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Cultivating Success - Ag Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Ready to start or expand a small farm or local food business?
Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning is a 12-week course that provides an overview of the business planning process and introduces topics and resources relevant to small farms and farm-fresh food start ups.
Topics include small farm licensing and permitting; market analysis and food consumer trends; marketing, branding, and communication; operations; personnel planning; small farm accounting and bookkeeping, finances and taxes, insurance.
Spanish spoken/Se habla Espanol.
Participants may earn credits toward Skagit Valley College Sustainable Ag & Food Systems Certificate. Contact SVC for more info.
Offered by WSU Skagit County Extension
Bilingual course (English & Spanish)
WSU NWREC Skagit Auditorium
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Thursday evenings, 6-9 pm
January 8 - March 25, 2015
Cost: $250 per farm family
Diversity and needs-based scholarships available. To apply, email dmcmoran@wsu.edu to request an application.
Graduates are eligible to begin farming at the Viva Farms Incubator. (www.VivaFarms.org)
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LocationWSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center (View)
16650 Washington SR 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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