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Entrepreneurship and the Business Planning Process

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

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... place to hang out. Patrick T. Tierney Products and Services The Downieville Adventure Company has a fleet of five diesel 15-passenger vans equipped with the latest bike racks. The vans leave every two hours to shuttle mountain bikers up...

Your Commercial Recreation, Event, and Tourism Business Adventure

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... such a valuable part of the business that Nancy couldn’t afford to lose her. Carla is in charge of retail store sales and accounting, and Nancy runs the boats every day and completes the purchasing and planning of all business activities....

Service Quality Management and Customer Loyalty

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... and potential price charged. Adapted from T. Peters, 1987, Thriving on chaos: Handbook for a management revolution (New York: Knopf), 114. The demand for basic service comes when the consumer has no other choice and little free time....

Business Concept: Products and Services

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... to this question thoughtfully and in as few words as possible . . . provided you don’t miss the point of answering the question. When you answer this question, you are taking the vital step necessary to prepare a mission statement. It’s...

Marketing, Promotions, and Communications

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... afford a toll-free phone line. A tourist kiosk in Aspen, Colorado. Patrick T. Tierney Internet Cyberspace, commonly known as the Internet or World Wide Web, is an increasingly common “place” for sales to be made. Almost every...

Retail, Other Profit Centers, and Facilities

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... batches of custom equipment and takes reservations for the summer in Alaska. Stan Boor, owner. Patrick T. Tierney Products and Services Alaska River Outfitters supports 10- to 15-day Tatshenshini River trips by supplying rental rafts...

Completing and Implementing the Business Plan

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... of the proposal. There are some customary formats or templates we recommend when applying for a business loan. I don’t think it will take a great deal of time for you to reorganize the notebook, bind it as a more formal submission, and it may very well...

Ethics, Environmental Management, and Sustainability

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... Research has also shown that participation in ecotourism is significantly related to the willingness of the public to protect natural areas in the future (Tierney, Price, and Arnold, 1994). Although not all RET activity providers visit natural...

Financial Planning and Analysis

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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... Store sales Rentals Tours Other Total From R. Pfister and P. Tierney, 2008, Recreation, event, and tourism businesses (Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics). Profit centers are distinct areas...

Protecting Your Assets: Liability and Risk Management

Robert E. Pfister

Robert E. Pfister, PhD, is a professor in the departmentof recreation and tourism management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. For over 20 years, Pfister has instructed courses in entrepreneurial recreation and tourism to university students in the United States and Canada. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Patrick T. Tierney

Patrick T. Tierney, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation, parks, and tourism at San Francisco State University. As a business owner, instructor, and researcher, Tierney has more than 30 years of experience in theories and applications of the recreation, event, and tourism industry. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

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Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses : Start-Up and Sustainable Operations

Human Kinetics, 2009

Ebook Chapter

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...After reading this chapter you will be able to identify types of liability that affect RET businesses; explain key elements of contract and tort law applicable to commercial recreation, event, and tourism businesses; discuss the methods...