Starting a B&B.Q: I inherited a house located in a popular tourist area. I think it would be ideal for a bed-and-breakfast. The house needs lots of repairs. How do I pursue a low-cost business loan and information it I on starting a bed-and-breakfast? --E. Chandler Hartford, Connecticut “Hartford” redirects here. For other uses, see Hartford (disambiguation). Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state. A: Creamola Wilkins, who started the Anacortes, Washington-based Blue Rose Bed & Breakfast 11 years ago, says one of the first steps is to find out what the zoning requirements are. "Go to the local planning commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle to find out about zoning and building or fire codes," says Wilkins. "Also, if you haven't stayed at a B&B, stay at one. You're paying for the stay and you can talk with the owners as consultants to get information." Wilkins also recommends contacting the Small Business Administration (800-8ASK-SBA; www.sba.gov), which offers a variety of loans to minorities. Other resources include the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Association of Innkeepers International, 877-422-5777 or www.africanamericaninns.com, and the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, P.O. Box 90710, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , CA 93190 (805-569-1853, www.paii.prg. PAII offers a free kit for aspiring B&B owners, which includes a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of books, research reports, workshops, consultants and realtors, and it publishes a newsletter. Also see "Opening Your Doors," December 1998. "You can build a good, quality business," says Wilkins. "But it's not a piece of cake." Mail your small business questions to What's Your Problem?, BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., 10th Floor, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York 1001 I, or send an e-mail to gallopg@blackenterprise.com. |
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