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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Safeguard Your Supply Chain Against Future Upheaval
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
COVID-19 has exposed vulnerabilities in the food and beverage supply chain and caught many brands off-guard. To better withstand future interruptions to the flow of goods, food businesses should take action now to map out their value chain, identify risks, craft contingency plans and monitor movement closely.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
Adapt or Bust: Two Forces Impacting All Food and Farm Businesses
In FFI’s first Quarterly Trends Talk, Tera discussed several macro forces shaping our world that food and farm businesses will need to adapt to—and,...
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Startups | Pre-Venture
Want to Grow, Scale, Make More Money?
10 minute read of Free article by Edible-Alpha®
The FFI Fellows Program is back in 2023! Learn how this impactful, expert-led, FREE program helps food-focused businesses build financial resiliency and maximize profitability. Call for applications coming soon, so get the full scoop now.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
Working with Tier 1 Lenders In Your Food or Beverage Business
10 minutes of Free video by Edible-Alpha®
Traditional lenders tend to be very conservative, so they often make loans for less than the purchase value of assets, and look to partner with investors and the entrepreneur to finance growing businesses. They look at things like collateral and business strength when assessing the risk of making a loan.
Video about Raising Capital for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups | Growing and Scaling
Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide
106 pages of Free report content by Wisconsin DATCP
How do you get started in local food production and marketing? What do you need to consider? Like any business venture, establishing the entire concept and developing the initial steps may seem overwhelming. You must learn a whole new set of skills and be proficient at them for your business to succeed.
Books or Guide about Operations for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Cash Flow Basics (For Farmers)
11 minute Free read by Compeer Financial
Tight cash flow can be challenging, even for the most experienced grower. For a beginning farmer, however, a cash flow crunch can quickly become a disaster. An annual cash flow projection is a very useful tool for a farm. You plot out on a month-by-month basis when cash income will be received and when cash expenses will need to be paid.
Article about Operations for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Shared Financial Management Builds Alignment For Food Businesses
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Open book management is sharing the company's finances and key financial drivers openly with managers to increase their buy-in and understanding of the company's performance. By sharing company finances and expecting financial literacy of managers, open-book management allows multiple leaders to use the same language and work towards the same goal.
Article about Financial Management for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
Market Research Might Disprove Your Assumptions
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Sometimes certain products or certain classes of products make more sense in certain markets than others. For example, heavy or perishable food items make less sense to sell online due to the shipping costs and logistics involved. But unconventional markets could make sense if location or customer data suggests it is a good idea.
Article about Sales and Marketing for businesses that are Pre-Venture | Startups
3 Ways To Visualize (And Improve) Your Food Business
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
The business model canvas, the competitor matrix and sales forecast by channel can help visualize key aspects of food businesses as they seek to grow and get profitable, keeping important high-level business opportunities top of mind while allowing things to evolve.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
The Inside Scoop on Selling Online Today
1 hour 33 mins of Free podcast by Edible-Alpha®
In Edible-Alpha® podcast #66, Tera sits down with Matthew Starr, founder of Rally Energy, a caffeinated mint and cough lozenge brand based in Madison,...
Podcast about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups