Courses / Plan for Growth

Course Content

Year in Review: Qualitative Analysis
Reflect: What Actually Happened? Customer Feedback
Year in Review: Quantitative Analysis
Do the Math
Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Margin
Set Goals For the Coming Year
Increase Quantity Increase Quality
Scaling & Diversifying
How to Scale? Make a Production Plan
Resources & Tools
Processing + Markets Forum
Kelp Seed Sourcing: US Hatchery Directory (2022)
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Ocean Farm Sales Analysis Template
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Lesson 2 Year in Review: Quantitative Analysis

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Revenue

Pull together all your sales records and make sure you have the following information for each sale:

Sales Records Checklist

  • Date of Sale

  • Customer name and/or end product

  • Format of kelp (wet/dry, mature leaf/baby leaf/whole kelp)

  • Volume of kelp

  • Price per lb received

Keep detailed records of all the kelp you sell.

Below is an example of what that spreadsheet might look like.

Prior Year Sales Summary Example