About FishBizPlan

FishBizPlan is powerful website developed to help rural businesses develop a business plan. FishBizPlan is free of charge for anyone to use individually or in educational programs.

FishBizPlan is designed to provide customized assistance to different types of rural businesses. When you enter the site, you will be able to select your business type from the following choices:

  • Fishing - Traditional
  • Fishing - Value-Added

Each business type has an outline designed specifically for that particular type of business, tips or questions that help you develop each section of the plan, sample business plans, and links to additional resources for each section of the plan.

FishBizPlan is designed to help business owners work with an educator or consultant while developing a business plan. You can give access to your business plan to the reviewers of your choice and FishBizPlan will facilitate interaction with them.

FishBizPlan Team

  • Dave Burrage

    Extension Professor
    Mississippi State University

  • Greg Fisk

    Fisheries Education Coordinator
    University of Washington Sea Grant

  • Pete Granger

    Seafood Industry Specialist
    University of Washington Sea Grant

  • Dana Morse

    Marine Extension Associate
    University of Maine

  • Sunny Rice

    Associate Professor
    Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

  • Robert Craven

    Director & Extension Economist
    Center for Farm Financial Management - University of Minnesota

  • Kevin Klair

    Extension Economist
    Center for Farm Financial Management - University of Minnesota

  • Curtis Mahnken

    Extension Economist
    Center for Farm Financial Management - University of Minnesota

  • Jeff Reisdorfer

    Web Communications
    Center for Farm Financial Management - University of Minnesota

  • Laurie Dickinson

    Principal
    OnlyConnect