[BCFSN] Fwd: FW: Small Farm Business Acceleration Program Pilot

[Carla Hick]

Funding opportunity coming up for small farm businesses!  Deadline is Dec.7
but applications are not open yet. See message below.

Take Care,
Carla Hick


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From: *Bisschop, Lindsay AGRI:EX* <Lindsay.Bisschop at gov.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 8:46 AM
Subject: Small Farm Business Acceleration Program Pilot
To: Bisschop, Lindsay AGRI:EX <Lindsay.Bisschop at gov.bc.ca>



Hello all,



As a part of the economic recovery from COVID-19, the Ministry of
Agriculture has developed a new pilot called the Small Farm Business
Acceleration Program to supports the growth of small and new farm
businesses through:



   - Improving the business planning skills of small and new farmers by
   supporting business plan coaching; and
   - Accelerating the revenue growth of small and new farm businesses by
   providing cost-share funding for commercial farm infrastructure and
   equipment.



The pilot program is intended for farm business entities producing
agricultural products grown in B.C. with the intent to grow their sales and
increase their profitability. For the purpose of the pilot, a small farm is
defined as those with a total annual gross revenue of less than $60,000 in
the last two years.



*A business plan is required to support the cost-share funding for
commercial farm infrastructure and equipment*. Interested applicants are
strongly encouraged to ensure their business plan is up to date and, where
additional support is required, eligible applicants can access funding
for Business
Plan Coaching
<https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/agri-business-planning-program>
from a Qualified Business Consultant through the B.C. Agri-Business
Planning Program
<https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/agri-business-planning-program#Business-Plan-Coaching>.




The application intake will open on *December 7, 2020.*



Additional program information will be posted in the upcoming weeks on
the Ministry
website
<https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/agri-business-planning-program>.
You or others that you know who may be interested in this pilot program can
sign up for the AgriService BC bulletin
<https://agriservicebc.campayn.com/contact_list_form/signup/88410> to be
notified by email when more information is available.



Regards,

Lindsay Bisschop

Director, Partnerships & Outreach

Ministry of Agriculture



*Respectfully acknowledging that I live and work on the traditional
territories of the **Stó:lō peoples. *



For information on AgriService BC webinars, workshops and resources, sign
up here <http://cm.pn/4vlb>.










-- 

*Rachael Roussin*

*Coordinator, Kootenay and Boundary Farm Advisors*

*Email: coordinator at kbfa.ca <coordinator at kbfa.ca>*

*Phone: 778-771-5851 <778-771-5851>*

*Toll free: 800-958-7174 <800-958-7174>*
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