Building a Sustainable Business A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses Developed by the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) Published by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) HA6NDBOOK Handbook Series Book 6 Building a Sustainable Business A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses Developed by: the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture Saint Paul, MN Published by: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) College Park, MD Project Coordinators This publication was developed by the Minnesota Institute for Gigi DiGiacomo, Economic Consultant Sustainable Agriculture in cooperation with the Center for Farm Debra Elias Morse, Consultant Financial Management, with funding from the Minnesota State Robert King, University of Minnesota Legislature. Authors This publication was co-published by the Sustainable Agriculture Gigi DiGiacomo, Economic Consultant Research and Education (SARE) program, under a coopera- Robert King, University of Minnesota tive agreement with USDA’s National Institute of Food and Dale Nordquist, University of Minnesota Agriculture (NIFA). Contributors To order copies of this book ($17.00 plus $6.95 shipping and Vern Eidman, University of Minnesota handling), contact: (301) 779-1007,
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