Bed & Breakfast Inns of Missouri

BBIM gift certificates can solve your special gift problem! You don't have to guess the folks' taste since they select the Inn. When you order a certificate, it is delivered electronically as soon as your card is processed. We send it to you or to the recipient, as you request, and they can use it at any member B&B! Gift certificates are transferable and have a five year expiration date, leaving lots of time to use them.

There is a $10 service charge per Gift Certificate transaction. The minimum value per certificate is $50. Certificates are issued in $50, $75 or $100 values only. To make it more convenient for the recipients, when your order exceeds $100 we provide multiple certificates. For example, for a $300 order you may order three $100 certificates. You define the number of each denomination from the shopping cart. When you order gift certificates using a credit card, the certificates are delivered electronically as soon as the credit card is processed. The gift certificate can be delivered to either the buyer or the person receiving the GC, as you request.

Effective December 1, 2009 all Bed and Breakfast Inns of Missouri gift certificates sold will have an expiration date of sixty (60) months from the date of issue. The expiration date for all previously issued and not yet redeemed certificates will be changed to sixty (60) months from date of issue. Since the certificates sold prior to December 1, 2009 have already been issued the physical certificate will not be replaced.

Bed and Breakfast Inns of Missouri will not charge a fee or reduce the value of the certificate during the first sixty (60) months from the date of issue.

We no longer sell Gift Certificates by mail or by phone. If you have questions relating to the process or expiration dates, please contact the Gift Certificate Administrator [Dear's Rest B&B, (417)581-3839]

Contents of the Package

• BBIM Aspiring Innkeeper Information Outline (9 pages covering the basic information you need to know).
• Contacts at State and Federal agencies and other important organizations (4 pages giving addresses, phones and websites).
• Federal Tax Topics: Handout and IRS Market Segment Audit Guide (essential for your B&B tax planning purposes - so your tax advisor knows where to look).
• State Tax Topic: Missouri sales tax information!
• Health Topics: Copy of state Health Department rule on lodging facilities.
• Fictitious Name: Data from the Missouri Secretary of State's Office (so you can comply).
• Historic Preservation: Contacts at the Department of Natural Resources so you can learn what assistance is available in restoring your historic home
• BBIM Review checklists for facility planning.
• BBIM Membership Information Package & discount coupon (more detailed information about BBIM's programs and a coupon good for $10 off your Associate Membership).
• Information on the BBIM Mentor Program (open only to those who take advantage of our combined Aspiring Package-Associate Member offer).
• What you REALLY need to know at an affordable price!

"If I build it they will come"

Many folks open a B&B with that dream and are sorely disappointed. To succeed, you need to plan to meet the needs of the market - the best time is before you are financially committed. BBIM's Aspiring Innkeeper Information Package helps you with the business & regulatory ramifications, and it will give you the contact information to find your way around the agencies that can help or hinder you.

The cost?

Only $59 ($49 on CD-ROM) for non-BBIM members (but we include a $10 discount for your future BBIM membership).

Only $39 ($29 on CD-ROM) for current BBIM members (or those who become BBIM Associate Members with this order - BBIM Associate membership is $50 so your total would be $79 for CD-ROM or $89 for the print version)

How To Order

Order Online using Paypal®. Go to the BBIM ORDER FORM PAGE and order.

Order by Check. Go to the BBIM ORDER FORM PAGE, print out an order order form and send it to the address printed on it.

All this information sent you by Return Mail when we receive your order!
An essential resource for someone planning to open a B&B in Missouri!