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I
’mr
eadytogetupearl
yandfinishmywor klate
intheeveni
ngever
ydayforthef
oreseeable
fut
ure.
Youwi
lldealwi
thsat
isf
yingani
malneeds,managingpr
oductswit
h
ashortshel
fli
feandothert
asks.

I
’mr
eadyt
owor
khar
d.
Kiddi
ng/calvi
ngseasonisagoodexampl e.Thi
shappensatthe
samet i
measmanyf ar
mers’marketsstartt
hei
rwork.Feedi
ngas
wellasproducingandsel
li
ngproductsshouldoccuronthesame
day.It
’soft
enanon- st
opjob.

I
’mr
eadyt
orunabusi
nessandmakebusi
ness
deci
sions.
I
fyour
unadairyfar
m andmakeproducts,
y ou’
react
ual
lyrunni
ng
t
wobusi
nessesatonce.Bot
hshoul
dhav eabusinesspl
anaswel l
asissueandpayinvoi
ces.

I
’mreadytomakeal
lthecal
cul
ati
onsandt
ake
afinanci
alri
skonmyown.
I
nanykindofbusiness,financi
alri
skwillalwaysbether
e.Asmal l
dai
rybusinessi
snoex cept
ion.Youwil
lneedt okeepyourfinances
uptodate,paysal
ari
esandpr i
ori
ti
zeefficientspendi
ng.

I’
mr eadyf
ort
hepossi
bil
it
ythatmyactual
expensesar
emuchhighert
hanmyplanned
budget.
Pl
anningabudgetisadet ai
ledandt i
me- consumingprocess.Even
t
hen, i
t’
simpossi
bletot akeal
lthenecessaryexpensesinto ACTUAL
account.Sometimes,manyl ow-costit
emscanamountt oahi gh PLANNED
EXPENSES
pr
iceintotal
.So,youneedt oplantospendmor ethany ouexpect BUDGET
att
hebegi nni
ng.

I’
mreadytol
ovemyanimal
sevenwhenI
’m
compl
etel
yexhaust
ed.
Veryof
ten, aloveforanimal
sist
hemai nreasonwhypeoplest ar
t
asmalldairybusiness.However
,it
’sv
eryeasytolosesightofit
andshiftyourfocustowardmakingandselli
ngdair
yproducts.As
aresul
t,yourt i
mewi t
hanimalsmayfeell
ikeanobstacl
e.Nev er
for
getthaty ouranimalsar
ethetoppri
ori
ty.

I
’mr
eadytokeepallmyequi
pmentabsol
utel
y
cleanandwashitmanyt
imesaday.
Tokeepthequalit
yofy ourdai
ryproduct
satahi ghlevel,
y ouhav e
t
okeepallyourequipmentclean.80%ofdairyproducti
onwor ki s
thecl
eanup.Final
ly,
y ourabi
li
tytoobtai
nandkeepast ateli
cense
dependsony oursani
tati
onact i
vit
ies.

I’
mr eadytocommunicat
ewithdi
fferent
people,l
ikewor
ker
s,customer
s,authori
ti
es,
etc.
Whenr unningasmalldair
ybusiness,t
her
eareusuall
yalotof
dif
fer
entpeopletodealwith.Theywil
lpur
suedi
ffer
entgoal
sand
youwillneedtonegoti
atewithalloft
hem.

I
’mr
eadyt
osel
lmypr
oduct
s.
Formanypeople,sell
ingtheirownpr oduct
sisnotaneasyt ask.
Also,it
’ssometimeshardtocl ai
m adecentpriceforthem.Buty ou
havet orememberthatarti
sanalproductsareuniqueandi t
’shar d
tocomparethem toothers.Don’thesit
atetosetahighpr i
cef or
t
hepr oductsyoumake.Peopl ewhosemai npriori
tyi
spr i
cewi l
lbuy
f
rom supermarkets.

I’
mreadytodealwi
thpossi
blepr
oductr
etur
ns
andr
efunds.
Somet i
mes, y
ouwi l
lhavet odealwit
hangrycustomerswhowould
l
iketor et
urnyourproduct.Thebestcourseofacti
onisusuall
y
tryi
ngtofindoutwhyacust omerisnotsati
sfied,apol
ogizi
ngand
retur
ningthei
rmoney .Thereisnosenseinconfronti
ngthem.

I
’mr
eadyt
orunmar
ket
ingcampai
gns.
Therearemanywayst ot
ellt
hewor l
daboutyourproduct
sandy ou
wil
lhavetospendsometimetofindt hebestoneforyou.Sobe
readytorunsomeadsandt akeparti
nothermarketi
ngactivi
ti
es.

I’
mr eadyforchall
engesli
keanimaldeaths,
defecti
veequipment,wastedproduct
s,
possibl
elawsuitsandotherunpredi
ctabl
e
ri
sks.
Sinceasmal ldai
rybusinessdependsonmanysmal lcomponents,
onehit
chcander ailt
hewhol eprocess.Ev
enify
ourdairyiswel
l
organi
zed,equipmentfail
urecancausewastedproductsorani
mal
di
sease/death.Youmustbepr eparedtodealwi
ththatstr
ess.

I
’mreadyforl
owincomeforafewmonthsor
evenyear
sandhaveanalter
nati
vesour
ceof
i
ncomet opaymybil
ls.
Youwillneedsomet i
met obeef
fective,
sellyourproductsf
ora
decentpriceandgetagoodpr ofitasar esul
t.So,wehighly
r
ecommendset ti
ngsomemoneyasi det ocoverthatperiodofyour
devel
opmentintoasuccessf uldair
yowner.

Myspousesuppor
tsme.
It
’shardtoconcentr
ateonasmal ldair
ybusinesswhent heperson
you’r
eclosestwit
hdoesn’tsuppor tyourpathbutrat
her
underminesit
.Youmaydi scoverthatrunningthi
sbusinesscomes
attoosteepapersonalpr
ice.Therefore,youneedtodiscussyour
i
deawi t
hy ourspouse/
partnerfirst.

Ir
eadallthet
extaboveandI’m notscar
ed.I’
m
sur
ethatrunni
ngasmal ldai
rybusinessi
swhat
Iwanttodo.
Ifyou’r
esti
llhereafterreadi
ngalltheinf
ormat
ionabov
e,youmay
hav
ef oundar ealpassionandshoul dgiv
eitat
ry.Andyouhaveto
remembert hatyouar enotal
one:Ourbigcommunityofdai
ry
farmersisal
waysheret
ohelpyou.

Withl
ove,
TheMi
lkyDayTeam