Carolina Farm Credit will accept 5 YBSM famers/farm families to participate in a 10 module online course that is designed to:
- Assist young, beginning, small and minority farmers in becoming more successful business people through knowledge of the marketplace, financial and business management topics.
- Teach each farmer valuable skills that will enable them to develop a useful, meaningful, strategic business plan for their own business.
Interested applicants living in the Carolina Farm Credit territory must complete the application below to be considered.
Deadline for application submission is Sept. 1
The ten-module program, being facilitated by Farm Credit University, consists of interactive exercises, an objective test, and application exercises. Curriculum topics will include:
Megatrends Facing the Industry |
How Lending Decisions Are Made |
Strategic Business Planning |
Farm Business Management Factors |
Preparing for Your Lender |
Growth and Transition Management |
Constructing Financial Statements:
The Balance Sheet |
Personal Financial Management |
Constructing Financial Statements:
The Income Statement and Cash Flow |
Communications, Ethics, and Professionalism |
Find the Farm Credit that serves your area- use this spreadsheet to locate your county and the Farm Credit that serves your area. If you are not in a Carolina Farm Credit county, please visit the website of your local Farm Credit to get all the application materials.
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