The farmer's office : tools, templates, and skills for starting, managing, and growing a successful farm business / Julia Shanks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shanks, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm management.

Farms, Small--Management.

Farms, Small.

Office management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

The no-nonsense, practical guide for farm-preneurs to grow a successful farm business - completely revised and updated YOU LAUNCHED YOUR FARM because you love working the land and producing food. Yet to succeed you also need to think like an entrepreneur. The Farmer's Office, Second Edition is your must-have toolkit for starting and growing a sustainable agricultural business. Written by a consultant and entrepreneur who has supported hundreds of farm-preneurs, this essential resource is fully revised and updated to empower farmers to make sound decisions and manage their farm business for success. Topics include: Detailed descriptions of accounting and business concepts ; How to write a business plan for a new or growing venture and access financing ; Setting up and using QuickBooks for day-to-day sales and expense tracking, as well as for more complex tasks such as budgeting, cash flow analysis, and cost accounting ; Leveraging financial information to refine operations, improve profits, and develop strategies for growth ; Managing debt and cash flow challenges ; Planning for business growth and expansion ; Adapting to external shocks and learning to pivot ; Understanding mental blocks that can limit an entrepreneur's success. Enhanced with detailed case studies of real farm businesses, The Farmer's Office, Second Edition is your personal business coach, providing guidance for all the business skills needed to succeed as a businessperson in a competitive and rapidly changing world. ACCESSIBILITY NOTES: This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.

Contents:

Introduction - Why bother

Building the foundation : financial statements and basic accounting

Planning your new venture

The business planning process

Financing your new venture

Setting up a bookkeeping system (and Quickbooks)

Day to day : using Quickbooks for cash management

Digging into the numbers and beyond

Stabilizing your business

Growing your business

Building resiliency into your business model

Cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset

Appendix 1. Sample income statement accounts

Appendix 2. Sample balance sheet accounts

Appendix 3. Business plan writing guide

Appendix 4. Suggested accounts for chart of accounts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781550927856

9781771423816

1771423811

OCLC:

1409435236