Le Mat’s planning community

On the following pages you can find some concrete examples on what is going on in the setting up process of LE MAT establishments and the network.

The most important part of our work is planning first and then realizing our plans step by step.
If you feel touched by our network and activity maybe you are starting to think about how to become a social hotelier, how to find a Hotel or a hostel or how to change and raise the quality of the hotel you already manage or simply how to implement your network activity. Maybe you are doubting that you will be able to find the money to realize such an ambitious goal as a Hotel.

Don’t through away your dreams; your next step has to be a very concrete planning activity.

On the following pages you will find some very practical examples of Le Mat’s ongoing planning activities – some short Le Mat story.
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Work in progress 1: Searching for a Hotel Le Mat in Göteborg, Sweden.
Work in progress 2: Enlarging a B&B in Karlstad – Sweden.
Work in progress 3: Starting a Le Mat Hotel in Sicily.
Work in progress 4: La Tana libera tutti – a hostel (not only for youth) in progress.
Work in progress 5: Il Posto delle Fragole – Smultronstället - A never ending story.

Our Manuals will give you an idea on what it means managing a LE MAT HOTEL.
Here you can download the Manuals but certainly you will find your own project and then you will write your own manual, maybe with our help, if you want!

- MANUAL 1 - Le Mat - The hotel franchising of social entrepreneurs Why, what, who and how download
- MANUAL 2 - Workers and Entrepreneurs Self determination and Self-management, Careers and empowerment in Le Mat social enterprises - download
- MANUAL 3 - The Le Mat hotel - download
- MANUAL 4 Exercise: how to prepare a budget – download