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SUMMARY:CISA Quickbooks for Farmers Series: Part 4: Assets and Liabilities
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Bonnie Collins \nThis is Part 4 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nEvery business needs resources to acquire goods\, produce products\, and purchase equipment. Usually\, we need to borrow capital to purchase those assets. Assets are those resources used to produce revenue and have a future economic benefit. Liabilities are the amount your business owes to other parties. We will learn how to categorize assets and liabilities into their main types.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/assets-and-liabilities/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T080000
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SUMMARY:CISA Quickbooks for Farmers Series: Part 5: QuickBooks Reporting
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Bonnie Collins \nThis is Part 5 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nThe reporting for business should depict true and accurate financial information. Hence the goal of these reports is to provide a precise and detailed account of your business activity\, upon which management decisions should be made. Let’s learn what type of reports and documents we can gather from QuickBooks to support our decision making. \nThis class is part of a series. See the full series here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/quickbooks-reporting/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T160000
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SUMMARY:Taking your farm financial recordkeeping to the next level
DESCRIPTION:This is the first of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nThis session will help you optimize your chart of accounts setup\, tease apart which parts of your farm are and aren’t making money\, and use your financial statements for more strategic farm decision making. Learn how to draw key information from your farm’s profit and loss statement and balance sheet to help you monitor the health of your business and improve its profitability. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/taking-your-farm-financial-recordkeeping-to-the-next-level/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T080000
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CREATED:20211112T213802Z
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SUMMARY:CISA Quickbooks for Farmers Series: Part 6: Recordkeeping Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ellen Polishuk \nThis is Part 6 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nYou’ve probably pledged each New Year to improve your farm records. But when the season gets hot and heavy\, it all falls apart. Let’s talk about ways you can set up a rhythm and process that you can stick to.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/recordkeeping-best-practices/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T140000
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SUMMARY:How to accept SNAP and WIC/Senior Coupons
DESCRIPTION:Making Local Food More Accessible: Welcoming SNAP & WIC/Senior Coupons\, and All Who Use Them\nPart 1: How to accept SNAP and WIC/Senior Coupons\nLearn what it takes to accept SNAP and WIC & Senior coupons at your farm and how being a part of these programs enables you to feed your neighbors and boost your bottom line. We’ll be covering what these programs are\, how they can fit into your business\, and what it takes to register with these state and federal programs in order to accept these forms of payment at your business. \nParticipants will come away with an understanding of how to set up SNAP at their business\, their options for getting SNAP processing equipment\, how to accept WIC and Senior coupons\, and who to ask for help when they go through these application processes. Attendees will also come away with a step-by-step list of how to accept SNAP and coupons at their business plus a contact list of relevant people they can ask questions along the way. \nWe’ll be joined by Lisa Roach of MarketLink\, an organization that administers grants for SNAP equipment and helps farms navigate the SNAP application. We’ll also be joined by Rebecca Davidson\, Program Coordinator for the coupon program from the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. \nThe sister workshop to this session is Best Practices: SNAP and welcoming low-income customers at your farm on March 1. This second session will cover best practices in welcoming customers\, training your staff\, and SNAP outreach. It will feature a panel of farmers who incorporate SNAP well in their business\, who will share how they implemented SNAP and accommodate low-income customers. This workshop is co-hosted by CISA and Berkshire Grown. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/how-to-accept-snap-and-wic-senior-coupons/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T120000
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SUMMARY:Getting More for Your Milk: Partnering with processors to venture into value-added sales
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is launching a new initiative to connect dairy farmers with small-scale dairy processors. Ever think about starting your own brand of cheese\, yogurt or butter? Do you need help finding a co-packer to make the product for you and don’t know where to start? Or\, are you seeking ways to add value and additional income to your wholesale dairy? \nJoin our virtual Learning Session on Wednesday\, February 16th from 10am-12pm\, where we’ll tackle transportation\, how to work with your cooperative to diversify production\, food safety\, business planning\, the FMMO\, and more. We will also share details on how you can access technical support to help you assess whether working with a co-packer will be feasible for your business. \nWho should attend? \nThis workshop is co-hosted with CISA and MDAR. The target audience for this session are cow dairy operations in Massachusetts. However\, this session is open to the public and any dairy farmer is welcome to attend to learn more about these programs. \n\nClick here to register.\nFor more information\, email: Rebecca.Davidson@Mass.gov or call 857-202-7699 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFunding for this series was made possible by the following grants and programs: U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grants AM200100XXXXG178 and AM190100XXXG150 and the CISA Local Hero Program.  \nIts contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/getting-more-for-your-milk-partnering-with-processors-to-venture-into-value-added-sales/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T160000
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SUMMARY:Finding cash in your farm business: profitability vs. cash flow
DESCRIPTION:This is the second of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nJust because you have $40K in net profit doesn’t mean you have $40K in the bank. These two ideas get confused very often\, but net income and cash flow are each important — and distinct — measures of success. Learn the best ways to track where your cash is going\, control your cash flow\, and identify your options when cash gets tight. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/finding-cash-in-your-farm-business-profitability-vs-cash-flow/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T151500
DTSTAMP:20260522T145000
CREATED:20220113T212731Z
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SUMMARY:CISA's summer farmers’ market manager meetup
DESCRIPTION:Summer farmers’ market manager meetup\nThursday\, February 24\, 2-3:15\nFree\, remote \nOpen to all managers of summer farmers’ markets in Hampden\, Hampshire\, and Franklin counties! This is an opportunity for farmers’ market managers to connect with one another and learn the challenges and opportunities their fellow markets are facing. This will be an informal session facilitated by CISA with some guiding questions. CISA will also share the farmers’ market support opportunities managers have available to them. This will help inform CISA how we can best assist markets in the upcoming season. \nRegister here!\nQuestions\, reach out to Zoey at zoey@buylocalfood.org.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/summer-farmers-market-manager-meetup/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T180000
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SUMMARY:Budgeting tools to keep your farm on track
DESCRIPTION:This is the third of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nLearn why budgets are an incredibly powerful — though underutilized — tool for farm business management. This session will equip you with a flexible budgeting tool that you can use year after year for your farm. You’ll get expert advice on how to identify past trends\, methodically forecast sales\, and plan for contingencies\, plus practical tips for using your budget to steer mid-season decision making. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/budgeting-tools-to-keep-your-farm-on-track/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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