B&B Consulting & Innkeeper Training
Help aspiring innkeepers start and improve B&B operations
Overview
B&B consultants charge $100-$250 hourly or $5,000-$40,000 per project.
Serving 15-40 B&B clients annually generates $80,000-$400,000 with 75-90% margins.
In 2025, new innkeepers need expertise to succeed.
Revenue from B&B feasibility and planning ($8,000-$30,000), inn property search and evaluation ($5,000-$20,000), operational setup and systems ($10,000-$40,000), innkeeper training workshops ($1,500-$5,000 per attendee), marketing and online presence setup ($5,000-$25,000), and ongoing coaching ($150-$400 monthly).
Services include B&B feasibility studies and business planning, property search and evaluation, licensing and regulatory guidance, operational systems and procedures development, innkeeper training and mentoring, and marketing and revenue optimization.
Successful consultants have innkeeping experience and credentials, understand B&B regulations and requirements, provide practical implementable advice, offer training workshops and resources, and help clients launch successfully.
Aspiring innkeepers and struggling B&B owners as clients.
Marketing through B&B associations (PAII), innkeeper training programs, B&B broker partnerships, consulting credentials and experience, and successful client launches.
Required Skills
- Innkeeping Experience
- B&B Operations
- Consulting
- Training & Facilitation
- Business Planning
- Hospitality Industry
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Leverage innkeeping experience into consulting
- Help others achieve innkeeping dreams
- High consulting fees per project
- Can work remotely and travel to clients
- Diverse consulting and training revenue streams
Cons
- Need successful innkeeping experience and credentials
- Competitive innkeeping consulting market
- Client success depends on execution
- Seasonality of inn startups
- Building consulting reputation takes time
How to Get Started
- Build innkeeping experience and credentials
- Develop B&B consulting methodologies and tools
- Create training programs and workshops
- Market to aspiring and current innkeepers
- Conduct feasibility studies and planning
- Provide operational training and setup
- Support clients through successful B&B launch
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