Companies that are pre-venture are ones that have not officially started official operations yet i.e. are in the “idea” stage. While Edible-Alpha is mostly geared towards businesses that are growing and scaling, our content helps these food businesses learn how to set their business up for success should they choose to take their business to the next level.
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Where Is Your Growth Path?
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
The answer to "where is your growth path" lies in the company's business model and their willingness to find creative solutions to how they can grow their unique brand and strengths. No path is easy, but we encourage entrepreneurs to consider creative ways they could grow, including horizontally, to reach profitability and sustainability.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Building a Beverage Brand, from Foraging to Financing
1 hour 13 minutes of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®
Rachael Young of yaupon beverage brand YAYAYA joins Tera to talk about building a beverage brand around an unknown plant, working with copackers and courting investor partners who know the food space.
Podcast about Sales and Marketing for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
Scout Canning Makes Shelf-Stable Seafood Sustainable
1 hour 3 minutes Free course content by Edible-Alpha®
Adam Bent of Scout Canning talked with Tera about shaking up the stale canned seafood category and taking on the problematic industry by operating sustainably.
Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups | Pre-Venture
Is Renting Farmland Smarter Than Buying?
10 minute Free article by Edible-Alpha®
Plenty of people would love to break into farming, but beginners’ number-one barrier is access to land. With so much farmland already claimed—by older farmers but also increasingly by investors, corporations, and developers—desirable acreage is hard to come by. Plus, the price of farmland in the U.S. is sky-high.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Startups | Pre-Venture | Growing and Scaling
Wisconsin Food Processing Guide
120 pages of Free report content by University of Wisconsin-Madison
This guide covers a wide array of topics, such as regulations and licensing, selecting a food processing facility, developing products, buying equipment, labeling and packaging, marketing, insurance and liability issues, and concludes with potential exit strategies when the time comes to close or sell the business.
Books or Guide about Operations for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
The Customer Is Always Right (Or, At Least They Are The Ones Who Pay...
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Food businesses should align their products and branding with their target consumers and should use market research to understand what the marketplace is asking for. Acquiring and keeping customers is what drives successful businesses and customer preferences must be met in order to have a financially viable business.
Article about Sales and Marketing for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Paul Dietmann on Setting Your Farm Up for Financial Success
1 hour & 15 minutes of Free audio by Farmer To Farmer Podcast
The single most important thing to do when starting a farm is to create a month-by-month cash flow projection. In the short term, cash flow is much more critical than profitability, because if cash flow is negative, the farm cannot survive once cash runs out. Profitability comes into play when the farmer is ready to retire or pass it on to the next generation.
Podcast about Raising Capital for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
When Your Food Business Should Go Online
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Food businesses should know the role that online sales will play in their revenue stream and in their business model. Consumers are starting to become omnichannel in their food shopping expectations. Like most things in food entrepreneurship, it is best to let your customers lead the way, and if they expect to find you online, go online and conquer.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Your Relationships With Your Customers Are Your Food Business’ Biggest Asset
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
In a marketplace with rapidly changing food preferences, restrictions, diets and ethical concerns around food production, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out how to deliver a product that solves enough problems for the right customers while building a strong relationship with them.
Article about Sales and Marketing for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Forecast Templates
Free forecast templates by Edible-Alpha®
These helpful templates help you build your financial projections, including, your sales and distribution forecast; cost of goods sold (COGS) and other expenses forecasts; capital expenditures forecasts; and your accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP) and inventory forecasts. These projections can help inform your proforma financial statements.
Tool or Template about Raising Capital for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups | Growing and Scaling