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For as long as I can remember I have wanted to own a B&B type small inn/resort. I am 22 years old and I have associates degrees in Business Management, Marketing, and Language arts. I am working as an aupair in Germany through July 2015 but when I return I want to start working in the hospitality industry in the greater Oregon area.
My only experiance in hospitality is housekeeping, but I also have my little associates degrees, experiance traveling, and determination. I thought I could try to convince an owner to take me on as an intern, but I don't know anyone in the industry, and making cold calls to a bunch of unsuspecting innkeepers doesn't strike me as the best plan to accomplish that.
After I get some innitial experiance I want to work for a B&B type inn for a few years untill I have enough experiance, money, and relationships built up to start my own. I'm working on structuring this dream into a plan so it's still a little vague and filled with holes. (I'm calling it flexible)
Please, any advice on how a completely inexperienced, unconnected person can get their foot in the door?

<blockquote data-quote="irisevelynn" data-source="post: 9531" data-attributes="member: 3026">For as long as I can remember I have wanted to own a B&amp;B type small inn/resort. I am 22 years old and I have associates degrees in Business Management, Marketing, and Language arts. I am working as an aupair in Germany through July 2015 but when I return I want to start working in the hospitality industry in the greater Oregon area.My only experiance in hospitality is housekeeping, but I also have my little associates degrees, experiance traveling, and determination. I thought I could try to convince an owner to take me on as an intern, but I don&#039;t know anyone in the industry, and making cold calls to a bunch of unsuspecting innkeepers doesn&#039;t strike me as the best plan to accomplish that.After I get some innitial experiance I want to work for a B&amp;B type inn for a few years untill I have enough experiance, money, and relationships built up to start my own. I&#039;m working on structuring this dream into a plan so it&#039;s still a little vague and filled with holes. (I&#039;m calling it flexible)Please, any advice on how a completely inexperienced, unconnected person can get their foot in the door?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irisevelynn, post: 9531, member: 3026"] For as long as I can remember I have wanted to own a B&B type small inn/resort. I am 22 years old and I have associates degrees in Business Management, Marketing, and Language arts. I am working as an aupair in Germany through July 2015 but when I return I want to start working in the hospitality industry in the greater Oregon area. My only experiance in hospitality is housekeeping, but I also have my little associates degrees, experiance traveling, and determination. I thought I could try to convince an owner to take me on as an intern, but I don't know anyone in the industry, and making cold calls to a bunch of unsuspecting innkeepers doesn't strike me as the best plan to accomplish that. After I get some innitial experiance I want to work for a B&B type inn for a few years untill I have enough experiance, money, and relationships built up to start my own. I'm working on structuring this dream into a plan so it's still a little vague and filled with holes. (I'm calling it flexible) Please, any advice on how a completely inexperienced, unconnected person can get their foot in the door? [/QUOTE]

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