A series of business seminars will be held across Wisconsin in early December.  Here is the full announcement from the event website where you can register for $15:

“Rachel Armstrong of Farm Commons and Courtney Berner from the UW Center for Cooperatives will address the legal issues involved with starting and running your own food or farm business in an interactive setting. Through the duration of the workshop, you will learn basic legal principles of business entities and employment, recognize potential legal issues in forming a business and hiring employees, discuss insights and opinions on forming a business and hiring employees, and create draft legal provisions for an operating agreement agenda.”

The North Central Region (NCR) SARE Farmer Rancher Grant is now open for innovative proposals aimed at addressing on-farm problems.  Maximum grant amount is $7500 for individuals, $15,000 for partnerships, and $22,500 for groups.  Application deadline is October 24, 2013.