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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
5
Mar

“Fire Fighting” - or - “Fire Prevention?” Focusing Your Efforts on Preventing Fires Instead of Fighting Them

March 05, 2019

By: Mike Reynolds

As businesses grow, business owners need to adjust their roles and limit themselves to wearing fewer hats. Mike Reynolds, Farm Credit East Chief Business Officer, discusses how successful business owners need to delegate some things on their long list of responsibilities so they can focus their time and energy on other priorities.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: business management, business planning, communication, consulting, employee management, farm management, leadership, return on investment
8
Jan

The Long View

January 08, 2019

By: Bill Lipinski

The demanding daily tasks of running a business can sometimes cause owners and managers to have a shorter term focus. After all, in the short term, they may have to concentrate on planting or harvesting crops, taking care of livestock, or day-to-day employee management. But as producers navigate day-to-day challenges, it’s important to maintain a long-term perspective.

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Posted In: Financial Management

Tags: ag outlook, business management, business planning, communication, consulting, farm management, financial management, financing, generational transfer, risk management