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Aug

Fly the plane with your eyes open — and see the landing strip through good recordkeeping

August 12, 2020

By: Christopher Anderson

Good records are not complicated, but they do require attention, commitment and education. We might not understand how to keep accurate books, Chris Anderson encourages businesses not to clear away the fog and help your business see the landing strip ahead.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: consulting, record keeping
18
Feb

Marketing Yourself to Potential Business Partners, Landowners and Customers

February 18, 2020

By: Keith Dickinson

To market yourself to potential business partners, landowners and customers, you need to have a plan. Keith Dickinson discusses a communication tool to connect the values and goals of your business to potential investors.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: business management, business planning, collaboration, communication, consulting, farm management, return on investment
4
Feb

Balancing Off-Farm Employment When Starting an Operation

February 04, 2020

By: Bill Zweigbaum

Many producers utilize off-farm jobs to generate additional income and procure benefits such as health insurance and retirement funding. This raises the question, particularly for smaller farms, of how to balance off-farm employment while maintaining a successful operation at home. When deciding whether you can (or should) manage an off-farm job, here’s some things to consider.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: FarmStart, GenerationNext, business management, business planning, consulting, farm business, farm management, productivity, profitability, time management, young & beginning farmers
3
Dec

Be proactive in your tax planning approach

December 03, 2019

By: Doug Myers

A proactive tax planning strategy isn’t about simply avoiding taxes. Rather, it focuses on paying the right amount of tax that maximizes tax benefits and minimizes tax over the long term. Farm Credit East financial services leader Doug Myers discusses what’s in his tax planning toolbox.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: consulting, expenses, financial management, tax planning, taxes