WSU Clark County Extension is offering a 10-week class, “Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning,” to help entrepreneurs develop a workable business plan to guide the success and sustainability of their agricultural enterprise.
“A business plan is like a roadmap that can guide farmers to be successful and sustainable” says Doug Stienbarger, WSU Clark County Extension director.
The course will teach beginning and current farmers and value-added producers skills in business planning and operating a sustainable business. Emphasis is placed on direct marketing, record-keeping, and financial and legal issues unique to agricultural businesses. Instructors include farm marketing specialists, accountants, attorneys, agricultural professionals, and local farmers sharing their farming and marketing experience.
Registration is $100 per farm or family and class size is limited to the first 30 participants. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. To register, contact Teresa Koper at teresa.koper@wsu.edu or visit the WSU Clark County Extension events calendar, https://extension.wsu.edu/clark/calendar. Registration deadline is Feb. 11.
