Feasibility Analysis

Evaluating the Potential of Value-Added Agriculture Ideas – University of Tennessee Cooperative Extension – A series of worksheets to assess feasibility.

Is Your Agribusiness Project Feasible – University of Georgia Extension – It is important to conduct a feasibility study any time an agribusiness considers a major change in its business.

Business Feasibility - Iowa Small Business Development Centers - The purpose of this workbook is to help you think about your business idea and perform an initial business feasibility analysis. (Seven part series).

• Part 1: Overview - Provides a glance at the potential usefulness of this workbook.
• Part 2: Personal Factors - Identifies a three-step process to help you assess whether your business idea will allow you to meet your personal objectives and whether you have the necessary skills needed in such an endeavor.
• Part 3: Market - Assists you in determining whether a market exists for your business idea.
• Part 4: Management - Helps identify management requirements that are needed to successfully implement your business idea.
• Part 5: Money - Aids in identifying potential start-up costs as well as developing an operating budget.
  Part 6: Money/Worksheets - Lists many key financial worksheets need to carry out those objectives listed in Part 5.  Also gives instructions on how to complete the worksheets. 
• Part 7: Making the Decision - Market, Management, and Money Scoresheets to help you determine whether or not your business idea will work.

Specialty Food Producers Handbook and Resource Guide - New Hampshire Department of Agriculture & University of New Hampshire - This guide helps you examine the feasibility of bringing you specialty food product to market.

Evaluating Your Chance of Success - CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - Here's a look at the prime considerations for determining if your business idea has a chance to succeeed.

Feasibility Assessment for New Ag Ventures – A Framework – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada.

Marketing: Will it Sell? – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada – A series of factsheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business.

Financial Feasibility: Can you Afford to Do It? – A series of factsheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business.

Feasibility Assessment for New Ag Ventures – A Framework – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada.

Identifying Alternatives – What are the Possibilities? – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada -- You will rank six specific enterprise ideas.  You can then pick one of the enterprise ideas to use in performing the marketing, production, profitability and financial feasibility evaluations.

Decision Making: Will you Start a New Enterprise? – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada -- The enterprise looks feasible, but how do you decide whether to proceed? This factsheet outlines a decision-making framework to help you focus on your decision.

Financial Feasibility: Can you Afford to Do It? – Agriculture, Food and Rural Development -- A series of factsheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business.