The Farmer’s Office, Second Edition

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Garden & Nature

Julia Shanks

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Format: Paperback
352 pages
Size: 7.5" x 8.875" (w x h)

Tools, Templates, and Skills for Starting, Managing, and Growing a Successful Farm Business

You launched your farm because you love working the land and producing food. Yet to succeed you also need to think like an entrepreneur. The Farmer’s Office, Second Edition is your must-have toolkit for starting and growing a sustainable agricultural business.

Written by a consultant and entrepreneur who has supported hundreds of farm-preneurs, this essential resource is fully revised and updated to empower readers to make sound decisions and manage their farm business for success. Topics include:

  • How to write a business plan for a new or growing venture
  • Detailed descriptions of accounting and business concepts
  • Setting up and using QuickBooks for day-to-day sales and expense tracking, as well as for more complex tasks such as budgeting, cash flow analysis, cost accounting; reading financial statements
  • Leveraging financial information to refine operations, improve profits, and develop strategies for growth
  • Accessing financing and managing debt Adapting to external shocks and learning to pivot
  • Planning for business growth and expansion
  • Understanding mental blocks that can limit an entrepreneur’s success.

Enhanced with detailed case studies of real farm businesses, The Farmer’s Office, Second Edition is your personal business coach, providing guidance for all the business skills needed to succeed as a businessperson in a competitive and rapidly changing world.

Julia Shanks

Julia Shanks brings a broad range of professional experience to her clients; from pilot, to chef, to serial entrepreneur, she combines the practicality of an accountant with the creativity of a chef. Julia’s career started at the FAA as an aviation analyst, and quickly took a turn into the culinary arts. Julia worked as a chef for 15 years, launching several food businesses. After earning an MBA in entrepreneurship, she taught graduate and undergraduate accounting at Babson College. As a business consultant and coach, she supports owners of small- and medium- sized food and agricultural businesses to achieve and maintain financial and operational sustainability. Together with Brett Grohsgal, she co-authored The Farmers Market Cookbook. Julia lives in Cambridge, MA.
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