Leave your boots outside and join other young Gippsland farmers in an interactive online course designed to improve your farm business skills.
The free online young farmer business bootcamp will be presented by Paul Blackshaw from Meridian Agriculture and supported by Agriculture Victoria.
Mr Blackshaw is a farm business advisor specialising in farm business economics with experience in financial analysis, benchmarking, leadership, industry extension projects, rural financial counselling, strategic leadership and planning.
Agriculture Victoria's Young Farmer Project Coordinator Sarah Wallis said the bootcamp will be held in four online meetings and cover a range of topics.
"Participants can expect to improve their understanding of profit and loss and cash flow budgeting, balance sheets and gross margins, risk management, and financial planning and analysis," she said.
The bootcamp sessions will run on four Tuesdays in June between 9 am and 12 pm, commencing on 2 June, and then on 9, 16, and 23 June.
Mrs Wallis said the bootcamp will be delivered using online video conferencing software and participants will be provided with resources and templates, as well as recordings of the sessions.
"Each online session has been designed to be engaging and to encourage participation.
"Sessions will look at case studies as real-life examples, providing participants with the skills to help them manage their farm business now, as well as planning for their business into the future," she said.
The business bootcamp program is suited to those who are new to managing a farm business.
"Places are limited, and preference will be given to young farmers in the Gippsland area.
