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Your Food Business Needs Multiple Strategies
10 minute Free read by Edible-Alpha®
Good strategies are ones that reflect current relationships with customers/partners and current market realities, and thus, can shift as those things shift. Without a well-documented strategy, even well-meaning food entrepreneurs can get distracted or fail to execute on their business’ core needs and goals.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
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
How Much Money Should You Really Raise?
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Given the global pandemic, now might not seem like the best time to court investment. Well, it’s true the current economic climate isn’t ideal...
Article about Financial Management for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups
Next-Level Transparency for Today’s Impact Brands
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the food supply chain like never before. With panic-buying clearing out retail shelves, foodservice sales slowing to a trickle...
Article about Sales and Marketing for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
How to Keep Farmland in Farmers’ Hands
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According to USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, the average age of the American farmer is 57.5, up from 56.3 in 2012. What’s more, a...
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
7 Success Strategies for Value-Added Ag
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For farmers looking to diversify their income and boost total revenue, value-adding can be a great way to go. At its core, value-added agriculture means transforming a raw commodity into something new and of greater value. Any of these opportunities can provide immense value to consumers, increase a farm’s notoriety and generate additional income for the farm business.
Article about Raising Capital for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
Why Discovery Is Key to Startup Success
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Food and farm entrepreneurs get a huge advantage by talking with potential customers when just starting out. Learn how spending sufficient time in discovery can inform product development and lead to business success.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
Should Your Food or Farm Business Go International?
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You don’t have to be a big company to successfully sell products overseas. International opportunities abound for small food and ag businesses too. Could yours be a good candidate? Get smart strategies for growing your enterprise globally.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling
2022 in Review: Top Stories in Food and Farming
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This year included numerous challenges for food and agriculture—inflation, drought, soaring input costs—but plenty of good stuff too. Get our rundown at the biggest events, actions, policies, and trends affecting these sectors in 2022.
Article about Business Models for businesses that are Growing and Scaling | Pre-Venture | Startups