AGRIBUSINESS
SERVICES
Homestead Agribusiness has grown from rural Queensland roots, and is now helping farmers throughout regional Queensland, New South Wales, and the Northern Territory. Our services have been crafted through 25+ years of Agribusiness experience - and are tailored to your needs.
HELPING FARMERS THRIVE THROUGH BUSINESS ADVICE
SUCCESSION
PLANNING
Succession planning is a process that ensures your company is prepared for the future. Planning for your future in this way will keep your business moving forward during the inevitable changes in ownership.
Many families in agriculture hope to pass their business on to the next generation. Family business succession maintains the strong connection between the two most important things in a farm owners' life; your business and your family. Succession can also be the perfect way to cap off your personal business journey.
To get assistance with your family succession planning get in touch and we’ll work together on safeguarding your future.
DEBT
ADVISORY
As former Agribusiness bankers, we know how banks operate.
Homestead Agribusiness takes care of the banks for you, providing full transparency around your debt and financing options to avoid - and remove debt faster. We also ensure your finances are easy to understand.
We help with:
- Assistance with new and existing debt facilities
- Negotiations with new and existing financiers
- Financial health checks on existing debt and transactional facilities
- Structuring advice on the most suitable hedging strategies
- Review of term sheets, finance agreements and security documents
- Reporting and financier reviews
Agribusiness finance is unique and covers much more than core debt facilities and interest rates.
To support your financial goals, we can also leverage:
- Working capital options
- New equipment financing
- Balance sheet wealth creation
- Funding risk management
MILESTONE
MANAGEMENT
& ADVICE
Life on the land presents many challenges - and many opportunities. Making the right decisions is integral to any thriving farm.
Our relationship model is built on an in-depth understanding of you, your business and your objectives to ensure you make the right decisions:
- Entity structuring and asset protection
- Understanding expansion and acquisitions
- Infrastructure and development due diligence (costings/analysis)
- Off-farm investment opportunities
- Family succession planning
- Divestment and retirement planning
- Grant writing and government loan applications
Agribusiness is not one size fits all. We ensure every key milestone is well thought through, the right decisions made, and success is celebrated.
BUSINESS
CONSULTANCY
& ADVOCACY
Finding the time to focus on your business can be a huge challenge for many farmers, and even if you get time - where do you start? We believe that using your strengths and surrounding yourself with people who are experts in their fields is vital.
That’s why we are here to help with:
- Forecasting and analytics
- Benchmarking and peer review groups
- Emerging market analysis (i.e. carbon/regen farming)
- Stakeholder management and reporting
- Board advisory service and participation
- Strategic planning
- Governance structures and reporting
- Risk analysis and appetite setting
Homestead Agribusiness has a proven track record of facilitating the growth and expansion of our client's businesses and their succession plans.
