At school and afternoon presentation by an entrepreneur - Szandy Kiss

13th of October 2016

Today we had class with Pete in the morning. We dealt with making complaints, talked about surviving in a moated island and about technology. We had some interesting exercises e.g. find pictures' pairs and find out a story for it. We usually have a long lunch break at 12:15. After this break we did something different. We had to think about questions for a businessman because at about half past 3 we met one called Bill. He and his wife run a really successful bed and breakfast hotel here in Broadstairs. He bought an old house near the coast and he refurbished it. It was opened in 2005 and in the first year they had absolutely no profit. They were in the red. They had to advertise themselves which was again a huge cost. But they could do it. Nowadays they have 5 employees who are the best. The 5 employees do the housework. His wife cooks and he does the paperwork. Originally they had 4 stars plus Silver Award but it cost too much so they cancelled the title. They are really successful because their breakfast is totally homemade and they have average prices. 

I think it was an exciting presentation. I've never thought that somebody can make a really successful business from scratch.

Some photos about us preparing visuals for our presentations.