Creating a Business Plan

Business plans communicate the future goals of an enterprise or operation and how they will be achieved. They can be a useful tool when starting or changing an enterprise or when applying for a loan. Business plans are built around stated goals and are usually supported by financial statements.

WHERE TO START: Click here to take a Business Planning Assessment to see how well do you understand the basics of business planning and how prepared you are currently. After you take the assessment you will be directed back here.

YCF Wyoming will provide access and support for business plan development through the use of an interactive and collaborative tool called AgPlan.

The following course content is built upon and incorporates materials and online resources from AgPlan, a free business plan development service developed by the Center for Farm Financial Management with Funding provided by USDA.

AgPlan. Robert Craven, Dale Nordquist, Kevin Klair, Curtis Mahnken, Jeff Reisdorfer, and Laurie Dickinson (2010) <https://farmanswers.org/Library/Record/agplan>