BED & BREAKFAST ONLINE SEMINARS
BY BRUCE AND MARY JAFFARY
TAKE A SEMINAR IN YOUR OWN HOUSE OR OFFICE
Bruce and Mary Jaffary
P.O. Box 1301,
LILLOOET, B.C., V0K 1V0
Loc. Ph. 250-
Toll Free, 877-
http://www.bbseminarsonline.com
BED AND BREAKFAST ONLINE SEMINARS
Bed and Breakfast is one of the fastest growing home-
New B&B's are opening up everywhere but unfortunately, many people are entering the
business with little knowledge of what it entails. One person who enquired about
our in-
Breakfast is a business that combines many abilities, such as people skills, marketing, accounting, business management and cooking. As one author has written, "The difficulty of starting a B&B is often overlooked because of the emotional appeal and romantic notions that surround the subject."
Information on running a B&B is readily available in books and seminars. However, many people cannot easily access seminars without traveling a great distance and committing a great deal of time and money, We are now offering this practical and detailed 8 week course that you can do on your computer in your own home or office. It will give you the tools to open and operate your B&B successfully.
If you are only thinking about B&B, the course will help you make an informed decision about getting into the B&B business.
If you are already operating a B&B, this course provides a basis for a review of your operation.
We have been asked if this is a ‘Canadian Course’. Some small parts of it are and detail B.C. Tourism requirements. However, these are typical Provincial regulations and similar ones are found in many jurisdictions. People from the U.S.A., UK and S. America have taken and benefited from the course as most of it is universal.
THE INSTRUCTORS
After a long experience in owning and operating thee B&Bs, Bruce and Mary Jaffary authored the book "To B&B Or Not to B&B, The Fun and Facts of Operating a B&B." Their popular book, in it's fifth printing, has been sold to 22 countries and is the textbook for the course. Information on it and live group seminars can be found if you click on the link above.
For the past 12 years the Jaffarys have been presenting group B&B Seminars in Courtenay, Vancouver and also at North Island College. They developed the online seminar with the assistance of distance education specialist, Patricia Fahrni. The course was presented by Vancouver Community College for several years but now Bruce and Mary are holding it directly. They are the instructors for the course.
Bruce’s special background in business management and marketing has been a great asset. He has managed two golf clubs and a downtown athletic club which certainly contributed to and expanded his understanding of the hospitality industry in all its facets. He has studied website technology and is very familiar with it’s many details. He has also designed many sites.
Mary has a teaching background in Physical Education, English and English as a Second Language and has worked as an adult educator since 1975. Mary is also an experienced distance education tutor. She has also been part of several tourism business they have owned.
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