Cost: $350.00 (add $150.00 for each extra person) plus cost of accommodations

5 to 6 hours over 1 day covers the items listed below.

FOLLOW UP: Wherever feasible for us we will try to include your B&B in our travel plans at an appropriate time after you have opened your establishment and stay with you for a night or 2 and give you some critical feedback on how you are doing.
Legalities

• making it legal
• a business structure
• taxation
• income tax
• business license information
• zoning regulations
• building code and fire safety regulations
• permits
• identification signs
• fire regulations
• fire containment
• egress
• detection
• suppression
• insurance

Financial

• write-offs
• financial worksheet
• maintenance worksheet
• research costs
• miscellaneous start-up costs
• calculating business portion of home
• how much are my rooms worth
• helpful hints
• accounting form

This is the B&B Business

• where to begin
• what's in a name
• register your name
• what is a B&B
• can you operate a B&B
• who will be my clients
• smokers, pets, and children
• neighbourhood assessment
• tourist attractions
• know your competition
• advantages
• disadvantages
• skills required

Setting up the Home

• renovations
• bedrooms
• extra touches
• beds and bedding
• bathrooms
• hallways and stairwells
• common areas
• guest eating area
• your private space
• decorating and upkeep
• gardens
• house rules
• wedding parties
• please don't come back
• stolen goods
• accidents
• asking for payment

Odds and Ends

• B&B associations
• basic marketing
• brochures
• networking
• internet considerations
• accreditations
• Food Safe certification
• casual labour versus employees
• WCB