Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Cultivating Success Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning is an in-depth farm and food business planning course that will walk you through the necessary steps to create a business plan for an existing farm-based business or a completely new enterprise. Join weekly online classes with a statewide cohort of new and beginning farm businesses, hearing from a full line-up of guest experts and farmer speakers, and engaging in regional groups for more networking and community-based support.

Course Details:

Winter 2027 January 19 – March 9
Class meets weekly on Tuesdays from 6-8pm
Online course classroom through Zoom with regional in person opportunities
$200 course registration per farm (up to 3 participants). Scholarships are available for anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier.

Course offered with Spanish interpretation.If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access to participate in this event, please contact Kate Smith, WSU Food Systems Program, at kate.smith@wsu.edu or 360-399-6052 no later than two weeks before the event. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request.