Business Tools & Resources
Business Tools & Resources
The business tools listed on this page are here to help those interested in building an agricultural business or who are already invested in an agricultural business. These tools can assist in determining the feasibility of an agricultural endeavor, evaluating financial situations, exploring business plans and more.
Business Toolkit
The Extension Business Toolkit is a series of information sheets designed to provide a quick overview of business planning basics. Some of the topics addressed in the tool kit include: Having an Entrepreneurial Mindset, Marketing Basics, Farm Record-Keeping and Guide to Writing a Business Plan.
Business Resources
- Agribusiness Economic Values
Dr. Mike Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist with N.C. State University, compiles economic figures and facts regarding North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusiness industries in the following resources:
- How to Turn an Idea into a Business (PDF)
- Piedmont Farm School
This is a seven-month educational and outreach program that trains beginning and transitioning farmers. The program is designed to help them operate successful small-scale, sustainable farms. The school involves students from Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Montgomery, Randolph and Rowan counties. - Rural Tax Education
This website provides agricultural producers and Extension educators with a source for agriculturally-related tax information that is both current and easy to understand. Visitors can find peer-reviewed materials about income tax topics for agricultural producers and operations. This site is a project of the National Farm Income Tax Extension Committee (NFITEC).
Cooperative Extension Directory
Cooperative Extension Offices are located in every county.
The Produce Lady
A personal look at locally grown foods, healthy recipes, N.C. farmers markets, produce videos and food safety practices.
Your Business Toolkit
We share basics for your business, from identifying customers, developing a business plan, considering insurance basics to marketing.
