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When Growth Is Not the Smartest Strategy

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Business growth is generally a great goal—but getting bigger or broader isn’t always the best strategy. For some food and ag businesses, the smarter target may be max profitability.

Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Communicate Your Financials Well to Raise Capital

5 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

As more and more consumers demand healthy, natural and free-from foods and as more capital and technical assistance is made available for new and innovative brands, the brands that survive will be the ones who take their communication about their financial position (and other metrics like store velocities) seriously.

Article about Raising Capital for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Taking Investment in Your Food Business Changes Your Business (And You)

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

Food entrepreneurs themselves often feel changed when taking outside investor capital. They feel the weight of the responsibility of paying back those investors with a return. They often work even harder than they were before because others are sharing the risk with them and are emotionally invested in their business as well.

Article about Raising Capital for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Demystifying Funding Terminology

5 minute Free read by New Hope Network

Most entrepreneurs start out with friends and family funding (essentially people they know who will take a risk with them) or else they "bootstrap" their company, self-financing from the owner(s) and free cash flow. However, in food, this doesn't get you very far - food businesses need outside capital, usually from a variety of sources, to compete.

Books or Guide about Raising Capital for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups

An in-depth look into FSMA and FDA reform that will impact business

1 hour of Free video content by New Hope Network

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a complicated sweeping reform of the way food safety is regulated. This video series outlines the history, reasoning and goals behind the legislation and what your business has to do to properly comply.

Video about Legal for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups

Adapting Farm Business Models for Sustained Profitability

10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®

We know it takes grit to be an entrepreneur, and in this day-and-age it takes a special kind of grit to be a farm...

Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups

It’s Go Time! Act Fast to Save or Shutter Your Business

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

In this crazy new world we’re living in, small businesses nationwide are torn on how to proceed, especially those suffering significant sales losses due...

Article about Legal for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups

How Much Money Should You Really Raise?

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Given the global pandemic, now might not seem like the best time to court investment. Well, it’s true the current economic climate isn’t ideal...

Article about Financial Management for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups

Bread SRSLY Puts People Ahead of Profit

1 hour 4 minutes Free course content by Edible-Alpha®

Sadie Scheffer, founder and CEO of Bread SRSLY, talks with Tera about creating a culture of empowered leaders and putting values ahead of profits.

Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

How Free Content Cultivates Sales

10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®

Brand-generated content that educates, entertains, inspires or otherwise engages consumers—and that they don’t have to pay for—can pay off in dividends for a food business long-term.