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Your Food Business’ Capital Needs Change Over Time
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Getting proper financing for growing food businesses is one of the most challenging obstacles food business owners face, due in large part to the high bar for fundraising and financial communication when growing a food business. And, there are often many sources of capital that need to be brought together to adequately fund the growth of these food businesses.
Article about Raising Capital for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
What Makes A Good Food Business Consultant?
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
If you can determine that the consultants you are looking at can ask the right questions and challenge you, including about your business model and financial plan, you can form a meaningful partnership with that consultant.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Help Is Here: Survival Strategies for Food and Farm Businesses
20 minute read Free by Edible-Alpha®
This on-demand course features FFI Director, Tera Johnson, walking you through how to use FFI’s 13-week cash flow template. We encourage you to follow along...
Article about Financial Management for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
Upcycled Food: A Business Model for Planet and Profit
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
Food and farm entrepreneurs are taking action against food waste and its impact on climate change by championing upcycled food. Repurposing otherwise-discarded food into value-add ingredients and products is both sustainable and a smart business strategy. Learn about brands making real change and how you can join the upcycled food movement.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
5 Success Lessons from a Famous Founder
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
The Edible-Alpha® podcast aims to educate and inspire listeners by showing “what it really takes to make money in food,” as Tera says in...
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
Could Local Meat Processors Be the Next Craft Breweries?
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
America’s meat industry is a lot like how beer was in the 1980s, with a handful of giant corporations controlling the lion’s share of...
Financing Food and Ag Beyond the Pandemic
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
Although COVID-19 has affected every industry, food and agriculture have been hit disproportionately hard. Prior to the pandemic, more than 50% of food was...
The Biggest Risk to Your Food Business
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
Tornadoes, droughts, ransomware, machinery malfunctions—all represent real risks for food producers. Learn why every manufacturer, whether a startup or scaled-up, should prioritize risk management.
Article about Operations for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
We Need to Talk About Food Safety
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
Food contamination can happen at any stage from farm to fork, which means no food business can afford to slack on security measures. Learn how regulations and tech advances are ensuring a safer food supply.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
Are You Sure Your Business Will Work?
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
When entrepreneurs’ assumptions about customers or markets miss the mark, their startups frequently flounder. Early-stage food and farm businesses should test assumptions early to save time, energy, and money and set the stage for success.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Startups | Pre-Venture | Growing and Scaling