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Chester County Economic Development Council - Calendar of Events 26 January 2010, Tuesday |
  
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Is it Time to Grow Your Workforce?: Tools for Assessing Human Resource and Management Needs
Presented By:
Joe Stratton,
Strattons Farm Business Consulting and Owner, Stratton's Wynnorr Farm with
participation of an HR professional working in the agricultural sector and
farmers with employee/intern experience.
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Date: |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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Time: |
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Location: |
Chester County Economic Development
Council |
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**Cost: |
$20 |
The course will cover the following topics:
Successfully Making the Transition from Labor to Management
- What benefits and costs should I consider when adding employees?
- Am I ready to add employees - will it really help my business grow and succeed?
- What are the business, accounting, tax and legal implications of hiring?
Management Self Assessment
- What does it take to be an effective manager? ( Am I ready to be a manager of people along with everything else?)
- What skills do I have that will help me manage others? What skills could I develop further?
- What resources are available to me to help me to become an effective manager?
Managing a Small Farm Workforce
- What is it is really like?
- What are different ways to organize and manage a small farm workforce: paid and unpaid volunteers, seasonal and long-term employees, interns, subcontractors, succession plans for owners/managers?
- Where do I find people?
- How do I hire the best person for my business?
- How do I keep good people? Strategies for orientation, training, supervising, delegating, and performance reviews.
- How do I deal with layoffs/dismissals, wage rates, etc.?
Joe Stratton holds a Bachelors degree in Agriculture and recently received an MBA from Penn State. Joe has experienced the joys and challenges of owning and operating a small family farm in an ever changing environment. He has also been recognized by the Equipment Leasing Industry as a Certified Leasing Professional (CLP). Joe has been a successful manager for a large agribusiness, helped start several small businesses, and worked with his parents and other family members to enable a smooth transition of their family farm to the next generation.
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TO REGISTER: In order to be registered you must provide your contact information via the below link. You may also pay via PayPal at this time. If you prefer to pay by check, you must still provide your contact information via the below Registration Link, but do not need to proceed with PayPal. Please send a check made payable to CCEDF to the attention of:
Karen Costello **The full cost of this training is $80. To receive the reduced cost of the training, you must provide your social security number on the day of the event, as required by our grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. We always practice safe and secure methods to protect the privacy of your SSN.
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If you have any questions, please contact Karen
Costello at kcostello@
 Licensed To: Chester County Economic Development Council |
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