‘Grow and Develop your Farm Business’!

starts: Jan 19, 2010 09:45 AM
ends: Jan 19, 2010 02:00 PM

location: Lenham Community Centre

FREE half day workshop

If you are thinking about or have already changed and expanded your business to make more of your farm assets, this workshop is for you!  Attend if you would like appreciate new tools to plan diversification and be able to start to develop your own Whole Farm Development Plan.

 In addition you will write your own action plan to develop your opportunities setting a financial target,, appreciate the breadth of marketing alternatives available for your products, gain confidence in how to assess your developing business and take steps to improve your products.

This special workshop is designed to introduce all those that are thinking about or have already embarked upon widening their farm businesses to take time away from the farm for a refreshed look at your business and be challenged to come  up with new ideas.

 At the end of the morning you will:

·     Have your own written action plan to start to realise your opportunities

·     Appreciate the importance of marketing your products – leave with 10 top tips for marketing on a low budget

·     Gain confidence in how to assess your developing business and take the next steps to improve your profits using new tools and frameworks to develop a diversification and farm development plan.

 The workshop is delivered by experts from Business Link and the Kent Downs Rural Advice Service.  A member of the new Leader Plus team will also explain grants available from this programme.

 

Contact: Jennifer Bate

Phone: 01732 878555

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