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Why be a Heartland Agdeavor member? Why should you care?

What are the benefits for HAA members? The key benefit for HAA members is increased profitability through investment in value-added agricultural enterprises based on thoroughly analyzed and organized information about value-added agricultural investment opportunities.

Most non-members are not even aware of the investment opportunities in value-added agricultural businesses. Most non-members do not have access to the level of information on investment opportunities that is available to HAA members only. The returns on value-added investments are normally 3 to 5 times better than the returns derived from producing basic commodities.

Check out the News portion of the HAA website for newspaper and magazine articles about Heartland Agdeavor.

Who should be members of the Heartland Agdeavor Association?
Any individual, corporation, or association with a strong interest in financially benefiting from investment in value added agriculture and food processing should join Heartland.

Check out the Membership Information section on the HAA website for more detailed membership information.

What does HAA do for you?
HAA is the business investment analysis arm for producers and businesses interested in diversifying their investment in agriculture.

HAA is a focal point for investment opportunities for its members

Most producers and businesses do not even circulate in the business development networks that would make them aware of business investment opportunities. HAA is constantly in contact with entrepreneurs and business entities seeking equity investment. Heartland can pool its members’ investments to attract significant investment opportunities that can not be achieved by a single investor.

HAA analyses and summarizes potential investment opportunities for its members

Most producers and businesses do not have the time nor the skills necessary to do a thorough study of investment opportunities.

Any potential investment opportunity must go through HAA’s screening procedure before it is presented to its members for their investment consideration.

Only the best investment opportunities are presented to the HAA members.

There are five steps involved in the screening process. They are;

  1. Submission of all relevant business documents for review.The requesting entity must submit feasibility studies, business plans, offering documents and any other pertinent documents for review.
  2. Review by the executive director.The executive director determines if the business investment request has enough potential that it should be submitted to a HAA opportunity analysis committee.

  3. Review by a HAA opportunity analysis committee. The committee evaluates areas such as business structure, management & personnel, marketing, technology, financial projections, environmental assessment & compliance. A detailed summary of the opportunity is prepared by the committee.

  4. HAA board approval.Those investment opportunities that make it through the opportunity analysis are reviewed by the HAA board for approval and submission to the HAA members.

  5. Submission of opportunity to members.Those investment opportunities that are approved by the board are submitted to the members with a detailed summary analysis of the investment opportunity for the members’ review and consideration.

Check out the Heartland Investment Opportunities Log section of the HAA website to view past projects Heartland has offered to its members and also view future initiatives that may be offered to the membership.

Business Development Services Provided by HAA
HAA provides business development services for a fee to both members and non-members. Contact HAA for more information about these services.

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