Business Planning Overview and Business Description

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft a business description in AgPlan.
• Begin to think about the next section, which is Operations.

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Additional resources:

• From the National Agricultural Law Center: States with agritourism statutes including limited liability protections
• For those in Vermont: Guide to Navigating Vermont's Agritourism Regulations

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• Please help us with our reporting for the grant that is paying for this series! Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises - Operations

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft your Operations section in AgPlan. If you don't have your own agritourism operation, create a sample plan to familiarize yourself with the business planning process.
• Begin to think about the next section, which is Marketing.

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Please take the weekly survey:

• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Marketing

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft your Marketing section in AgPlan. If you don't have your own agritourism operation, create a sample plan to familiarize yourself with the business planning process.
• Begin to think about the next section, which is Management and Organization.

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Please take the weekly survey:

• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Management and Organization

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft your Management & Organization section in AgPlan. If you don't have your own agritourism operation, create a sample plan to familiarize yourself with the business planning process.
• Begin to think about the next section, which is Financials.

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Please take the weekly survey:

• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Financial Section

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft your Management & Organization section in AgPlan. If you don't have your own agritourism operation, create a sample plan to familiarize yourself with the business planning process.
• Begin to think about the next section, which is the Executive Summary.

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Additional Resources

• Farm Financial Management Toolbox
• Developing & Interpreting Your Financial Statements and Measures
• Example budgets from the Ag Risk & Farm Management Library
• Farm Financial Standards Council Guidelines
• Book: Financial Statements
• Book: Agricultural Accounting

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• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Executive Summary

• Slides (PDF)

Homework assignment for this week:

• Draft your Executive Summary section in AgPlan. If you don't have your own agritourism operation, create a sample plan to familiarize yourself with the business planning process.
• The last session in this series is up next. We’ll have time for Q&A on anything related to business planning and agritourism. Come ready to ask questions and share your experience!

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Please take the weekly survey:

• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.

Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Closing Session

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Homework assignment for this week:

• Continue to work on your business plan
• Invite someone to review your plan
• Sign up for a one-on-one consultation through the survey link below
• Celebrate your accomplishments to date!

Need help with your homework?

• Contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota
  • Phone: (612) 625-1964
  • Email: cffm@umn.edu
  • Web: https://cffm.umn.edu

Please take the weekly survey:

• We appreciate your feedback! Please complete this survey every week, even if you are answering some of the same questions. Complete the following survey after you've watched this week's session.