January 2002 - Columbia, SC - Learn how to become financially independent by operating your own bed & breakfast, restaurant, club or country inn at the first annual Hospitality Entrepreneurship Conference held in Columbia, SC on April 13, 2002.  

The Hospitality Entrepreneurship Conference will instruct attendees on how to master the complex science of the hospitality industry.  Expert industry professionals will host group meetings, workshops and one-on-one consulting.  These are respected advisors for nationwide chains.  They provide hospitality knowledge that cannot be gained elsewhere. 

Attendees will learn money saving strategies on subjects such as site selection, securing a loan, marketing and staffing.  Workshop topics include:  Legal Issues for Start Up Companies, How to Decide Where and When to Open a Business, How to Successfully Deliver Profitable Service to Customers and Staff, and Why Busy Companies Often Go Broke.

The Hospitality Entrepreneurship Conference will be an all day event on Saturday, April 13, 2002 from 9 AM � 3 PM.    Attendees will be provided with a lunch, a packet of useful tips and tricks of the hospitality industry and three workshop videos.  It will be held at the Holiday Inn on Assembly Street in Columbia, SC.  Please contact The School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management at 803-777-1342 for more information about attending the Hospitality Entrepreneurship Conference.  For hotel reservations, call Holiday Inn at 803-799-7800.

The co-sponsors for the event are the USC School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, The Hospitality Association of South Carolina, The River Alliance and Holiday Inn. 

The University of South Carolina�s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management�s mission for the 21st century is to endow students with the leadership abilities needed to succeed in the competitive hospitality industry.   Over the last 30 years, 3000 alumni have passed through the halls of the Hospitality School.  In its continuing quest for excellence, the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management is now offering four different tracks of graduate education � restaurant, hotel and club management, meeting and convention planning, and tourism.  Many of these programs rate among the nation�s top 10.