Course Fee - $39

The goal of this course is to address the most important questions and issues to consider when evaluating a potential nature tourism enterprise or program. The step by step course utilizes, text, videos, worksheets and quizzes to help landowners & other entrepreneurs learn how to get started, select an enterprise and develop a product, create a financial plan, & develop a marketing plan. By completing this course you will have a written business plan, including basic financial statements.

Nature Tourism is a general term for many outdoor activities that can be a component of your business. For this course nature tourism activities have been categorized into Adventure, Agritourism, Fishing and Hunting. This course is appropriate for individuals and organizations looking to start, expand or diversify an operation, or students interested in learning about enterprise planning. This includes ranch, farm, parks and nature centers, outfitters & tour operators that utilize public or private land and waters. It should also be useful to community officials looking to help facilitate economic development through nature tourism programs & enterprises.
 
In this course you will learn about various forms of nature tourism, enterprise options and products for you to consider using in your business. You will to develop financial and marketing plans and upon completion will have a basic, easy to understand business plan which includes basic financial statements.

Once you have registered for the course, Texas AgriLife Extension Conference Services will email to you a confirmation of your registration, a receipt and the course enrollment key.  For questions regarding the course, please contact Miles Phillips at (979) 845-1023  or mdphillips@ag.tamu.edu  The course will be delivered through Extension Online Courses located at http://campus.extension.org. Users will need to create a free account at this site before class begins.

If a cancellation becomes necessary, please send notification to agrilifevents@ag.tamu.edu.  No refunds.