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Subject: Proposal: Impact of Rural Tourism on entrepreneurial development
The purpose of this proposal is to seek clearance to do my project for the semester on the topic of rural tourism. Tourism, as an industry, has grown much in recent years. The growth of tourism has given multiple opportunities for income generation and business ideas, which can be executed in the sector. All over the globe, tourism is considered one of the fastest-growing industries; hence more people are willing to invest in the industry. This proposal will provide information on entrepreneurial development and how it has been affected by rural tourism, a possible solution, a weekly schedule, and my qualifications to address it.
Background and Statement of the problem
The role of tourism in entrepreneurship has gained increasing importance as it has led to new businesses in rural areas. The rural tourism level is low, and the impact of rural tourism on entrepreneurial development is also low. Many benefits arise from rural tourism, but it has been overseen for some time. Getting ways to make it better will allow many people in rural areas and provide employment to many. The creation of rural employment has been a problem for a long time, among other problems like poor infrastructure in rural areas, community development problems, and lack of good social integration. To solve all these problems, rural tourism can help in different ways.
Tourism sites and activities target tourism in rural areas where there are attractive locations that can attract people and nature-based. This is due to increased demand for natural and attractive locations for rural development. With every country aiming to boost its rural tourism, it is strategically based to improve rural development. Rural tourism boosts the economy as most people get business opportunities, which leads to more investments.
The tourism industry has been hit by COVID 19, people are not allowed to travel abroad due to the lockdown, and rural tourism can come in handy at times like this. The opportunities that arise in such unforeseen cases can make communities better. Entrepreneurs should be empowered to invest in the tourism industry. The concept of rural tourism should be addressed by authorities to ensure people are aware of possible opportunities from the industry. With government efforts to improve rural lives, rural tourism can be a solution to solve the problem.
Most agencies have been doing seminars and training programs to improve the skillset and knowledge of entrepreneurs. However, they are not empowered enough to invest in rural tourism. There should be more done to this cause and ensuring entrepreneurs and willing to get into the sector. Entrepreneurs should be aware that rural tourism is worth investing in and help to make the industry better. If enough people are aware of rural tourism’s significance on development, then it all gets better.
For these and more reasons that I will discuss on my project, I propose agencies do an appraisal of rural tourism’s significance on entrepreneurial development.
Research plan
- The initial part of my research plan will be doing online research. I will gather all the necessary materials I need to complete my projects. Articles from the library and, most importantly, tourism websites will help me at this stage. This is where I will have to answer the questions that I have to before I proceed to the next step. I will answer questions like:
What is the concept of rural tourism in general?
What is the significance of entrepreneurial development?
What is the state of rural tourism New Jersey?
Is there a way we can do better in rural tourism?
- The second part of my research will be contacting a random rural tourism agency in New Jersey. I will contact one of the top-rated tourist attractions around and ask them a couple of questions on how we can improve the state and its impacts on entrepreneurial development. I will ask them questions like:
What is the current state of rural tourism in the area?
Are you promoting rural tourism?
How has rural tourism affected the economy?
How has rural tourism affected the society where you are set up?
Is the number of rural tourist getting better or worse?
I will ask questions more than these to ensure I get all the information I need to validate my hypothesis and answer my research questions well when presenting the findings.
- The next step will be making calls to more tourist attractions and ask questions that can help me get a solution to the problem. I will randomly pick some of the sites and contact them to answer what I won’t find online when doing my research.
Schedule
The following schedule includes my plan to finish the project within the given period while meeting every deadline.
Sep 8: Revise the project topic approval, which is due final submission on Sep 13.
Sep 17: After my topic has been approved, do online research on every material I will need for the project and contact information of the participants I will need.
Sep 20: After getting all the materials and ready to work, Start working on project two.
Sep 25: Submit a rough draft of project two and ask critical questions to make it better.
Oct 4: Make my project two final submission
Oct 10: Working on project Oct 3 25: Make my final submission for project Nov 3 1: Work on project Nov 4 15: Submit project four final
Nov 30: Compiling all my research and check if everything is done accurately. I will ask questions on this and make sure it is ready for submission
Dec 13: Submit the final project 5
Qualifications
My experience in the tourism industry as a chef and supervisor has given me experience in the industry. I have been a supervisor, and I know how people get affected by tourism, and I will employ this in my research. I have worked in different departments in hotels, and my experience in management will give me enough knowledge to focus on in this project. I have done some proposals before opening ventures in society, and I will use this experience to make this project a success.
Conclusion
This proposal will examine the impact of rural tourism on entrepreneurial development. It is aimed to make rural tourism in New Jersey better and help improve society in different ways. The goal of the solution is to improve rural tourism and its significance to help society. I have provided my research plan and schedule on how I will conduct my research until I submit my final project within the timeline, meeting all deadlines provided. I am open to many research topics, and I will appreciate your response on this one. You can contact me at 908-305-9222 or mpf135@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,
mpf
Michaelson Ferdinand