Building a sustainable business

{Tool} Building a sustainable business. [Una GuÌa para Desarrollar un Plan de Negocios para Granjas y Ranchos.] Creator(s): DiGiacomo, Gigi; King, Robert and Nordquist, Dale. Issuing Organisation(s): MISA - Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. (2003)

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Document available online at: https://www.sare.org/resources/building-a-sustainable-business/

Summary in the original language of the document

This tool addresses the evolving business planning needs of beginning and experienced rural entrepreneurs. It is a useful guidebook that is relevant to the alternative farm operations and rural businesses of today. This publication is available in English and as a shortened version in Spanish.

Summary translation

“Construyendo un negocio sostenible: una guía para desarrollar un plan de negocios para granjas y negocios rurales” fue concebido por un equipo de planificación del Instituto de Minnesota para la Agricultura Sostenible (MISA), para abordar las necesidades cambiantes de planificación empresarial de las empresas rurales principiantes y experimentadas. empresarios. Desde el principio, el equipo de planificación imaginó una guía verdaderamente útil que sería relevante para las operaciones agrícolas alternativas y los negocios rurales de hoy.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	A guide to developing a business plan for farms and rural businesses.
What problem does the tool address?:	Business planning is an important part of owning and managing a farm. Producers traditionally go through the business planning process to: 1) Evaluate production alternatives; 2) Identify new market opportunities; and 3) Communicate their ideas to lenders, business partners and family. As agricultural entrepreneurs define and create themselves away from more “conventional” farming models, business planning has become more important than ever.
What solution does the tool offer?:	Producers considering innovative management practices and immature markets use business plans to map out strategies to take advantage of new opportunities such as organic farming, on-farm processing, direct marketing and rural tourism. A business plan helps producers demonstrate that they have fully researched their proposed alternative; they know how to produce their product, how to sell what they produce, and how to manage financial risk.
Country:	United States of America
Type of Practice Tool:	Leaflets & guidelines
Keywords:	agricultural economics, farm management, costs, marketing, agricultural trade, human resources management
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English agricultural economics http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8672 English farm management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 English costs http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1922 English marketing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4620 English agricultural trade http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8682 English human resources management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1331026477819
Subjects:	Farming Systems > Farm economics Food systems > Markets and trade Food systems > Produce chain management
Research affiliation:	European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge USA > Other organizations USA European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicTargets4EU > selected tools European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicTargets4EU
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	101060368
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/53402, https://x.com/farm_knowledge/status/1816431472749814157, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid02kBN8owrwxYZchmP8Yjoy97iFctkATPeJwqGgcyhLVL7ZiE2C5fsrnzcbQFxfyAmql
Project ID:	OFK
Deposited By:	Rüger, Madelaine Lea
ID Code:	53402
Deposited On:	27 May 2024 08:56
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 07:58
Document Language:	English, Spanish/Español
Status:	Published

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