Chris Dawson

Experience

1. Partner

   Ag Business Solutions Llc

   Sep 2007 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US

   With today’s volatile market, the state of dairy farmers is growing less and less secure. Making the right financial decisions is crucial to the success of a business and requires time to analyze and forecast. At Ag Business Solutions, we specialize in assisting you with making the right decisions by reviewing your financial situation and evaluating your options in the market.Ag Business Solutions provides financial, consulting, and management support for a group of agricultural and real estate companies. Most of the companies’ operations center on the dairy and row crop farming industries. Our main office is located in Grand Rapids, MI.Ag Business leads the Dairy and Agriculture industry in the oversight of business operations located throughout the Midwestern United States. Our staff of Certified Public Accountants and highly degreed professionals, with over 40 years of experience, provides daily administrative and accounting services through direct interaction with ownership and on-site management. The financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting services that we provide allow ownership and management to make timely and accurate decisions on operations. Utilization of our well-established relationships with lending institutions allows us to negotiate advantageous financing options. Our sophisticated and ever evolving IT services allow us to offer support to multiple dairies throughout the country. In addition, our ability to assist producers in managing price risk in the areas of livestock, feed, and milk truly sets us apart.Ag Business handles all the finance, accounting, reporting, management support, real estate transactions, risk management, legal correspondence and administrative activities for the multiple companies in the following industries: Dairy Operations, Row Crop Farming, Real Estate, and Beef Cattle.

Education

• Alma College

  Business, Accounting

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Analysis
• Mergers
• Accounts Receivable
• Tax
• Banking
• Tax Preparation
• Auditing
• Financial Accounting
• Internal Controls
• General Ledger
• Income Tax
• Budgeting
• Financial Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Forecasting
• Financial Reporting
• Management
• Gaap
• Accounting
• Budgets