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Training and Resources For Making Money In Food
Having the right resources, information and benchmarks can mean the difference between business success and failure. The Edible-Alpha® Learning Center is here to guide you to success. Our mission is to help you build a profitable and impactful food or farm business.
Upcoming Immersion Trainings
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Level 1 and Level 2 Consultant Training (June 2024)
Level 1 Consultant Training provides an in-depth look at what food, beverage and value-added farm businesses need to do to optimize their business model and capital structure for profitability. Level 2 builds on Level 1 by helping participants navigate the process of raising appropriate debt, strategic investments, and equity investments…
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Food Brand Finance Intensive: Building Financial Foundations (July 2024)
The Food Brand Finance Intensive: Building Financial Foundations will help you define, align, and strengthen the key elements of your business’ financial foundation. Over the course of three group sessions and three one-on-one coaching session, this training will equip you to embark on a path towards profitability.
$250.00 -
Food Brand Finance Intensive: Building Financial Foundations (August 2024)
The Food Brand Finance Intensive: Building Financial Foundations will help you define, align, and strengthen the key elements of your business’ financial foundation. Over the course of three group sessions and three one-on-one coaching session, this training will equip you to embark on a path towards profitability.
$250.00
Upcoming Workshops
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MVP Series Workshop: eCommerce Management (June 2024)
This workshop will help you develop your eCommerce strategy and learn how strategic digital partners can maximize your business potential.
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FFI MVP Series Workshop: Dedicated Facility vs. Co-Packer (July 2024)
In this workshop, you will learn how to develop your own dedicated production facility and/or work with a co-packer to produce the lowest cost possible, with the best quality, within food safety guidelines.
$35.00 -
MVP Series Workshop: Operations Process & Supply Chain Optimization (August 2024)
This workshop will help you optimize your operations / production processes and supply chain to produce the lowest cost possible, with the best quality, within food safety guidelines.
$35.00 -
FFI MVP Series Workshop: Quality, Food Safety, & ERP (September 2024)
In this workshop, you will learn how to manage your operations to deliver the best quality and maintaining FSMA regulatory compliance, while delivering business profitability.
$35.00 -
FFI MVP Series Workshop: Risk & Legal Management (October 2024)
In this workshop, you will learn why risk (and risk management) is important to business growth. Businesses without risk are not businesses, they are non-profits. Or stated another way: to achieve above average returns requires taking on business risk (wisely).
$35.00 -
FFI MVP Series Workshop: Developing a High-Performance Organization (November 2024)
In this workshop, you will learn to build your business team from the founder’s point of view.
$35.00 -
FFI MVP Series Workshop: Sources & Uses of Capital (December 2024)
In this workshop you will learn how to develop your financial, sources & uses of capital and financing strategy.
$35.00
Deep Dive On-Demand Training
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Sales and Distribution Planning and Management
In this course, you will learn how to develop your sales & distribution plans and more effectively navigate sales & food and beverage distribution channels: broker,…
$50.00 -
Make Online Sales Your Growth Strategy – Amazon eCommerce Marketplace Overview
In this Deep Dive on-demand course, you will learn if Amazon is right for your business and if so, how to get started selling on Amazon.…
$50.00 -
Co-Packing: Mindset, Decisions, & Pitfalls
This course will help you learn the best practices on how and when to utilize a co-manufacturer and determine which path is right for your food-focused…
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Accounting & Finance 101
This course helps food-focused entrepreneurs understand the basics of accounting and to fill in gaps, where needed. Unlimited Learner Pass holders or purchasers of the course …
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How and When to Use Debt to Finance a Farm Business
Food Finance Institute Farm Outreach Specialist, Andy Larson walks you through how debt, when utilized properly, can be a fundamental tool to benefit your farm business.…
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Walk Through of Farm Financial Statements – Balance Sheet
Food Finance Institute Farm Outreach Specialist, Andy Larson walks you through what a balance sheet is, how to use it, and how it is different for…
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Walk Through of Farm Financial Statements – Income Statement
Food Finance Institute Farm Outreach Specialist, Andy Larson walks you through what an income statement is, how to use it, and how it is different for…
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Building a Valuable Food Brand
Katie Mleziva of Real Food Brands guides you through her 3 step framework to develop a brand strategy: Define, Align, and Activate. Following these steps and…
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Getting Your Food Products Online
Sarah Larson uses her 15+ years of experience working to sell food to provide this overview on starting or growing your online sales. Unlimited Learner Pass…
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13-Week Rolling Cash Flow – Forecasting & Debt
This on-demand course features FFI Founder, Tera Johnson, walking you through how to use the 13-week cash flow template. Unlimited Learner Pass holders or purchasers of…
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What Your Food Business Financial Statements Are Telling You
This course provides a review of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement from the perspective of lenders/investors and from the perspective of making…
$50.00
Testimonials
“FFI HAS HELPED US IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF OUR BUSINESS THAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVEL UP OUR DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER FARM BUSINESS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS THANKS IN LARGE PART TO FFI.”
– Jen Riemer, Riemer Family Farm
Boot Camp Participant & Edible Alpha® Live! Coaching Cohort Member
WE’VE LOVED OUR WORK WITH FFI SO FAR, AND CAN’T WAIT TO LEARN MORE AT BOOT CAMP AND MAKE NUTKRACK A NATIONAL BRAND!”
– Jess Benish of Nutkrack
Boot Camp Participant & FFI FaBcap Accelerator Graduate