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Response 1: <br />Project/Event <br />Description* <br />The Chamber's mission is to provide programs geared toward promotion and <br />healthy growth to improve the county's economic base. <br />County businesses still lack basic planning principles to make better informed <br />decisions-that can increase the odds of developing a successful tourism business <br />that impacts the community economically. Connection with the tourism economics is <br />the first lodging tax project to address this critical yet overlooked component of <br />tourism. While, we did get funding for the creating of the program, we are ready to <br />assist new and experience entrepreneurs to develop a business concept in Central <br />Washington. While tourism is a mature industry in Kittitas County, there remains <br />tremendous potential for new development and services to entice tourists to the <br />area. After all, if businesses know who tourists are and what they seek, services <br />and products will better enhance the visitor experience. The common objective of <br />both government and industry is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of <br />visitors through market-driven tourism development and Economic Advancement. <br />The Tourism Entrepreneur Program is intended to support entrepreneurs in doing <br />exactly that. <br />Who should participate in this program? The program is designed to help explore <br />opportunities in the tourism sector, understand what it takes to be a tourism <br />entrepreneur, and know what you need to have ready prior to starting a business. <br />The program can also be useful for those who already have a tourism business, <br />but want to explore new ideas. Once finished with the program it is our hope that <br />the business that participate will have simple, clear and compelling answers to <br />these questions: What experience are you selling? Why will people buy your <br />experience (what is your pitch)? Who are your competitors? What is your <br />competitive advantage? How is your experience sold? How are going to promote <br />your business to customers? How will your business operate? How will you finance <br />your business? How will you know you are successful? <br />2500 character linit <br />List of Intended Use of Funds* <br />Facility Rentals <br />Speaker Fees and Travel Expenses <br />Addtl Studies <br />21 Projections of Increased Tourism <br />Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in the number of people <br />traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections.