Draft your business plan in seven weeks! This online series of seven sessions guides business owners and managers through the process of developing a business plan using AgPlan. Each session covers a different section of the business planning process.
We hosted the live webinars between February 13 and March 26, 2024. You can follow the recordings at your own pace. If you do your homework in between sessions, you'll have a business plan drafted in seven sessions.
Session 1
Business Planning Overview and Business Description
Homework assignment for this week:
- Draft a business description in AgPlan.
- Begin to think about the next section coming up on Tuesday, February 20th, 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
Please take the weekly survey:
- 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.
Session 2
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises - Operations
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 coming up on Tuesday, February 27th, 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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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.
Session 3
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Marketing
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 coming up on Tuesday, March 5th, 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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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.
Session 4
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Management and Organization
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 coming up on Tuesday, March 12, 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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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.
Session 5
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Financial Section
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 coming up on Tuesday, March 19, 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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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
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.
Session 6
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Executive Summary
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 Tuesday, March 26. 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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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.
Session 7
Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises – Closing Session
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
- Visit https://go.uvm.edu/agplan for the recordings and resources
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.