{"id":4646,"date":"2015-12-15T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T22:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/skagit\/?page_id=4646"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:28:08","slug":"readings-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/agriculture\/cultivating-success\/agricultural-entrepreneurship-and-business-planning-course\/readings-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will be adding readings and resources as the course progresses. Check back each week for links!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2015\/12\/SARE-Building-a-Sustainable-Business.pdf\">Building a Sustainable Business Workbook<\/a>(PDF)- Helpful prompts and worksheets for assisting in the business plan writing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week 1: Introduction to the Business Plan&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Week 1 Mission and Goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why a Business Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Plan Templates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Farm Business Plan Template<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extended Business Plan Template with Prompts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plantilla del Plan de Negocio Agricola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plantilla larga del Plan de Negocio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggested Reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1.3 Developing a Business Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>desarrollando-un-plan-de-negocio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Starting or Diversifying and Agricultural Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a b nursery sample business plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Farm Plan Example-Carrot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week 2: Product and Industry Description&nbsp;and Business Structure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/01\/CS-AgEnt-Week-2-Powerpoint-.pdf\">CS AgEnt &#8211; Week 2(PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Structure Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>ATTRA farmbiz structures tipsheet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Structure for Small Farms:_A Quick Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>farmbiz_structures_tipsheet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Structure Flowchart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Structure Resource<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggested Reading for this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Organic Farmers Business Handbook- Chapter 1 and pages 132-136<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/natural-resources-environment\/organic-agriculture\/organic-market-overview.aspx\">USDA Organic market overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Researching Small Enterprises PowerPoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industry description homework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UCSC economic trends and policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/farmersmarketcoalition.org\/education\/stimulate-local-economies\/\">Farmers Market Numbers for Stimulating Local Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week 3: Market Channels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/01\/Sell-What-you-Grow-PowerPoint-2017.pdf\">Sell What you Grow (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggested Reading for this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Market Farming Success- Chapter 2 and pages 187-206<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Agrotourism in Washington State Ag Industry Profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week 4:&nbsp;Property Purchasing and Leasing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading for this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Market Farming Success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NWFCS Land_Buying_Checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Top Ten Things I Learned Buying a Small Farm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SWOT Template<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My search for Ag land<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week 5 Financing, Balance Sheet, Income and Expense Statements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Week 5 Powerpoint Financing &amp; 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