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Collaboration* <br />SI Future Plans <br />With the implementation, we will use a variety of presenters, including existing <br />successful tourism related businesses and organizations, hosts of successful <br />events, and professionals such as marketers and graphic designers. <br />We currently have a national job coaching company providing assistance and <br />services. We also will be providing a mentoring program to help with regular visits <br />to the participating businesses to make sure the items we teach are being put to <br />use or being evaluated as the year goes by. <br />Our collaborations is with economic development organizations such as <br />Washington State Commerce through the Chamber's ADO contract for economic <br />development and business development, Yakima Economic Development Council <br />with our involvement with Enterprise Challenge and the promotion of <br />entrepreneurship, State of Washington Rural Gardening program to help rural <br />business, South Central Workforce to provide some additional information and <br />presentation during the program, Hopesource to assist in providing educational <br />information for the program business planning, saving, money management, etc. <br />These are great partners the will help with then implementation of the program and <br />help with the mentoring portion of the program to the participants. <br />Additionally, we will be collaborating with the municipalities of City of Roslyn, City of <br />Cle Elum, City of Ellensburg, and Kittitas County to view the local tax receipts and <br />compare business trends throughout the year. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. Include any plans for ticket <br />sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models. <br />Future Plans* The creating of the program was the first step to the shifting of perception. <br />Competition in tourism has never been more aggressive, and it's critical that we <br />VvOrk on assisting new and experienced entrepreneurs to develop a thriving tourism <br />business sector. Now that we have the materials created and we can move forward <br />with implementation, our hopes are still that we see the increase in tourism , not <br />online in accommodations but throughout all visitor spending . Then the tourism <br />framelM)rk of this program will renew the partnership between the public and <br />private sectors to ultimately drive more economic development across the county. It <br />is a shared responsibility to develop and secure sustainable growth. <br />We will be looking for partnerships now that we have developed the product and <br />IM)Uld love to have support from organizations or financial institutes to help build <br />other entrepreneurs into successful business owners. <br />We do feel that now that we have the collateral and backbone of the program and <br />with your support to implement we will be able to continue for years to come with <br />minimal requests in the future. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Application Questions: Part 4 <br />61 Additional Information <br />Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your <br />project and its benefit to tourism . <br />Additional Information 2500 character lirrit