In The Inns last night. Strange intro to start off with Champagne and the demise of bling…but bear with me. Jerome is a charming gentlemen and we wound up next to each other in
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Today is my son's 31st birthday. As a father, I'm proud of him. He lives in Costa Rica, so we don't see each other very often. Over the weekend he asked me to be his friend on Facebook. Like his sister a few weeks ago, I didn't exactly "ignore" or reject the offer, but I
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Wine and travel go hand-in-hand. For those of us who love a good bottle of our favorite (or maybe an undiscovered favorite!) wine, no journey or evening meal are complete without a glass of the nectar of the gods. So it comes as no surprise that many of your guests also love a great bottle of
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What a great conference! High energy, a true sense of camaraderie and a realistic and renewed optimistic outlook for 2009. Kudo's to all the attendees who made the trip to Atlanta, the PAII staff, the vendors for their support, the sponsors and all the speakers who shared so much information and thought with us all. Peter and I
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After much anticipation, the 2009 Inns For Sale Study researched by Hilary Jones of Inngenium, LLC was released at the recent Innkeeping Conference and Trade Show hosted by PAII, the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, in Atlanta. The study, now in its fifth year, takes a snapshot of the bed and breakfasts and inns for sale in
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Yesterday, Peter wrote a posting, "How About Some Optimism". In only a matter of hours we had several comments plus other emails thanking him for writing this piece. No question, we are suffering as a nation, and as a world, through some of the most devastating economic times since the 1930's. The reality however, is that the
Yes, We All Do Need A “Pep Talk”! Read More »
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