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Starting a Small Business Lessons

• AB140 Should I Start a Business of My Own?
• AB241 Finding the Right Business for You
• AB242 Doing Research to Measure Your Market Potential
• AB243 Making Your Small Business Start-Up Plan
• AB244 Finding Capital to Start a Small Business
• AB245 Turning Your Plans Into a Legal Business
• AB246 Preparing to Manage Your Business
• AB247 Selecting Your System of Records and Accounting
• AB248 Understanding Profit or Loss and Financial Progress
• AB249 Managing Risks and Liabilities
• AB250 Marketing and Selling Your Products
• AB251 Pricing Your Products and Services
• AB252 Promoting Your Business and Products
• AB253 Finding and Managing Employees

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Overview of U.S. Agribusiness Lessons

• AB101 Understanding U.S. Agriculture and Agribusiness
• AB102 Understanding U.S. Ag Production Businesses
• AB103 Understanding the "Inputs" in Ag Production
• AB104 Providing Equipment for Farms, Ranches and Feedlots
• AB105 History and Growth of Farm Equipment Companies
• AB106 Providing Inputs for Crop Protection and Growth
• AB107 History and Growth of Agricultural Pesticide Companies
• AB108 The Growth of an Agricultural "Genetics" Industry
• AB109 History and Growth of Seed and Genetics Companies
• AB110 Supplying Feeds for Livestock, Dairy, Poultry and Pets
• AB111 Profiles of Animal Health Product Companies
• AB112 The Business of Marketing Agricultural Products
• AB113 Companies That Market Food From U.S. Producers
• AB114 Trends to Watch in the Marketing of Food and Fiber

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Financial Planning Lessons

• AB120 Making a Business Plan
• AB121 Introduction to Budgeting
• AB122 Making Personal and Family Budgets
• AB123 Making a Farm Business Operating Budget
• AB124 Making and Using Partial Budgets
• AB125 Making and Using Cash Flow Budgets

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Managing Finances Lessons

• AB126 Understanding Farm and Business Accounting
• AB127 Selecting a Farm Record System
• AB128 Taking Inventory to Make a Balance Sheet
• AB129 Making a Balance Sheet
• AB130 Understanding Accrual Vs. Cash Accounting
• AB131 Making an Income Statement
• AB132 Making a Statement of Cash Flows
• AB133 Making an Ending Balance Sheet
• AB134 Making a Statement of Owner Equity
• AB135 Measuring Financial Strength and Progress

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Business Decisions Lessons

• AB142 Using Land, Labor, Capital and Management
• AB143 Should Your Business Be a Corporation, or What?
• AB144 Understanding the Taxes Businesses Must Pay
• AB145 Tax Rules Every Business Person Needs to Know
• AB146 Managing the Cost of Paying Taxes
• AB147 Estate Planning for Farm and Business Owners

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Organizations Lessons

• AB148 Understanding Farm and Business Organizations
• AB149 Joining an Association for Agribusiness Companies
• AB150 Joining an Association of Agricultural Professionals
• AB151 Joining a General Farm Organization
• AB152 Joining a Commodity Organization
• AB153 Understanding Grower Organization Membership
• AB154 What Is a Cooperative Agribusiness?
• AB155 Principles and Laws That Rule Cooperatives
• AB156 Why Do Business With a Cooperative?
• AB157 Co-op Networks Gain Purchasing Power
• AB158 Co-op Networks Provide Market Clout

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Investments in Land Lessons

• AB161 What Is Farm Real Estate and What Is It Worth?
• AB162 Understanding the Factors in Farmland Values
• AB163 How to Determine What Land Can Produce
• AB164 The Value of Location in Land Prices
• AB165 How a Beginner Can Buy a Farm
• AB166 Understanding Land Contracts
• AB167 How to Rent or Lease Land
• AB168 Should a Farmer Rent or Buy to Get More Land?
• AB169 Should a Young Farmer Rent or Buy Land?

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Investments in Improvements Lessons

• AB170 Finding the Value of Farm Buildings
• AB171 Planning Investments in Grain Storage
• AB172 Investing in Buildings for Livestock
• AB173 Investing in Animal Waste Management
• AB174 Planning Farm Equipment Storage
• AB175 Planning Investments in Dairy Cow Buildings and Equipment
• AB176 Dairy Investments and Operating Costs
• AB177 Dairy Milking Systems and Equipment
• AB178 Dairy Cow Housing and Facilities
• AB179 Dairy Milking Barns and Parlors

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Sources of Credit Lessons

• AB180 How to Choose a Lender
• AB181 Banks, Merchants and Other Lenders
• AB182 Farm Credit System Banks and Associations
• AB183 Farmer Mac, Fannie Mae and Other GSE Credit Sources
• AB184 Farm Service Agency Loans

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Making Credit Decisions Lessons

• AB185 How Lenders Set Your Credit Limits
• AB186 How to Set Your Own Borrowing Limits
• AB187 Can I Repay This Loan?
• AB188 Using Your Records to Make Loan Decisions
• AB189 Applying for a Loan
• AB190 Understanding the Cost of Borrowing Money
• AB191 Calculating Interest and Loan Payments
• AB192 Leasing Vs. Borrowing to Buy Equipment
• AB193 Mortgage Loans Vs. Land Contracts
• AB194 Borrowing and Using Operating Credit
• AB195 When to Consolidate Farm or Business Loans
• AB196 Expand Your Business or Reduce Your Debt?

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Business Risk and Liability Lessons

• AB220 Adjusting for Farm Business Risk
• AB221 Using Insurance to Manage Risk
• AB222 Deciding Where Insurance Is Needed
• AB223 Life Insurance as a Farm Business Tool
• AB224 Landlord-Tenant Rights and Liabilities
• AB225 The Liability Risks of Chemical Hazards and Pollution
• AB226 Employee-Employer Rights and Liabilities
• AB227 Understanding Water Rights of Landowners

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Government Programs Lessons

• AB201 Finding Help Using USDA Programs
• AB202 Why We Have Farm Policies and Programs
• AB203 FARM LAWS: Understanding the 2014 Farm Bill
• AB204 FARM LAWS: The Role of Commodity Programs
• AB205 FARM LAWS: How Uncle Sam Provides Loans to Producers
• AB206 FARM LAWS: How Policy Goals Take Shape and Change
• AB207 FARM LAWS: Political Change Brings Policy Reforms
• AB209 FARM LAWS: Setting Payment and Income Limits
• AB210 FARM LAWS: The Impact of Federal Dairy Programs
• AB211 FARM LAWS: Why the CRP Remains Popular
• AB212 FARM LAWS: Food Issues Get Farm Bill Votes
• AB213 FARM LAWS: Understanding How USDA Spends Its Budget

Photo credit: Photo shows Pike Street Market in Seattle, Washington. Photo © 2011 Nancy Crombie, used by permission.

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