"Strengthening
Cooperation - A workshop for new and emerging Farmer Owned
Businesses"
February 21st-22nd, 2006
Holiday Inn Carrier Circle, Syracuse, New York
Overall participants evaluated this workshop as being very good,
with some excellent speakers. The small group setting provided a
wonderful opportunity for networking and a great training
opportunity for new and emerging group owned businesses in New
York State. Participants felt that as a result of this training
New York Agricultural Producers would be in a better position to
- access new markets,
- improve New York producer profitability,
- develop new products,
- expand NY business enterprises and
- increase investment opportunities
Details of workshop including purpose, location and agenda can
be found at http://aem.cornell.edu/special_programs/business_workshop_2006.pdf
Presentations From The
Workshop
- "Creating a Common Vision Within the Business"
Brian Henehan, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Applied
Economics and Management, Cornell University.
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PDF)
- "Developing A
Strategic Plan" Lou Cooperhouse, Director of Rutgers
Food Innovation Center, Rutgers University, New Jersey and
Margaret Brennan Associate Director of New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station. (Download
PDF)
- "Understanding
Finance and member/stakeholder equity" Brian Henehan,
Senior Extension Associate, Department of Applied Economics,
Cornell University. (Download
PDF)
- "Building Board and
Management Capacity" Heath Hoagland, Cooperative
Development Specialist, Kentucky Center for Cooperative
Development. (Download
PDF)
- Understanding How to
Develop Effective Marketing Strategies Diane Holtaway,
Associate Director- Business Development Rutgers Food Innovation
Center, New Jersey and Christopher Shyers, Business Development
Specialist, Rutgers Food Innovation Center, New Jersey.
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PDF)
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