Your Guide to FSA Farm Loans
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Small Farm Decision-Making &
Enterprise Planning Workbook
North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.
(c)1992
Available free online at:
Accion USA Business Plan Template
Accion USA Small Business Resources. (c)2007
Available free online at:
Small Farm
Decision-Making
&
Enterprise Planning
Workbook
STATE UNIVERSITY
A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION
Helping People Put Knowledge to Work
NC
Ways to Grow
ACCION USA
Business Plan
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Business Name
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Name(s) of Owner(s)
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Address, City, State Zip
Phone number: ___________________ Fax number: ___________________
Executive Summary
COMPLETE LAST. This should summarize the major characteristics of your business and plan into one or two
pages (attach additional pages if needed). Copy appropriate parts of Sections 1-2 into this section. If you are
applying for a loan, you will read this executive summary to the group to summarize your business and why you
need a loan.
Write 2-3 short paragraphs on the topics below:
A brief business description, your business mission and your products and services (copy from section 1).
Your customers (income, ethnicity, gender), how large the market is, what part of the market you now serve,
what part of the market you would like to serve, and how you reach your target market.
Your competition and the advantages your business has over other similar businesses.
Your goals for the next three years, including marketing plans, new products or services, and resources
you will need to meet your goals (money, employees, etc.).
If you are applying for a loan, describe your plans for the loan period, indicate how much you are applying
for, how you will use the loan, and how it will help you carry out your plans.
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Business Plan
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http://agmarketing.extension.psu.edu/begfrmrs/SmlFrmDecisionMAkingWrkbk.pdf
http://www.accionusa.org/Uploads/FileManager/YMY/Business%20Plan%20Template_English.pdf