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 <\/td>\nMODULE 1 – BUSINESS PLANNING BASICS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 1<\/td>\n\n
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  • Food & Agribusiness: System & Unique Considerations<\/li>\n
  • Business Planning Process<\/li>\n
  • Feasibility Plan: Objective and Stages<\/li>\n
  • Business Planning \u2013 Objectives, Elements, Principles, Document<\/li>\n
  • Writing the Plan: Style, Content, Format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 2<\/td>\n\n
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  • Entrepreneurship: Traits, Types and Trade-offs<\/li>\n
  • Business Start-Up: Approaches to Marketing Management in the agribusiness system<\/li>\n
  • Mission & Goal Setting<\/li>\n
  • Forms of Business Structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nMODULE 3 \u2013 MARKET ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 3, 4, 5,<\/td>\n\n
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  • Market Research: Options and Trade-Offs<\/li>\n
  • Industry Analysis \u2013 Description & PEST<\/li>\n
  • Competitive Analysis \u2013 Porter Generic Strategies, Ansoff Development Strategies, Perceptual Map & Position, SWOT and Competitive Matrix<\/li>\n
  • Segmentation – Objectives, Buyer Behaviour, Bases, Steps, Selection & Meaningful Market Segments<\/li>\n
  • Sale Forecast Methods<\/li>\n
  • Business Plan: Marketing Analysis Section<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nMODULE 4 \u2013 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 6, 7, 8, 9<\/td>\n\n
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  • Financial Management Overview<\/li>\n
  • Financial Statements & Methods used for Business Planning:<\/li>\n
  • Depreciation<\/li>\n
  • Net Worth Statement<\/li>\n
  • Balance Sheet<\/li>\n
  • Statement of Changes in Owner Equity<\/li>\n
  • Income Statements: Cash and Accrued<\/li>\n
  • Cash Flow Statements<\/li>\n
  • Break Even & Sensitivity Analysis<\/li>\n
  • Financial Analysis and Performance: Ratios & Statement Analysis<\/li>\n
  • Business Plan: Financial Section<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n\n\u00a0Midterm October 19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nMODULE 5 \u2013 Market Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 10<\/p>\n

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  • Market Mix Options<\/li>\n
  • Price, Product, Promotion, Place (Distribution)<\/li>\n
  • Consideration, Strategy & Selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nMODULE 6 – FINANCING & RISK<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 11, 12, 13<\/p>\n

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  • Sources of Financing: Debt & Equity<\/li>\n
  • Capital Structure and the Role of Leverage<\/li>\n
  • Time Value of Money, Capital Investment & Loan Analysis<\/li>\n
  • Risk Management & Risk Matrix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Exam TBA via UBC system<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  MODULE 1 – BUSINESS PLANNING BASICS Week 1 Food & Agribusiness: System & Unique Considerations Business Planning Process Feasibility Plan: Objective and Stages Business Planning \u2013 Objectives, Elements, Principles, Document Writing the Plan: Style, Content, Format Week 2 Entrepreneurship:…<\/span><\/p>\n

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