Education :

Building a Sustainable Business

This course will help you plan for your farm's success. You will learn about the pieces of a business plan, and will work on writing your own business plan. There will be 6, three-hour classroom sessions. Plus, if you wish, an instructor can meet with you at your farm.

Who should attend? People who are thinking of starting a farm, expanding, buying, redirecting, or thinking about a new enterprise on their farm.

You will be able to discuss your business idea with other interested people, flesh out your ideas, and get them down on paper.

The registration fee is $149. Scholarships are available through the Small Business Development Center. Please contact Heather Gonyaw, SBDC, at 1-800-464-7232, or hgonyaw@vtsbdc.org for scholarship information.

Where and When:

Rutland, Tuesdays, January 5, 11, 19, and February 2, 9, 16
White River Jct., Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20, and February 3, 10, 17
Chittenden, Thursdays, January 7, 14, 21, and February 4, 11, 18

All classes will run 1-4 pm.

Instructors will include Steve Paddock, VT Small Business Development Center; and Glenn Rogers and Dennis Kauppila from UVM Extension.

For information or to register, contact Mary Straight at 1-800-545-8920 x 2100 or mary.straight@uvm.edu by December 14, 2009.

If you require accommodations to participate in this program, please contact Mary Straight at 1-800-545-8920 x 2100 by December 14. 2009.

Last modified November 01 2009 02:19 PM