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Begin Your Business Plan
A sound business plan should establish a business model, set operational goals, and provide insight into the profit potential of your operation. You don’t need a master’s degree in business to create a rough draft — even a simple business plan will surface critical decisions you may have overlooked.
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Business Planning
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A business plan is a roadmap for how to structure, run, and grow your new business. It should guide you through each stage of starting and managing your business.
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You don’t need to know a ton about aquaculture to get started on a plan for your business. Certainly, there will be many decisions that are specific to your site, scale, gear type, and species; but you can get started by exploring different business plan templates and videos to understand what’s involved.
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Lease size, species, gear type, costs (e.g., permits, seed, gear, labor, vessels, gas, insurance), time to first revenue (lease processing time + site buildout time + growing time), reasonable estimate of sales price, and where to sell.
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A business model is a high-level approach to profitability based on factors such as your scale, revenue sources, customer base, and product story. For example, a small boutique farm has a different business model than a large volume grower. There is no "correct" business model. The important thing is to generate sufficient profit to support your business goals.
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