Individual Coaching

 

Financial Record-Keeping

Get support in developing a financial record-keeping system that works for you. Whether it’s spreadsheets or software, I help design tools tailored to your business, including chart of accounts, sales and inventory management, and non-digital solutions for daily financial habits.

 

Financial Knowledge & Analysis

Gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make informed financial decisions. I offer guidance on creating financial summaries, tracking assets and liabilities, budgeting, cost of production analysis, and financial forecasting to help you stay on top of your business finances.

 

Business Plan & Grant Review

I provide coaching through the structure of business plans and grants, helping articulate goals, metrics, and SWOT analysis to set you up for success. I also review drafts and provide feedback, ensuring your plan or grant application is clear, compelling, and well-organized.

 

Business Decision-Making (September - May)

Using a customized approach inspired by Holistic Management International, I guide you through a process to identify your values, strengths, systems, and challenges. This work helps clarify future priorities and decision-making strategies, acting as a business therapist, guide, and sounding board for your farm’s long-term success.

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Summer Bookkeeping Services (May–September)

If you’d rather hand off bookkeeping tasks, I offer seasonal bookkeeping services. This can include data entry, chart of accounts clean-up, error correction, and template building to get your records in order.

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How We Can Work Together

You can reach out via the contact page or email me at stevie [at] steviegrows [dot] com. Many of my services are eligible for grant or organizational funding, and I encourage you to check with my partner organizations or other funding sources. If grant funding isn’t available, I’ll provide a project estimate before we begin.

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Current Organizational Partners

I work with several organizations that provide funding and support for farm business services, including:

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• Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)

• The Carrot Project

• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)

• Berkshire Ag Ventures

• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

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Who I Work With

I have experience working with a variety of farm businesses, including:

• Diversified vegetable farms

• Nonprofit farm programs

• Direct-market livestock operations

• Farm stores & retail businesses

• Value Added Production

• Egg & poultry farms

• Perennial crop and tree farms

• Nurseries

• Agritourism/Events Enterprises

• Farmers with limited English fluency or limited experience with U.S. norms 

• Multi-generational farms especially in transition

• LGBTQIA+ 

• Integrating solidarity economy work into business

• Farmers going through big life changes/crises

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