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A training series presented by The Carrot Project
The Making It Happen: Profitability and Success Training for farmers and food processors will give you the financial management toolbox needed to confidently answer these questions and improve your business decision making and profitability.
This interactive course presents four tools -- cash flow budgeting, scenario planning, enterprise budgeting, and sensitivity analysis -- that "are fundamental and work well together to provide a comprehensive toolbox," according to a 2018 course participant.
The training is intended for producers with at least one year of operating experience and is approved as a USDA Farm Service Agency borrower training in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Participants in these areas receive registration priority.
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28588This remote learning series is limited to 12 businesses and takes place in 3 sessions of approximately 3 hours each.
Session one: Friday March 6 Noon to 3 PM
Session two: Friday March 13 Noon to 3 PM
Session three: Monday March 30 Noon to 3 PM
Participants will need an internet enabled device, a microphone, and webcam.
The Carrot Project is committed to making our services available to participants. If you require accommodations in order to fully participate, please describe them on the registration page.
The Carrot Project provides financing and business assistance so farm and food enterprises thrive. We offer programs for loans and financial technical assistance for farm and food enterprises. Services are available to farm, forestry and fishery businesses, and to processing, distribution and storage enterprises with any type of local agricultural product for those who may not be able to obtain financing elsewhere including startups and beginning farmers.
Services may be free or cost-shared depending on your location and can include:
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