Niagara’s Freedom Trail <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting the Challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Overview <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Updates and other business <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minutes of last meeting <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Refresher course (assessing the tour & <\/p>\n\n\n\n
market, selecting possible partners) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continue Step 2 – Making the Network Decision <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Begin Step 3 – Forming the Alliance <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 – Making the Networking Decision (continued) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assessing the Operations of each Member Site <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One-Page Business Plan <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identifying and Prioritizing Areas of Cooperation <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 – Assessing each Member Site <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Self evaluations enable each member site to assess and have a clear understanding of their internal operations and market situation (i.e. why would a tourist select your site over another site or your tour over another tour?) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enable each member site to identify strengths, weaknesses & areas for improvements <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assessing each Member Site (cont’d) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once this exercise has been completed each member site can ask themselves these two important questions; <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 – Can a network assist your site in building on your strengths & opportunities? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2- Would a network help overcome the threats and weaknesses your site has? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 – One-page Business Plan for each Member Site <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One-page business plan will enable each member site to draft a plan of action on issues and goals that are important to them <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One-page business plan will set the stage in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
identifying areas of cooperation for the network and the overall direction of the network <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 – Identifying and Prioritizing Areas of Cooperation <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on the self evaluation and one-page business plan, each member site should identify areas of cooperation (marketing, product development, etc.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each member site should then rank the areas of cooperation based on their immediate needs <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consensus on the areas of cooperation could lead to cooperative projects to develop <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identifying and Prioritizing Areas of Cooperation (cont’d) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identifying and prioritizing areas of cooperation and <\/p>\n\n\n\n
subsequent projects is critical to the success of the network <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will serve as the base for the future Network Business Plan <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Process – Step 3 – Forming the Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letter of Intent <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Determining Partner Resources <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prioritizing Projects to Develop <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developing a Business Plan for theNetwork <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cooperation Agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developing a Letter of Intent <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letter of intent is an interim agreement that spells out the realistic goals, actions that must be achieved before a final agreement is signed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letter of intent has two important purposes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When members sign it, they make an <\/p>\n\n\n\n
active commitment to the network and to the decision making process<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developing a Letter of Intent (cont’d) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– It acts as a work plan for the network project <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letter should include the names of the members, the network goals and business idea, members’ responsibilities, division of work and costs and proposed model for organizing the network project <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is much to be gained and learned from each other and from each member site <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selecting the right partners and consensus on the areas of cooperation is the key to a successful network <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letter of Intent Demonstrates Commitment <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next Steps <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is there a consensus to continue Step 3 \u00ab\u00a0Forming the Alliance\u00a0\u00bb <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If yes, the deliverables of Step 3 will include developing the letter of intent, partner resources, and negotiating the alliance <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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