What are your goals and objectives?

How much money would you like to earn from your alpaca business each year?   $10,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $70,000 $100,000 +   What price range, per female, are you considering?   $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 +   Will you breed: Suri Huacaya   If you will be standing a male at stud, what do you estimate to be your annual stud income?   $1,000 - $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 +   If you will be brokering alpacas for others, what do you estimate to be the annual commission?   $5,000 - $10,000 $10,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $70,000 $100,000 +   If you are going to transport animals for other breeders, what do you estimate to be your annual net income?   $5,000 - $10,000 $10,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $70,000 $100,000 +   If you will you be agisting alpacas, what will be your projected monthly agistment income?   $5,000 - $10,000 $10,000 - $15,000 $15,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $30,000 $30,000 +   If you will you be training alpacas, what will be your projected monthly income?   $5,000 - $10,000 $10,000 - $15,000 $15,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $30,000 $30,000 +   What colors are you interested in breeding?   White Black Brown Grey   Will you be showing alpacas? Yes No   How much money are you thinking about investing in your farm facilities and equipment?   $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 +   How much money are you considering investing in alpacas?   $15,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $200,000   If you intend to finance your purchase, specify your downpayment.     What would be the term of the loan?   1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years   What would the interest rate be?   4 % 5 % 6 % 7 % 8 % 9 % 10 %   How many alpacas do you intend to purchase?   Suri Huacaya 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Male Female 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50   How many alpacas have you already purchased?   Suri Huacaya 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Male Female 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50   How many of the above alpacas are pregnant?   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50   What year(s) will they deliver and how many in that year? 2009 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50   Have you already purchased your ranch or farm acreage? Yes No   If yes, how many acres do you have? 5 10 20 40 60 80 100 125 150 200 +   What facilites do you have on your ranch or farm acreage? (Check all that apply) Barn Fenced Pastures Tractor Hay Storage Irrigation Computer Arenas Watering System Other Tack Room Well   What is the value for depreciation purposes of your facilities? $15,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $200,000   What items do you still need to purchase? (Check all that apply) Barn Fencing Tractor Hay Storage Irrigation Computer Arenas Watering System Other Tack Room Well   What do you expect to spend on these additional facilities? $5,000 $15,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 +   What is the cost of any maintenance you intend to perform to make your farm ready for alpacas? $5,000 $15,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 +   Do you already own a truck, trailer, or van? Yes No   If no, have you considered what you will buy and what it will cost?   Van Truck $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 2 Stall Trailer 3 Stall Trailer 4 Stall Trailer $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000   What type of insurance, if any, will you purchase? Alpaca Mortality Workers Compensation (if you have employees) Ranch or Farm Owner's Policy   If yes, what is your annual insurance premium? $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000   How will you market your alpacas? Please see How to Create the Ideal Alpaca Marketing Plan. (Check all that apply) Marketing Co-op Television Internet Alpaca Shows Alpaca Magazine Website Fairs and Non-Alpaca Events Newspapers Other   What amount have you figured for monthly marketing? $0 $50 $100 $200 $500 $1,000   What is your combined state and federal income tax bracket? 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%   How long do you intend to build your herd before you begin marketing? 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years   Do you intend to raise alpacas full time or part time? Full Time Part Time   If your goal is full time, when would you like to begin? 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years   Describe your current goals for your alpaca business:

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