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Course Overview
Session 1: Take Stock of Your Resources Session 2: Basic Equipment Required: Planning and Research Session 3: The Legal Terrain Session 4: Manage from the Ground Up Session 5: Plant It, Grow It, Market It! Session 6: Reap the Benefits Marketing Strategies Session 7: Get Your Budgets in Line Session 8: Analyze THESE: Cash Flow & Financial Statements Session 9: Cultivate Your Money Resources Session 10: Harvest Your Future.
Participant Materials
SESSION OUTLINES - One Page Session by session outline for the course TEXT Tilling the Soil of Opportunity . . . NxLeveltm Guide for Agricultural Entrepreneurs WORKSHEETS NxLeveltm Agricultural Business Plan Worksheets RESOURCE GUIDE NxLeveltm Agricultural Business Resource Guide OTHER Case Study Class Handouts & Supplemental Material
CLASS AGENDA
1. Class Opener 2. Instructor Topics 3. Guest Speaker BREAK Refreshments Networking Activity 4. WORK HOUR Discussion Groups Worksheet Activities Business Plan Sections
What is an Entrepreneur?
One who sees an opportunity, sizes up its value, and finds the resources to make the most of it.
ARE ENTREPRENEURS BORN or MADE?
Entrepreneurs are Innovators! They have: A strong desire to create something new. A vision of how the business will grow. AND THE DRIVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
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Rewards
Independence For many, the freedom to act independently is paramount in their decision to be their own boss.
Money The financial return from their own efforts is not limited to normal work for normal pay. Fun Entrepreneurs describe what they do as Funits what they WANT to do!
Personal & Family Considerations Worksheet Economic, Environmental & Societal Considerations Worksheet Your Personal Agricultural Knowledge & Human Resources Available for the Venture General Business Skills Physical (Land & Equipment) Resources Entrepreneurial Traits SelfAssessment Worksheet Personal Financial Resources
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