Source: CAROLINA FARM CREDIT, 8/27/14

Carolina Farm Credit will accept 5 YBS farmers/farm families to participate in a 10 module online course that is designed to:
o Assist young, beginning and small farmers in becoming more successful business people through knowledge of the marketplace, financial and business management topics.
o 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 link to locate 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.

For more info, click here.