Business Resource Websites

Penn State Agricultural Alternatives
Information on alternative agricultural enterprises

Farm Options - Wisconsin
Guide to information about new niche markets, about business start-up issues, about upcoming events, and about others like you who are pioneering new farm-food ventures in Wisconsin.

Horticultural Business Information Network - Tennessee
A Guide to Strategically Managing Green Industry Firms

Score
Councelors to America's Small Business

Building a Sustainable Business - Minnessota
A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses

Selected Costs and Returns Budgets for Horticultural Food Crops Production/Marketing
Cost and Budget Information from Virginia Cooperative Extension

Online Women's Business Center
SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership

Small Farm Decision-Making & Enterprise Planning Workbook [PDF]
Taking theFirst Step: [PDF]
Farm and Ranch Alternative Enterprise and Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide

FoodMAP
Food Marketing and Processing - Nebraska

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Farm Based Enterprise Development Resources

UGA Extension and Applied Agricultural Economics
A PRIMER for Selecting New Enterprises for Your Farm

National Center for Appropriate Technology
Marketing, Business and Risk Management

FARMCENTER.COM
Canadian Farm Business Management Council - Free Business Plans

Cornell University
Small Farm Business Management

Texas Risk Management Education Program
Risk Management Curriculum Guide

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA)
Evaluating a Rural Enterprise - Marketing & Business Guide

Small Farm Research and Education Resources - Cornell University [PDF - 152kb]

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) [PDF - 3.3MB]
Building a Sustainable Business - A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses

Making Decisions with Enterprise Budgets - A Curriculum Guide
Texas Risk Management Education Program

Making Decisions with Enterprise Budgets - Factsheet
Texas Risk Management Education Program

FARMCENTRE.COM [PDF - 28kb]
Farm Business Plans

Farming Alternatives: A Guide to Evaluating the Feasibility of New Farm-Based Enterprises
Natural Resources, Agriculture and Engeneering Service