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• Preface To The Fifth Edition
• Deciding Whether Hotel-Keeping I
• Choosing The Right Hotel For You
• Making The Search
• Raising Capital
• Making Your Purchase
• Assessing Equipment And Staffing
• Book-Keeping And Accounts
• Tariffs, Costs And Advertising
• Up And Running

How to Buy and Run a Small Hotel

• Preface To The Fifth Edition
• Deciding Whether Hotel-Keeping Is For You
  • Personal Matters
  • Whattasks Will Be Involved?
  • Who Does What?
  • Your Interim Assessment
  • Can I Afford To Buy A Hotel?
  • The Final Asset Figure
  • Checklist
• Choosing The Right Hotel For You
  • What Should We Look For?
  • What Facilities Should Be Provided?
  • What Sort Of Food Should Be Provided?
  • Should We Run A Bar?
  • What Type Of Ownership?
  • Checklist
• Making The Search
  • Starting From Scratch
  • Can We Use Our Existing Residence?
  • The Going Concern
  • What Should We Look Out For?
  • What To Do After Selecting A Property
  • Checklist
• Raising Capital
  • Sources Of Finance
  • Types Of Loans
  • Making A Business Proposal
  • Case Study
  • Checklist
• Making Your Purchase
  • The Contract To Purchase
  • Insurance
  • Moving In – What Do We Need To Do?
  • Making Changes
  • Checklist
• Assessing Equipment And Staffing
  • Assessing And Buying Equipment
  • Do You Need Staff?
  • Employing Staff
  • Disposing Of Staff
  • Other Employment Procedures
  • Case Study
  • Checklist
• Book-Keeping And Accounts
  • Vat (Value Added Tax)
  • Keeping The Books
  • Accounts
  • Income Tax
  • National Insurance
  • Pensions
  • Checklist
• Tariffs, Costs And Advertising
  • What Should We Charge?
  • Case Study
  • Vat
  • Costs And Overheads
  • What Advertising Should We Do?
  • Case Study
  • Case Study
  • Checklist
• Up And Running
  • Setting The Tone
  • What Should Our House Rules Be?
  • Which Facilities Should Be Offered?
  • Food And Drink
  • Dealing With Enquiries
  • How Do We Stay Ahead Of The Competition?
  • Final Hints
  • Checklist
  • How Do You Survive In A Recession?

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