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Aspiring Innkeeper Members and Resources

This page is devoted to aspiring innkeepers and those wondering how to start a bed and breakfast. The information below will provide you with great contacts as well as valuable information. Starting your own bed and breakfast can be a daunting task, but with the help of our members and their resources, we can assist you in making your dream a reality!

Current Aspiring Innkeeper Members

Matt and Apryl Cherry
7367 28th Ave
Hudsonville MI 49426
616-308-8148
myheartfire@yahoo.com

"We would like to own a B&B soon. We are looking to hopefully buy an inn located on the water somewhere."


Debi and Greg Hillebrand
Lewis House Bed & Breakfast
346 Shoshone Ct
Wyoming OH 45215
937-603-1309
lewishousebnb@yahoo.com

"We're rehabilitating an old house in Michigan, making it into a B&B. We are looking forward to our new lives as innkeepers."


Christine Shull
4144 Hailey Dr
St. Joseph MI 49085
269-281-0010
christineshull@comcast.net

I am aspiring to one day purchase or open an inn in Southwest Michigan. I would also consider a position as an innsitter or innkeeper.


Valerie and John Hanson
Amanda's Bequest - A Heritage Immersion Bed & Breakfast (proposed)
5200 Anderson Rd
Montague MI 49437
231-740-4065
ICan@bygonebasics.com

We have the old manse to the Ferry Memorial Church finished in 1874 by the Wm Montague Ferry femily. We are reclaiming it from being a three-unit rental. It is now being used in our heritage immersion business, Bygone Basics. We plan to open as a B&B in 2012 (if all goes well) as a heritage immersion experience.... I believe the term I see is "farm stay," and that is a perfect description.


John and Karen Holden
PO Box 515
Lakeland MI 48143
810-231-3296
jsholden@chartermi.net

We hope to open our home in Pinckney as a bed and breakfast -- Sunset Cove B&B --
in the spring of 2012. 


Craig and Vicki Olsen
1336 Stonesthrow Rd
Bethlehem PA 18015
610-882-2237
cvolsen@verizon.net

We hope to purchase a B&B or convert a home into a "nature oriented" B&B business by 2012.

Amy and Mark Sochacki
29064 Clarita St
Livonia MI 48152
248-474-5307
amysochacki@yahoo.com

We are seeking in the future positions as innkeepers.


Join ML2L as an Aspiring Innkeeper

Benefits:
• Listing on Aspiring Innkeeper webpage
• Notices of and invitations to meetings and conferences
• Twice-monthly eNewsletter and other special mailings/alerts
• Waiver of the $50 non-member fee for the ML2L Annual Conference

Annual Dues:
• $50
For a membership application click here or contact 888-575-1610 or email innfo@laketolake.com.

"Shadowing" Opportunities

These seasoned innkeepers invite aspiring innkeepers to "shadow" their operations and learn innkeeping first hand.

Cathy Russell, Innkeeper
White Swan Inn B&B
303 S. Mears Ave
Whitehall, MI 49461
231-894-5169
info@whiteswaninn.com

Cheri & Paul Antozak, Innkeepers
Prairieside Suites Luxury B&B
3180 washington Ave SW
Grandville MI 49418
616-538-9442
cheri@prairiesidesuites.com
www.prairiesidesuites.com

Bill and Janice Duerr, Innkeepers
The State Street Inn
646 State St
Harbor Beach MI 48441
989-479-3388
janice@thestatestreetinn.com
www.thestatestreetinn.com

Great Resources

N E W !  10 Top Tips for Runninig a B&B
http://www.enjoybedandbreakfast.com/bnbedition/10-top-tips-for-starting-a-bb/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-top-tips-for-starting-a-bb
How tough is it? Can you cut it? Find out from Karen Thorne, innkeeper and founder, Bed & Breakfast Academy

Inn Broker Inc.
http://www.innbroker.com/books.html
Select from among a collection of "how to" books. A variety of other innkeeping info is included with each book order. Bob Fuehr, The Inn Broker, will cheerfully reimburse any of his book or DVD purchases and seminar tuition for anyone who purchases an inn through him!

Running a Bed & Breakfast for Dummies
Connect with Barnes & Noble
Learn to * Choose a location and make it your own * Create a profitable business plan * Decorate and renovate your property * Market your property for maximum occupancy. Authored by Mary White, President, BnBFinder.com.

Starting a Bed and Breakfast in Michigan
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modtd/33420042.html
Published by Michigan State University, 2002

Start a Bed and Breakfast
http://www.startabedandbreakfast.co.uk/
Although based in the United Kingdom, this website provides solid information for those starting B&Bs anywhere in the world.

Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association
http://www.wbba.org/mem_aspiringpack.html
The best resource in the Great Lakes region, this not-for-profit association offers start-up kits, seminars and many other resources for aspiring innkeepers.

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