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The Program

Choosing the best organizational structure can greatly enhance the success of any new business, large or small.

The objective of the Business Structures Strategies Program is to increase the number of successful, value-added agricultural enterprises using sound and if necessary innovative business and organizational structures for the benefit of NY agricultural producers. Organizational innovation can include creative approaches to: financing, governance, group structures (networks, alliances, cooperatives, etc.), management participation and the role of investors.

The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) funds the New York Ag Innovation Center (NYAIC), whose primary objective is to help producers add value to their products. A significant portion of our program form the Business Structure Planning component of the NY AIC. With the funding from the NYFVI we are able to guide qualifying groups and individuals through the process of organizational development and decision making.