Jumpstarting the Next Generation:Business Planning Workshop for Future Farm Leaders (Fall 2017)
- Thursday, November 2, 2017, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Thursday, November 9, 2017, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Friday, November 17, 2017, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Thursday, November 30, 2017, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
A 4-Part Workshop in November (Nov. 2nd, Nov. 9th, Nov. 17th, Nov. 30th)
Classes held at the Roycroft Campus (in the Powerhouse building) at 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052. 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Space is limited to 20 participants so register early!!
Cost: $130 per person / $160 for two people, if from the same farm (the cost will cover lunch & materials for all four days).
Agenda for Jumpstarting the Next Generation
Day 1-Thursday, November 2
Speakers: Lynn Oswald, Bree Bacon (NCCC)
Accounting 101 and Record keeping basics
Understanding a profit and loss statement
Cash flow statements
Business planning
Lender Criteria – Farm Credit; Paul Webster or Associate
Day 2-Thursday, November 9
Marketing – Dr. Susan McCartney and Dhannayia Johnson (Buffalo State SBDC)
Meyer’s Briggs Results and Activities – Larry Van De Valk, LEAD NY
Day 3-Friday, November 17
Labor – NYS Department of Labor – Kristen Hibit, kristen.hibit@labor.ny.gov
- Legal hiring requirements
- Definition of a seasonal hire
- Minimum wage requirements
- Unemployment Insurance-SIF
- Workers comp-SIF
- Farm Worker safety
- Clarifying rules on unpaid labor
- Rules on hiring family
HR – Diane Held (CCE Erie) and Megan Burley
Day 4-Tuesday November 30
Business Structure
Insurance
Local tour of farm to table business
Farm Net Succession planning
- Family communications
- Estate planning
- Establishing a farm team
TO REGISTER, please click here.
Fee
Cost: $130 per person / $160 for two people, if from the same farm (the cost will cover lunch & materials for all four days)
Location
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County
21 South Grove St.
East Aurora, NY 14052
Last updated October 2, 2017