Economic Development
Business Planning
- AgPlan – The Agriculture, Fisheries and Small Business Planning website (U of M – Center for Farm Financial Management)
- Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses, SARE publication
- Starting an Ag-Business: A Pre-Planning Guide, Steve Richards, Cornell University
- UW-Extension Business Feasibility web-based course
- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center – location at UW-Eau Claire
- Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) website for worksheets – Building a Sustainable Business
- ● Partial budget analysis (Worksheet 4.32)
● Projected income statements: 1-5 years (Worksheet 4.33)
● Projected cash-flow statements: 1-3 years (Worksheet 4.34)
● Projected balance sheets: 1, 3, 5 years (Worksheet 4.35)
● Risk or sensitivity analysis (Worksheet 4.36)
Financial Planning
- University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management
- USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA)
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- UW-Extension Agriculture Financial Advisor (AgFA©) program
Funding Resources/Grant Programs
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Grant Programs
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- USDA AMS Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
- USDA Agricultural Risk Management Education (RME) Competitive Grants Program
- USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm loan programs
- USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs
- USDA Rural Development Rural Business Opportunity Grants (RBOG)
- USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)
- USDA Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
- Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) Early Planning Grant
- WEN/Dept of Commerce Dairy 2020 Early Planning Grant
- Wisconsin Dept of Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP) funding guide – Got Moo-la?
- Wisconsin DATCP Agricultural Development & Diversification (ADD) grant program
- Wisconsin DATCP Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program
- Wisconsin Dept of Commerce Milk Volume Production (MVP) program
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy Agribusiness and Renewable Energy Incentives
Management
Marketing
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
- Direct Marketing Today: Challenges and Opportunities USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
- Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers, SARE publication
- University of Minnesota Extension – Collaborative Marketing
- USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS)
Useful Links and Resources
- Cornell University Entrepreneurship Education and Outreach Program (EEO)
- Iowa State University Value Added Agriculture Program
- Iowa State University Extension – Ag Marketing Resource Center (MRC)
- Purdue University Ag Innovation and Commercialization Center
- SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business”
- University of Illinois Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (IDEA)
- University of Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers
- UW-Extension Agricultural Innovation Center
- UW-Extension Emerging Agricultural Markets Team
- Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN)
- Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)
If you have any questions regarding Economic Development, please contact:
Katie Sternweis
Agricultural Agent
Specializing in Economic Development
Dunn County UW-Extension
800 Wilson Ave, Room 330
Menomonie WI 54751
Phone: 715-232-1636
Fax: 715-231-6687
katie.sternweis@ces.uwex.edu
