Running a B&B has long been a popular way to earn money from your home. Today, increasingly popular online booking platforms such as Airbnb are promoting huge growth. As ever, though, the success of any B&B venture depends on adopting a professional approach to your business. This comprehensively updated fourth edition of a longstanding bestseller explains how the B&B business is changing and developing. It provides a short course that will give you invaluable insights, whether you have prior experience or not. It includes everything you need to know before entering the B&B business, with advice on how to operate on a daily basis. How to Start and Run a B&B will help you to: · Determine who your customers are · Manage the necessary financial tools · Ready your house for B&B, or help you buy an existing business · Successfully market your property · Ensure you make a profit By giving you a sound understanding of how the industry works How to Start and Run a B&B will give you the confidence to set up and run an excellent business in a way that will both meet your guests' expectations and fulfil your own ambitions.