2025 Farm Business Accelerator
Applications open!
Co-hosted with Polaris MEP, these sessions are designed for agriculture or aquaculture business owners. We will cover essential information to get your business started OR strengthen an existing one. We also provide one-on-one, tailored coaching along the way.
Space is limited.
Registration deadline: January 1, 2025
2025 COURSE SCHEDULE:
- January 22, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Business Model Canvas / One-page business plan
- January 29, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Legal/Regulatory Considerations for Specialty Crop Producers
- Week of February 5, times TBD – check-ins with coach Maggie Longo
- February 12, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Production – “Introduction to Standards & Flows”
- February 19, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Branding & Labeling
- February 26, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Finance (Costing, Pricing, Budget, Forecasting & Capital Access)
- March 5, from 5:30 to 8:30p – Sales Channels
PAST PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID…
“…covered all the nitty-gritty I needed to know to get started as a farm business.”
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“Connections and inspiration. It gets the business mind working after a day in the world of nature.”