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Preparation
Read “Goals
& Objectives.”
Purpose of Lecture
Once strategies have been selected, then it is time to define the
activities required to ensure that the strategy is followed.
These take the form of goals and objectives that implement
the strategies that achieve the vision and mission of the
business. In this lecture goals and objectives are defined
and ways to develop goals and objectives for the business
are presented.
Structure of Presentation
Exercises are provided to help build goals and objectives.
Other references include Defining
Your Business Through Goals and Objectives: First Steps for New
Entrepreneurs, EC-727 and How
to Use Goals to Achieve Business Success: First Steps for New
Entrepreneurs, EC-726.
Read Principles
for Structuring Small Businesses and Farms, EC-729.
Read Developing
Effective Job Descriptions for Farms and Small Businesses,
EC-728.
Purpose of Lecture
The business needs to be organized in a way that will facilitate
the implementation of strategy. Because of the small work
force associated with the farm business, it is common to
have everyone involved in everything. This can lead to a
situation where people are so busy that important items
get over looked or important issues never get addressed.
In this section we will look at different ways to divide
management responsibilities and organize the business.
Structure of Presentation
Review common methods of organizing a business and how they can be applied
to a farm. Begin the process of formalizing the business
organization to be used on your farm using job descriptions.
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