FREE WORKSHOPS FOR LOGGERS FOCUS ON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

University of Vermont (UVM) Extension will conduct the workshop on Nov. 28 at the Newsbank, Inc. Conference Center, 352 Main St., Chester, and on Nov. 29 at the UVM Extension office, 374 Emerson Falls Rd, Suite 1, St. Johnsbury. Lunch and all class materials will be provided.

The workshop will cover a range of financial topics including recordkeeping, pricing jobs for profit, business plans, accessing capital for investment and operations, transitioning the business and retirement planning. Participants also will hear about current industry economics and the PATH (Planning and Analysis in Timber Harvest) spreadsheet tool, among other topics.

Presenters include Steve Bick, Northeast Forest, LLC in Thendara, New York; Paul Frederick, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation; Chris Lindgren, UVM Extension; and Steve Paddock, Vermont Small Business Development Center.

Participants will earn eight Vermont LEAP (Logger Education to Advance Professionalism) credits. To register, contact Christi Sherlock at (866) 860-1382 or [email protected] by Nov. 23. To request a disability-related accommodation, please call by Nov. 1.

Funding for this program was provided by UVM Extension, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative.

Questions? Contact Chris Lindgren at (802) 773-3349, ext. 274, or (800) 281-6977 (toll-free in Vermont only).