Registration is Closed Due to Not Meeting Minimum Number of Registrants.

Session is Cancelled Due to Not Meeting Minimum Number of Registrants.

Level Up Your Farm or Food Business for Profitability in 2026!
Saturday January 31st
9am-1pm
Southern Tier Small Business Development Center hosted by Binghamton University
120 Hawley St, Binghamton

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County, the Southern Tier Small Business Development Center hosted by Binghamton University (SBDC), and the Small Business Administration, along with guest presenters as we explore areas of consideration as you look to scale up your farm or value-added production enterprise for profitability in 2026. This training is for those farming or engaged in value-added processing for at least two years. This will take place at the Southern Tier Small Business Development Center Hosted by Binghamton University (Koffman Incubator, 120 Hawley St, Binghamton).

During this all day session we will explore the following:

• Cost of Production & Margins -- how do you figure these out to cut costs and increase your income


• Market Channel Evaluations -- what market channel mix is best for your products? We'll explore agritourism, direct to consumer marketing, CSAs, and wholesale as market opportunities, considerations, and benchmark pricing data


• Partial Budgets as a tool to determine if scaling your enterprise is appropriate, and how to determine the scale that will best maximize your income


• Considerations for Hiring Your First Employee

Overall goals for this session are to help farm and food business entrepreneurs better understand when and how it makes sense to scale their farm or food enterprise, and the tools to be most successful and increase profitability in 2026. Those who have not been in business for at least two years will be encouraged to attend the "Farm & Food Start-Up Training" on Saturday February 21st 2026 in the place of this training.

Cost: $40 pp or $60/farm. This includes access to experts, peer to peer discussions, forming support networks, and confidential consultations with both CCE Broome and the Southern Tier Small Business Development Center for up to one year. This will cover two attendees. Payment must be received to hold spot. Refunds only available up to one week prior to the start of the series.

Registration for event has CLOSED.