Managing your kale business

To be successful in kale farming;

• Keep good kales records to help you manage your business well. Records help you see where the money is coming from and going to. Do not mix or use business funds for personal needs. Open a business savings account to keep money safe for when it is needed. Make sure you pay back your loans on time and stick to your money plans.
• Join a farmers group to work with other kales farmers for better knowledge and kales prices.
• Get a KEBS certificate to sell kales to supermarkets and big buyers that process kales.
• Contract growing: find a kales buyer before planting and arrange for them to buy your kales when you harvest. Find out how much the buyer wants to buy. This will tell you the prices to package in.
• Invest your profits back into the business to ensure that it grows. Don’t use business money for yourself. The business should pay you a salary. Use that for yourself.
• From the profits you get, start another business, such as a chicken farm. This gives you security if one of your other businesses has issues or fails.