Business Strategy Resources

Business strategy planning is the first step down the road of successful farm management. As a business owner, having a set of business goals gives you the power to steer your activities in the same direction as your hopes and intentions.

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Agricultural Information Contact Centre
Tel. 1-877-424-1300
Northern Ontario Regional Office toll free 1-800-461-6132
www.ontario.ca/agbusiness

Business Strategy - General

OMAFRA Factsheet 89-173: Strategic Planning
A strategy determines the direction in which an organization needs to move to fulfil its mission. A strategic plan acts as a road map for carrying out the strategy and achieving long-term results.

George Morris Centre
www.georgemorris.org

• Executive Development Program
• Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Agri Success Training Programs
Tel. 1-888-332-3301
www.agrisuccess.ca

• Vision and goal setting workshop

Purdue University Agricultural Economics Department
www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner/login.asp

• Business Planner

Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP)
Tel. 519-826-4204
www.aalp.on.ca

Ontario Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
www.sbe.gov.on.ca

• Your Guide to Small Business
• Youth Entrepreneurship Partnerships Initiative (builds youth business skills)
  

The following OMAFRA staff contributed to the development of the Growing Your Farm Profits Business Strategy section:

Carl Fletcher
Strategic Business Planning
carl.fletcher@ontario.ca

www.ontario.ca/agbusiness