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WSU Snohomish County Extension, in partnership with Snohomish Conservation District, will offer Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship to help new and current farmers gain skills in business planning, risk management, and direct marketing.
The curriculum features a full line-up of guest speakers including business professionals, marketing specialists, and successful farm owners with a special emphasis on the financial, risk, and legal issues unique to farm-based businesses. Participants are guided in developing a business plan they can use to help finance and grow a new enterprise or expand an existing farm-based business.
Class size is limited and always fills quickly. The course runs Tuesday evenings January 12, 2021 through March 30, 2021, 6:30 – 8:30pm, using the online Zoom platform. A required pre-paid registration for the twelve-week course is $200.
The strength of the Cultivating Success program lies with the of network farmers, business and marketing professionals, organizations, and others that provide the expertise, real-world examples, and resources necessary to develop a successful farm enterprise. Comments from graduates include, “The unique opportunity to hear from fellow successful farmers and business mentors is one of a kind.” “Thank you for saving me from making a $100,000 mistake!” and “The opportunity to evaluate my enterprise and make informed decisions is invaluable, after all the best place to make mistakes is on paper.”
Facilitators for the course include Bobbi Lindemulder, cattle rancher and District Operations Program Manager for the Snohomish Conservation District and Kate Ryan, greenhouse grower and Agriculture Program Coordinator for WSU Snohomish County Extension. Course sponsors include Snohomish Conservation District, Snohomish County Farm Bureau, and King Conservation District.
For more information on the course, contact Kate Ryan.
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