Don’t wait for the next RFA to drop! Writing a Value Added Producer Grant takes substantial time, strategy, organization, and mobilization.
December 19, 2024
Business Models
December 19, 2024
A 2024 VAPG Update from Jim Gage
The 2024 VAPG Notice of Funding was just announced! Jim Gage recommends you get organized and make a plan.
December 19, 2024
Want to Grow, Scale, Make More Money?
The FFI Fellows Program provides a unique, impactful opportunity where each entrepreneur is paired with an industry-expert coach, and together, they work through sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and other key areas of business.
December 19, 2024
3 Food Brands Build Resiliency as FFI Fellows
Working one-on-one with an expert coach, the founders of Forage Kombucha, Rally Energy, and Driftless Provisions each dug deep into sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and more. They also learned from their fellow cohort members and gained valuable opportunities through FFI’s extensive network of investors, consultants, and service-provider partners.
December 19, 2024
2022 in Review: Top Stories in Food and Farming
As we close out 2022, let’s look back at the biggest events, actions, policies, and trends to impact food and agriculture.
December 19, 2024
Get to Know USDA LAMP Funding Opportunities (2023 Webinar)
This webinar discusses funding opportunities from the USDA, in particular the Farmers Market (FMPP), Local Food (LFPP) Promotion Program, and Regional Food Systems Partnerships Program (RFSP) Grants. These programs help with the development and expansion of local and regional food systems. The request for proposals are out with applications due on May 2nd.
December 19, 2024
Are You Sure Your Business Will Work?
Plenty of food and farm businesses are awesome in theory, but then they just don’t pan out in the real world. So how can you avoid this fate? By actually testing and validating your assumptions early in the process.
October 27, 2022
Helping Food and Farm Entrepreneurs Access R&D Funding
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Idella Yamben, Ph.D., shares how the Wisconsin Center for Technology Commercialization helps early-stage businesses test assumptions and secure grants to foster commercialization.
October 13, 2022
Financial Lessons from a Successful Diversified Farm
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Cliff McConville discusses building multi-enterprise All Grass Farms from the ground up and managing the finances to ensure profitability.
October 6, 2022
When Growth Is Not the Smartest Strategy
Naturally, most food and farm entrepreneurs want to grow their businesses.