Courses

This workshop is part of a 6-part series focused on identifying your vision, goals, target market, value added production opportunities and building resiliency on the farm. This workshop is focused on identifying the wants and needs of participants’ customers to provide the best products and service.

Time 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Date: January 26, 2023

In-person and Online options available!
Location: Jefferson County Extension Office
2729 W Washington Hwy, Monticello, FL 32344

This workshop is part of a 6-part series focused on identifying your vision, goals, target market, value added production opportunities and building resiliency on the farm. This workshop focuses on assisting participants in identifying the operational and financial needs of their business to scale their business to the next level.

In-person and Virtual options available!
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Date: February 2, 2023

Location: Leon County Extension Office
615 E Paul Russell Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32301

This workshop is part of a 6-part series focused on identifying your vision, goals, target market, value added production opportunities and building resiliency on the farm. This workshop will teach participants about diversifying their product line, the food safety process, and the Kitchen share program located inside of the Frenchtown Hub.

In-person and Virtual options available!
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Date: February 16, 2023

Location: Gadsden County Extension Office
2140 W Jefferson St, Quincy, FL 32351

This workshop is part of a 6-part series focused on identifying your vision, goals, target market, value added production opportunities and building resiliency on the farm. This workshop will inform participants about the farming system and its ability to ensure the provision of the system functions in the face of increasingly complex and accumulating economic, social, environmental, and institutional shocks and stresses, through capacities of robustness, adaptability and transformability.

In-person and Virtual options available!
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Date: March 2, 2023

Location: Leon County Extension Office
615 E Paul Russell Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32301

This workshop is part of a 6-part series focused on identifying your vision, goals, target market, value added production opportunities and building resiliency on the farm. This workshop will inform participants on the importance of a strong business foundation and assist them in taking the steps to create that foundation. Participants will state the mission, vision, and values of their business, learn how to measure the success of their business by recognizing the key performance indicators, and learn how to create a strategic plan that will help them achieve the goals of their business.

In-person and Virtual options available!
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Date: March 16, 2023

Location: Jefferson County Extension Office
2729 W Washington Hwy, Monticello, FL 32344

This class will guide individuals and business owners through available tax deductions and credits for the 2022 tax year. This class is intended to assist participants in identifying all applicable deductions and credits to reduce potential tax liabilities. Guidance will also be provided for preparing for the initial meeting during the initial tax clinic session for tax preparation.

This class will focus on capturing the essence of your business concept. This will assist in establishing the right foundation for your business by learning about (a.) the type of business entities (partnerships, S-corporations, limited liability companies, etc.), (b.) filing and registration requirements on a federal, state and local level, (c.) insurance and business & personal liability, and (d.) business banking, (e) developing an impactful business plan and (f) utilizing strong business practices.

This class will focus on how to develop your vision and mission for your business, developing a strategic or business plan, and quantifying those goals to develop a financial plan. The instructor will discuss the critical components and guidance on writing an impactful business plan, including the industry analysis, marketing plan, and operations plan.

This class will discuss and review how to develop financial projections and key considerations in creating a realistic and attainable budget for the next calendar year. Participants are encouraged to bring questions or any challenges with forecasting and budgeting.

This class will guide individuals and business owners through available tax deductions and credits for the 2021 tax year. This class is intended to assist participants identify all applicable deductions and credits to reduce potential tax liabilities.

This class will focus on building a strong bookkeeping practice. This class is considered an introductory course for participants who are planning to or currently manage their own books. We will review the importance of tracking revenue and expenses, how to accurately record business transactions and how to utilize the information to evaluate a business' performance and make strong business decisions.

This class will review strategies to establish a strong brand presence, ways to market your business and how to utilize a marketing plan to attain projected financial goals. Pricing, sales tactics, the selling cycle and customer service will be covered to ensure that the brand established aligns with the marketing practices implemented.