agricultural microeconomics lesson 5: financing options
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Agricultural MicroeconomicsLesson 5: Financing Options
This course developed by The Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill for The North Carolina School of Science and Math and NCDPI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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Reoccurring vs. Capital Cost
• Reoccurring – An expense (fixed or variable) incurred in running a business.
• Capital – An expenditure for the purchase of a piece of equipment or property that has a useful life of more than one year.
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Examples of Capital Costs
• Fixed Assets– Machinery– Equipment– Land– Buildings
• Business Expansion– Additional livestock– Renovation of an existing building– Purchase of an existing business
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Financing Options
• Cash on hand (Checking)• Savings / Investments• Grant or Incentive• Credit Cards• Mortgage (Buildings and Land)• Lease (Equipment and Machinery)• Loan
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Types of Lenders
• Friends or Relatives• Traditional Lending Institutions: Banks
and Credit Unions• Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFIs)• Government Loan Programs– Small Business Administration– USDA Farm Service Agency’s Farm Loan
Programs
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Tips for Young Farmers
• Sweat the small stuff (keep detailed records)
• Know your costs• Evaluate your purchase (do a
cost/benefit analysis)• Develop a business plan
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Types of Questions
• Name, Address, Social Security Number, Birthdate
• Amount of Loan Request• Brief Description of Project• Income and Expenses (Actual and
Predicted)• Assets and Debts• Business Plan
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Applying For a Loan
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Next Class: Cost / Benefit Analysis
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