2.0 Small Farm
Business
Planning
Introduction
3
Lecture 1 Outline: An Introduction to Business Planning
5
and the Critical Elements of a Business Plan
Lecture 2 Outline: Review of a Sample Business Plan
9
Lecture 3 Outline: Cash Flow Spreadsheets, Cash Flow Planning, 15
and Proper Categories for Sources and Uses of Cash
Step-by-Step Exercise: Entering Your Financial Information
19
in the Small Farm Cash Flow Spreadsheet
Resources
21
Glossary
25
Appendices
1. Characteristics of U.S. Small Farms
27
2. Sample Business Plan
29
3. Business Plan Template
35
4. Sample Cash Flow Spreadsheets for the First Two
43
Operating Years
5. Cash Flow Template
47
6. Second Year Cash Flow Projections
49
Unit 2.0 | 1
Small Farm Business Planning