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Opening a bed and breakfast is a challenging task and not for everyone. If you’ve always dreamed of having your own B&B, make sure you know what’s involved so your dream doesn’t turn to a nightmare. Follow these steps:

1. Assess whether or not you have the personality to be a good B&B host. You need to be outgoing and friendly at all times. You need to be on call 24/7. Talk to some bed and breakfast owners. Ask about their day-to-day activities. Is this the kind of life you’re prepared to lead?

2. Find a location that is not only a place you’d like to live and work, but is also a place visitors would come to. This might be in or near a popular tourist spot, or it might be an out-of-the-way corner where passers-through can stop for rest and good food. Make sure there is something distinctive and alluring about the surroundings.

3. Check the zoning laws in the area. Be aware that not all cities allow bed and breakfasts. You must also check if there are any food service restrictions. If you’re remodeling or restoring an older building, make sure you comply with all local building codes. Your contractor should be handling this for you, but it’s your responsibility, so check on him. (more…)

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The boom in home based businesses for women could be due to the fact that more women want to be able to stay at home with their children without sacrificing a career. Many want more flexibility, independence and control, instead of being told what to do. It is a way to escape the glass ceiling of the corporate world.

A women owned business from home gives many women the opportunity to have the best of both worlds – they can seek a career and follow their dreams, bring supplemental (or main) income into the home while still spending time with the children.

However, you must have a high level of discipline and motivation to be able to run a successful home based business. There will be inevitable distractions from children, household chores or visiting friends.

Here are 4 tips to starting a women owned business from home. (more…)

If you decide to run a b&b then you need to make it a goal to have the very best one out there. You want the reviews about it to rave about how wonderful it is. That way more people will be contacting you to make a reservation. Imagine having to turn away reservations again and again due to already being booked. That is the best scenario the owner of such a business can hope for.

In order for it to become a reality you have to be passionate about your business. You need to be willing to go beyond what everyone else is doing in that industry. That way you can offer something more substantial. Creativity in the area of running a b&b will take you a long way. People are refreshed when they are exposed to something that is comfortable and beautiful at the same time. Are you willing to offer them that?

Anyone can run a b&b but not everyone can do so effectively. You may be skeptical about the industry with so many of them for sale. However, it may surprise you to learn there is quite a demand for b&b locations. Yet people want a nice place to stay in and they definitely want excellent treatment while they are there. They want it to be easy to find and affordable. (more…)

If you are looking to open a bed and breakfast for whatever reason, I would like to tell you that you have made a great choice. You should know that it is going to take some time to fully establish your bed and breakfast, unless you choose a franchise. The most work in establishing a bed and breakfast business is the planning.

Having a bed and breakfast franchise is great but you should do the proper amount of research before you have completely made up your mind. First, do you know what a bed and breakfast is? A bed and breakfast is a cross between a very nice hotel and your home. If you are looking to start a bed and breakfast business then you should know that it is not like a regular hotel, it does not have fifty to one hundred rooms. One bed and breakfast will consist of four to ten guest rooms with bath, a large living area, and dining room plus a great kitchen.

If you plan on a B and B business you may also want to keep in mind that the owners live at the Inn. The owners at the site treat it as their home and act as if the travelers are their guests, which they are, just paying guest. The guests in the B&B business expect to be treated very well. (more…)

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The business world is often considered a dog eat dog world. In today’s weak economy, it can be difficult to secure financing for any business endeavor. Women often have a more difficult time securing the needed funds than men for the same type of business. Programs are in place, however, that are designed to provide assistance for women seeking to start a business or expand an existing business they own.

The government Small Business Administration (SBA) has programs that allow it to act as a guarantee agency to assist women business owners in securing loans from financial institutions. The SBA does not make the loans directly, but having its backing can make getting a loan much for a woman in business. The SBA can be contacted at sba.gov to ask questions or apply for one of their programs. (more…)

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“You know it makes me unhappy (what’s that)

When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy

And since we all came from a woman

Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?

I think it’s time to kill for our women

Time to heal our women, be real to our women

And if we don’t we’ll have a race of babies

That will hate the ladies, that make the babies

And since a man can’t make one (more…)

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During the Great Depression, women made up 25% of the work force, but their jobs were more unstable, temporary or seasonal then men, and the unemployment rate was much greater. There was also a decided bias and cultural view that “women didn’t work” and in fact many who were employed full time often called themselves “homemakers.” Neither men in the workforce, the unions, nor any branch of government were ready to accept the reality of working women, and this bias caused females intense hardship during the Great Depression.

The 1930’s was particularly hard on single, divorced or widowed women, but it was harder still on women who weren’t White. Women of color had to overcome both sexual and racial stereotyping. Black women in the North suffered an astounding 42.9% unemployment, while 23.2%. of White women were without work according to the 1937 census. In the South, both Black and White women were equally unemployed at 26%. In contrast, the unemployment rate for Black and White men in the North (38.9%/18.1%) and South (18%/16% respectively) were also lower than female counterparts. (more…)

Operating a bed & breakfast is quite different than being able to relax in one. Instead of waking up to the smell of a delicious breakfast cooking in the kitchen you will be the one making it. As everyone goes off to shower and get dressed you will be left to clean up the mess. Many people go to a bed & breakfast location because it offers a more intimate setting than a hotel. You are going to have to put on a smile each morning and make sure your guests enjoy their stay.

Even if you love to cook and you are an excellent decorator and housekeeper, operating a bed & breakfast can be a challenge. You have to be able to keep people coming through the doors in order to turn a profit. If rooms are empty for the night you still have plenty of overhead costs including the mortgage on the place and utilities. Too many nights of not enough people staying at the bed & breakfast and the finances of the business will quickly become strained.

Take a look at the structure of your town. What does it offer that will draw people to the area to stay in your bed & breakfast? You may get some business when people plan to come visit family and friends for vacations or to attend a wedding. If your town doesn’t offer too many attractions though, you may not have enough ongoing business to operate a successful bed & breakfast location (more…)