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Business Associate Members Directory
The following businesses provide services and products to the innkeeping industry. These businesses, often small business entrepreneurs like innkeepers, are committed to: - Assist innkeepers to efficiently manage the B&B
- Foster the signature ambiance of the inn and its amenities
- Enhance the guests' experience.
We invite you to contact these businesses... they are at your service! To find out how you can become a Business Associate, please scroll to the bottom of this page. Amenities: for the Guest or for the Inn Deneen Pottery/ Cloth & Clay, Inc - Custom Coffee Mugs and more
2325 Endicott Street, St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 888-646-0238, 651-646-0238 Contact: Peter Deneen Cloth & Clay, Inc. produces the finest hand thrown customized stoneware Coffee Mugs, Tavernware, Gifts, Accent pieces, and Dinnerware available. We have the largest selection of glazes in a rainbow of colors, to match most any decor.
Cloth & Clay, Inc. also offers embroidered or silk screened apparel items including T-shirts, Polo-shirts, Sweat-shirts, Aprons, Robes, Tote Bags, and Caps. Dream Ridge Creations, Inc. -
S 4588 County Highway S, LaValle, WI 53941
Phone: 800-889-9829, 608-986-2710
email: jeannie@dreamridgecreations.com
www.dreamridgecreations.com Contact: Jeannie Gosdeck or Joseph M. Beyer Dream Ridge Creations, creates unique items for gifts, weddings, home and business. Using kiln fired decals, sand etching or engraving, we can help you promote and enhance your bed and breakfast establishment. We have an exquisite selection of glassware (restaurant quality), stoneware, china and ceramic that can be personalized to your specifications, using your logo or our own designs. Whether it's for every day use or to send home as a memento or thank you gift, we can create it the way you want it. Minimum of 24 required on some items. VISA, Mastercard and Discover accepted.
Greenwich Bay Trading Company - 5809 Triangle Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617
Phone: 800-323-1209, 919-781-5008 Contact: Denise Huntwork Greenwich Bay manufactures fine signature amenities for your distinctive property.
Let us help you add that special touch that is uniquely yours, and adds value to your rooms.
Quality ingredients
No art charges/ set up fees.
Reasonable pricing
Small case packs
Minimum orders one case.
Free shipping plans available.
Contact us for information and free samples. Harbour Light Music Harbour Light Music offers B&B Innkeepers relaxing, acoustic piano music to enhance the experience of their guests. In partnership with the WBBA, Harbour Light Music created a unique compilation CD of original piano music by Minnesota composer and pianist Neal A. Topliff. The CD is entitled, "On A Blissful Note" and is part of the WBBA's new Frequent Sleeper Program. This CD reflects the blissful experience of the perfect Wisconsin getaway. When guests return to their busy lives, the presence of "On A Blissful Note" in their car or home, re-ignites cherished memories of their special B&B getaway. WBBA members can purchase the CD at a special price to sell directly to their guests, play in the B&B or use in special packages. B&B Insurance TRICOR Insurance & Financial Services – Insurance/Financial/Mortgage
POB 1810; 500 Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52004-1810 (Chuck Andracchio) OR 5936 Seminole Centre Court #C (Madison -Tommy Farrell), Madison , WI 53711
Phone: 800-556-5441, ext 1444, 608-219-8516 Contact: Chuck Andracchio (Madison - Tommy Farrell) TRICOR Insurance & Financial Services success as a company over the past 50+ years has come in large measure from a relentless commitment to providing you with the finest insurance, financial and mortgage services, and safety consulting products available. And we've prepared this website with that same degree of commitment. More directly, TRICOR has partnered with several companies that specifically write insurance for bed & breakfast operations. Our hope is by using TRICOR, you will not only find adequate insurance coverage, but you will find it at a fair and reasonable price. Feel free to contact Chuck Andracchio at 800-556-5441 (ext 1444) with any questions you may have about your bed & breakfast operation. If you are in the Madison area and have previously worked with Tommy Farrell, contact him at 800-722-4119. Give us a call for all your insurance and financial/mortgage needs and you will see that at TRICOR, its "All About You". FOOD & BEVERAGE Wisconsin Restaurant Association - 2801 Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, WI 53713
Phone: 800-589-3211, 608-270-9950 Contact: Tracy Kosbau The Wisconsin Restaurant Expo, hosted by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, will be held March 10-12, 2008 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Open to everyone in the foodservice and hospitality industry, the trade show features hundreds of exhibits, exciting show floor events, hands on demonstrations, world-class competitions and free educational seminars with topics including time management, menu planning, diversity, food safety and much more! For the second year in a row, the Expo will partner with the Wisconsin Baker's Association creating a comprehensive bakery conference during the state’s largest foodservice trade show! Badges are just $20 in advance or $15 with online registration and discount hotel rates are also available. We hope to see you in March! Please visit our website at www.wirestaurant.org/expo for complete details and online registration. von Stiehl Winery
115 Navarino Street, Algoma, WI 54201
Phone: 800-955-5208, Fax 920-487-5108
Contact: vonstiehl@vonstiehl.com
www.vonstiehl.com
Contacts: Wine & Tasting information and initial order – Brad Schmiling
Reorders: Shirley Fort
This Wisconsin winery has matured greatly over the past 40 years. It is co-owned by brothers Aric and Brad Schmiling, who grew up in the business. Great care has been taken to combine high quality wine with a first class visitor experience in Algoma. The most popular wines are grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Seyval (Fume), Riesling, Satin Red and Oktoberfest.
von Stiehl offers a special wine list to Wisconsin B&B members with discounts of over 50% off of retail (we built lost revenue into our marketing plan). This wine is specifically for use with B&B customers. This helps you to offer a high quality product with great financial savings.
Brad with his wife Shaun also own and operate The Havenly Inn, a new Bed and Breakfast in 2007. We would love to share our wine tasting knowledge with you, if you would in turn share your Bed and Breakfast knowledge with us! Inn Management / Services: Taking Care of Business
Bay Lakes Information Systems, LLC. - Property Mgmt Software 34 N. Oak Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: 920-746-0606 Contact: Greg Swain Lodgical Solution property management software can be used in hotels/motels, condominium complexes, campgrounds, marinas, and even snowmobile rental properties. Such diversity makes Lodgical Solution one of the best and easiest to use property management programs on the market today. Lodgical Solution handles day to day operations, financial reporting, phone system interfaces, and much more.
American Dreams Inc. - Online Availability & Reservations
23546 St. Rt. 180, Rockbridge, OH 43149
Phone: 740-385-4444 Contact: David Swain/owner and Willie Louthen-Brown/support
American Dreams has been serving the Bed and Breakfast industry since 1996. We are dedicated to improving the online experience for B&Bs nationwide. We provide online availability displays and secure reservation requests with Webervations, the leading online availability/reservation system.
We are also have two new directories designed to bring quality traffic to your website. www.DistinguishedInns.com and www.BBUSA.com will change the way people look for places to stay.
In addition to these fine products, we are developing the next generation of property management systems called NightClerk, which will allow you to manage your guest information from any computer in the world. BnBFinder.com 355 South End Ave. Suite 4J, New York, NY 10280 Phone: 212-432-7693 Toll Free: 888-547-8226 Fax: 646-205-8016 Contact: Mary White info@BnBFinder.com www.bnbfinder.com/Wisconsin-Bed-and-Breakfast BnBFinder.com is an established, top-rated bed and breakfast directory with thousands of bed and breakfast and inn listings worldwide. BnBFinder promotes member inns both online and offline by establishing strategic partnerships with other travel sites and search engines, in press releases and media relations, a monthly guest newsletter, a popular gift certificate program and more! Complete advertising packages start at just $99/year. WBBA members receive a free second city listing ($50 value) and 3 months free when they join or upgrade to our level 1 or level 2 packages. Use Key Code WBBA06 to take advantage of these specials or contact us at (888) 547-8226 or info@BnBFinder.com to learn more about our special offer for WBBA members. ClickonBedandBreakfast.com - 308-1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver, Canada, B.C. V6E 4S7
Phone: 866-298-6100, 604-696-6786 Contact: Paul Renz Marketing Friends of WHA-TV, INC. -
WHA-TV Auction 821 University Avenue , Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-265-4442 Contact: Marv Hanson Your B&B-On TV? May 27 - June 1, 2008 is your opportunity!
Television advertising is a great way to demonstrate the uniqueness of your B& B, but often the costs of production and buying air time makes commercial television impossible for small businesses.
Now, Wisconsin Public Television offers you a unique opportunity to promote your B&B on TV without those costs, through an in-kind (no cash outlay) donation to our live televised auction.
The WHA-TV Auction, presented by the Friends of WHA-TV, INC., the citizen support group for Wisconsin Public Television, airs for 48 hours on Tuesday through Sunday, May 27 - June 1, 2008. This live televised event that reaches over 311,000 households in the south central Wisconsin market and people (typically active consumers with disposable income) who tune in are eager to buy.
The amount of promotional air time your B&B property receives is based on the rack rate/dollar amount of your donation. Donations of $125-$249 receive approximately 30 seconds of coverage, including a narrative and 'zoom in' of a photo of the B&B, and two additional mentions by B&B name regarding the bid status and final bid award. A donation of $250-$499 receives two 30-second coverage's and the following mentions, and a donation of $500 receives four 30-second coverage's and the following mentions.
To participate, innkeepers would submit a brochure, photo, a few descriptive sentences, and the "certificate" for their donation. Packages or specials are encouraged, the offer must be valid for at least 6 months (preferably one year), 'black out' times are permitted, but contingences (buy one night-get one night free, second person free, etc.) are not permitted. Due date is April 15th; for more information or to participate contact:
Wisconsin Public Television's non-commercial service provides the residents of Wisconsin access to educational, informational and entertainment programming produced nationally and locally. WPT stations include WHA-TV in Madison , WPNE-TV in Green Bay , WHRM-TV Wausau, WLEF-TV in Park Falls , WHLA-TV in
La Crosse and WHWC-TV in Menomonie/Eau Claire. The WHR-TV Auction is presented by The Friends of WHA-TV, Inc., a business affiliate member of the WBBA.
How to Become a Business Associate The Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association represents over 200 inns and over 200 future innkeepers. Let us introduce your business to our businesses! WBBA Business Associate Membership is available to: · Individuals or Businesses that provide services or products to the B&B industry · Individuals associated with the B&B industry in a business or professional capacity
WBBA Business Associate Membership benefits include: - Listing on WBBA website (yestobliss.com) Business Associate pages.
- Your business product/service description and logo/picture is listed in two locations:
Future Innkeepers (accessible to all website viewers) and
Members Only (password access to WBBA innkeepers). - Feature article in WBBA Member Update:
Several times monthly, innkeepers are apprised of industry news
and opportunities by email - Preferred Exhibitor/Vendor status at WBBA Convention Trade Show:
$50 discount on booth fee
Convention attendee list is provided (print or electronic) - The opportunity for visibility and networking with established Innkeepers. Approximately 200 B&B's throughout Wisconsin are currently WBBA members. Business Associates are invited to present educational sessions at WBBA conventions/meetings...we recognize that you are the experts in your field!
- The opportunity to contact and network with Future Innkeepers:
These are individuals desiring to become innkeepers who have purchased information from WBBA and/or attended a WBBA Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar.
Annually, approximately 40 Aspiring Innkeeper Packages of information are purchased - The list will be provided to Business Associate Members twice yearly
Annually, about 70 individuals attend the two (spring, fall) Aspiring Innkeeper Seminars - The products/services of Business Associate Members will be promoted through materials given to Seminar attendees
- The Seminar attendee list will be provided to Business Associate Members
- The opportunity to establish contacts within and pertinent to the B&B industry
- The opportunity to serve as a resource to WBBA and the innkeeper
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