Excel can be a powerful tool as you manage your cash, plan for growth and test the feasibility of new opportunities. It compliments the reporting you get from QuickBooks to do more thorough planning and analysis. In this webinar, we’ll walk through the basics of excel and spreadsheets, and learn how to build dynamic spreadsheets […]
Location: Click Workspace, 9½ Market St., Northampton Talk to any marketer and you will hear "it's noisy out there." There seem to be more and more opportunities to market our products: e-commerce, social media, institutions, grocers, pop-ups, subscription clubs, FPF...But all these opportunities are complicated to navigate and create a lot of competitive noise for […]
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is offering three sessions of this workshop across the state for farmers to better understand what is involved in succession planning. Experts from Land for Good and MDAR will provide tools and resources - including the state's Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program - to help you identify the next owner of […]
MDAR has updated its business planning course (previously “Tilling the Soil of Opportunity”) to a new, hands-on course to help established farmers develop a business plan and financial projections for their farm business. The course has been updated to meet the current needs of farmers. It will be offered once per week this winter on […]
Location: CISA Office, 1 Sugarloaf St., South Deerfield In this workshop we will discover how to create a comprehensive organizational or business story, and use it to launch or strengthen your brand. In this workshop participants will create a story outline, and mock up their story via social media or direct marketing. Participants will leave […]
Regional Conference with Farmers and Ag Coms 1. Building Local Markets for All Farmers - Margaret Christie, CISA 2. Forest Health and Invasives - Polantin & Andrew Morrison, Polatin Eco System 3. Solar Development and Agriculture - Gerald Palano, MDAR Please ALSO Join Us at the MAAC Annual Meeting on Feb 23rd! CLICK HERE TO […]
Location: Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, 100 Bigelow St., Holyoke Did you know the word “niche” comes from the French word ‘to nest’? Niche marketing is targeting a product or service to a segment of a market that is not well served. Join us to explore and identify prospective niche markets for your farm […]
Join food service directors and staff from schools across Franklin County/North Quabbin and beyond to learn about ways to support healthy, successful students through school food, and to connect with peers and partners! Thursday January 31 from 2:00—5:30 PM (Snow date February 7) At the John W. Olver Transit Center 12 Olive St, Greenfield, MA […]