
The Farmer's Office
Tools, Tips and Templates to Successfully Manage a Growing Farm Business
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Farmer's Office
Tools, Tips and Templates to Successfully Manage a Growing Farm Business
About this book
A practical, how-to guide for farmers who want to achieve and maintain financial sustainability in their businesses
When you decided to become a farmer, you also became an entrepreneur and business person. In order to be ecologically and financially sustainable, you must understand the basics of accounting and bookkeeping, and learn how to manage a growing business.
Author Julia Shanks distills years of teaching and business consulting with farmers into this comprehensive, accessible guide. She covers all aspects of launching, running and growing a successful farm business through effective bookkeeping and business management, providing tools to make managerial decisions, apply for a loan or other financing, and offering general business and strategy advice for growing a business.
Whether you've been farming for many years or just getting started, The Farmer's Office gives you the tools needed to think like an entrepreneur and thoughtfully manage your business for success.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Gratitude
- Foreword, by Richard Wiswall
- Preface
- Disclaimer
- How to Use This Book
- 1. Introduction—Why Bother
- 2. Building the Foundation: The Financial Statements and Basic Accounting
- 3. Planning Your New Venture
- 4. The Business Planning Process
- 5. Financing Your New Venture
- 6. Setting up QuickBooks
- 7. Day-to-Day: Using QuickBooks for Cash Management
- 8. Digging into the Numbers and Beyond
- 9. Stabilizing Your Business
- 10. Growing Your Business
- Glossary
- Appendix 1: Sample Income Statement Accounts
- Appendix 2: The Business Plan
- Appendix 3: Sample Chart of Accounts for Livestock and Vegetable Farms
- Appendix 4: Financial Projections
- Appendix 5: Templates
- Index
- About the Author
- A Note About the Publisher