Be Finance Ready

Engaging with your preferred lender can be, at times, a daunting process.

The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) in collaboration with the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) North Queensland are holding a Be Finance Ready workshop in Mareeba to help primary producers be better prepared for when they apply for financial assistance.

These workshops aim to help primary producers learn about what ‘finance ready’ means, help them understand how well they know their business, what information to prepare, how lenders use their information and what options are available if things don’t work out.

Schedule:

9:30: Registration/Networking and Morning Tea

10:00: Open/QRIDA Farm Debt Restructure Office Manager, Daniel Elder

• Current market conditions and financial concerns for producers

10:15: Rural Financial Counsellor, Lynette McGuffie

• Local support available for producers through RFCSNQ

10:35: Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG)

• Importance of a Farm Business Resilience Plan and how it can assist your farm business

10:45: Panel discussion including local agri lenders and Sam Spina (QRIDA Regional Area Manager for Far North Queensland) to discuss:

• Current environment
• What are they looking for in an application?
• Why do they ask the questions that they do?
• Q&A from the floor

11:30 Lunch

12:00 Close