Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses

Gigi DiGiacomo, Robert King, and Dale Nordquist ( 2003 )

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"Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses" brings the business planning process alive to help today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets lend a practical perspective and illustrate how real farm families set goals, researched processing alternatives, determined potential markets, and evaluated financing options. Blank worksheets help the reader develop a detailed, lender-ready business plan or map out strategies to take advantage of new opportunities.

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University of Minnesota Extension

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University of Minnesota

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