Strategic & Business Planning

What is your vision?

Strategic planning is a necessary step for every business as it provides the “big picture.” It begins by looking at where you are, and lays the foundation to determine where you want to go, how you will get there and how you'll know if you’ve gotten there. Strategic planning is a mechanism for informed change, and in Agriculture, is the best measure towards successfully adapting to Industry trends.

Strategic Planning is a step by step process.  It involves assessing your current business situation, establishing priorities, setting clear and measurable goals, and making tough choices.

Reflective questions guide you through the units of study, while a wide range of tools and additional resources allow you to apply concepts to your own business and explore specific topic areas in further depth.

Courses:

• Strategic & Business Planning – the First Step to a Successful Business

To supplement our eCourses, the eLibrary features a compilation of the best resources in agribusiness management. Our resources are continuously vetted by our Industry experts for accuracy and relevancy of information.

The AgriBusiness eCampus is also offering courses in Global and Domestic Marketing, Succession Planning, Commodity Marketing, and Human Resources.

Strategic & Business Planning- the First Step to a Successful Business

A strategic business plan is an important management tool, as it helps you set priorities and make good decisions about your business. Studies have shown that farm businesses with a written business plan are more likely to survive, grow and profit. The real value in doing a strategic business plan comes from going through the process of thinking about your farm business situation and where you want to be in the future.

• understand strategic planning as a management tool, allowing you to consider a diverse range of possible futures for your farm operation
• perform a situational analysis of your current farm business
• determine your vision - the desired outcome of your farm business
• establish your farm business priorities, setting clear and measurable goals
• allocate the necessary resources to achieve the desired outcome
• begin your strategic plan for your farm business

Each of the course units are an integral piece to the completion of a strategic business plan.

Remember, our eCourses have been specially designed to give you the knowledge and skills applicable to your farm business today. As such, they are non-credit, self-interest courses that do not count towards a University of Guelph degree or diploma.