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Has anybody ever left owing you money?
Have you ever been the recipient of a scam email, 'phone call, or even letter which has or could have left you out of pocket?  Like some defence?
When you join bandbowner.com you will be able access to a whole section on how unscrupulous people may try and relieve you of your hard earned money, just like the little scheme here..
Local Money Laundering This scam involves pre-payment for accommodation in full and then a refund request. It generally goes something like this:

You receive a booking for a small/large group (might in rare cases be an individual) and the client sends you the full payment. Credit cards are the preferred option for you to take the money but cheques have been know to be used as the payment method.

Some time after the booking has been made and the cheque of credit card has cleared the client telephones to say that the booking has to be cancelled and could he/she have a refund. This is the tricky bit: They ask for the refund, less any expenses you care to charge, (very generous of them) to be made not via the credit card or cheque account name you received the money from originally but to someone else via a money order.
So what actually happens?
The cheque or credit card used to make the booking will bounce (it may take some time but it will bounce and your Bank has the right to reclaim the funds from your account) and you are left with no booking, no refund payment you chose to make and you have parted with a refund when you haven't  actually received any money in the first place.
How do avoid this?
As soon as anybody asks for a sizeable refund call your bank and give it some account numbers and let them run a check. If you do feel obliged to make any payment DON'T its as simple as that.

How do you 'market' your business?
Are you happy with your results?  Any room for improvment?
Joining bandbowner.com gives you immediate access to a whole range of tools and information, just like below, to help you understand marketing principles and how you could improve your results.
Whether you are just starting out or have been in business for years it's a very good idea to carry out a SWOT analysis of your operation.
S = Strengths
W = Weaknesses
O = Opportunities
T = Threats
More often than not whether you ask a high flying consultant like Gerry Robinson or Sir John Harvey Jones (you should be so lucky!) or a Business Adviser from somewhere like Business Link they will commence any research with a SWOT analysis of your business.

A simple 30 minutes focus on these four topics by any Business Adviser looking at your business can and do reveal all the important issues facing your operation. So why wait for a consultant?  Why not tackle the job yourself?

All you need to start is your working knowledge of your business and a piece of A4 paper, (it might grow!) divided into 4 when placed horizontally on your desk. I've put one in the download area which looks like and indeed is a larger version of this one.......

You can get a copy from the download area

You can read more when you join here

Useable Downloads anyone?
We don't of course leave you on your own when we have supplied you with the information you need to be more successful, not at bandbowner.com. We recognise that if you need a tool to make something happen we should also provide it!  If when you have joined you visit our download area you will find you have access to have accsess to a range of downloadable files to help you become better at doing what you do. Everything from simple things like No Smoking Sign templates and SWOT analysis sheets, like the above to printable Diary Pages and Licensing Act reform information.

Finally 'Red Tape'!
If you thought that this was only for larger businesses, think again! If you offer one bed for one night you are considered by Government to be 'in business' and business rules apply. You fall within the remit of the Disability Discrimination Act, The Fire Regulation Order and Local Authority Registration as a 'food provider'.  Find out what you need to do now and what you need to think about for the future. It may not be as bad as you think and you could cover the cost of your membership to bandbowner.com on one visit to this page!

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