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MVP Series Workshop: Sales Forecasting, Trade Promotions & Execution (March 2024)

3 hours of Paid live training by Edible-Alpha®

This workshop helps you develop your sales forecast / go to market costs / trade promotions plans and key execution and management tools to maximize customer profitability and relationship.

MVP Series Workshop: Accounting Processes & Reporting (January 2024)

3 hours of Paid course content. by Edible-Alpha®

This workshop will dive into what it takes to develop reliable accounting procedures and processes, plus help you determine if partnering with an accountant group is the right move for your food-focused business.

Preparing for the 2024 VAPG

1.5 hours of Paid webinar content. by Edible-Alpha®

Please join the Food Finance Institute for a free webinar to launch our 2024 VAPG Program Series. At "Preparing for the 2024 VAPG," we will host a conversation with past applicants that have received the grant and USDA staff that have firsthand knowledge of the USDA’s Value Added Producer Grant.

Deep Dive: Sales and Distribution Planning and Management

34 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

In this course, you will learn how to develop your sales & distribution plans and more effectively navigate sales & food and beverage distribution channels: broker, distributor, and retailer.

Deep Dive: Make Online Sales Your Growth Strategy – Amazon eCommerce Marketplace Overview

34 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

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.

Deep Dive: Co-Packing: Mindset, Decisions, & Pitfalls

39 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

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 business.

On-Demand Course about Operations for businesses that are Growing and Scaling

Deep Dive: Accounting & Finance 101

1 hour 12 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

This course helps food-focused entrepreneurs understand the basics of accounting and to fill in gaps, where needed.

Deep Dive: Walk Through of Farm Financial Statements – Balance Sheet

54 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

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 farms versus non-farm businesses.

Unlimited Learner Pass holders or purchasers of the course  – navigate to the course here

Deep Dive: Walk Through of Farm Financial Statements – Income Statement

45 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

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 farms versus non-farm businesses.

Unlimited Learner Pass holders or purchasers of the course  – navigate to the course here

Deep Dive: How and When to Use Debt to Finance a Farm Business

1 hour 20 minutes of Paid course content by Edible-Alpha®

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.

Unlimited Learner Pass holders or purchasers of the course  – navigate to the course here