Ca$hing in on Business Opportunities Training

Ca$hing in on Business Opportunities is designed for Extension agent use in facilitating the development of small business, particularly micro and home based business. The curriculum is in “ready-to-use” format. Participants will receive one two-volume set of the curriculum during the training.

The curriculum is comprehensive, covering over 22 topics of interest to prospective and new owners. Each chapter contains a teaching guide, narrative in “how-to-use” format, transparencies, handouts, and two computer disks with computer-generated slides of overheads for electronic projection. 

Curriculum Content

• Part I: Sharpen Your Entrepreneurial Skills
• Part II: Get Down to Business
• Part III: Plan As You Expand
• Part IV: Boost Your Bottom Line

Training will include:

• economic development basics
• on-site visits to small businesses
• curriculum subject matter content
• application to small community/urban needs and agriculture and non-farm applications
• market analysis
• identification of resources

A curriculum resource for economic/business TCFF issues,
funded by Training 2000 Professional Development Grant
and
Family Development and Resource Management,
Agricultural Economics, and Community Development