Welcome to The Business Barn- the home of farm diversification ideas, inspiration and advice!


The Business Barn is specifically aimed at farmers who are looking at diversifying, land owners who want to do something else with their land, and rural business owners.

Here at The Business Barn we are passionate about helping others on their farm diversification journey, and the following, totally free-to-use pages are full of business ideas, inspiration, case studies, business, marketing & growing advice- all the things people need to research at the start of a business idea, without paying a professional.

Connect with reputable businesses who can supply all your farm diversification requirements in the Diversification Directory!

Diversification Directory

Helping you source genuine businesses to support your diversification venture from start to expansion, and everything in-between.

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Rural Classifieds

Advertise and view Rural Business and Diversification Opportunities, For Sale and Wanted adverts in our brand new Rural Classifieds/Marketplace.

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Diversification Ideas & Inspiration

Browse our hundreds of Diversification Ideas, Case Studies, Business Guides and more! Get inspired for your new venture here.

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Diversification & Rural Business Advice

Browse our huge range of technical and business information, written by business experts and specialists, to help your business.

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Champion Business Partners

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IceBlue is a software development and digital marketing agency with a difference. We have three key areas to our... read more

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We help farmers and landowners achieve planning for residential plots. We fund the whole process as well as taking on... read more

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The idea of running your own Drive In cinema can seem daunting if you do not know quite where to start. Let us... read more

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The Rural Planning Co are specialist Planning Consultants in Agriculture | Equestrian | Rural Business | Residential.... read more

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