This Farm Business Viability series addresses skills fundamental to starting and running a farm business in an informal Q&A format.

Learn the business fundamentals necessary to keep your food or farm business in the green.  Wendy Wieland, MSUE/Product Center Counselor, explains the basics from business planning, record keeping, financing and more.

 

Wendy Wieland, MSUE/Product Center Counselor, and Annie Olds, Regional Director Northwest SBDC, team up to help farmers and food businesses take their start-up business to the next level.  Six, fast-paced sessions mix formal instruction by certified business consultants and informal discussions with successful ag-entrepreneurs about their experiences.  Get ready to jump-start your business with curriculum materials, a network of peers and mentors, and preliminary business plan.  Individual counseling sessions with the instructors available as part of the course.  This training is designed for food-farm businesses with a well-defined, working business model.  To learn more, please call 231-922-3780.