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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Costing & Pricing to Make Profits
DESCRIPTION:Costing & Pricing to Make Profits\nThis session is for you if you want to know how to price your food or beverage product appropriately. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nUnderstanding your COGS\nCash Flow Management\nPlanning for Profits\n\nIf you want to run a successful business it’s important for you to know the ‘numbers’. Learn how to cost and price your products and services for profitability and how the decisions you make about your operations and production processes affect your bottom line. Understand how to budget and spend money so you can pay all your bills and still have money left in your pocket at the end of the year. \nEach participant will receive an Excel Financial Forecasting spreadsheet (blank) and completed examples for both a product and service business to assist you through the process. Use the spreadsheet to develop your individual timeline\, operating and capital costs\, and pricing calculator to create a cashflow projection and income statement for your business. \nYou will leave with a better understanding of how to properly cost and price your product to make a profit in the food and beverage industry! \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 5th\, 2024 at 10:00am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister here: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000093250002
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-costing-pricing-to-make-profits/
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Marketing and Branding your Food Product
DESCRIPTION:Marketing & Branding your Food Product\nThis session is for you if you have a food or beverage product that needs the perfect brand to suit the right market. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nWhy YOU are your brand as a new food or beverage business\nWhat to consider when creating a visual identity for your company\nWhat does marketing your product look like?\n\nAmanda DeVries of Eye Candy Design specializes in branding food and beverage companies. In this webinar\, Amanda will share her expert insight\, from how to create your brand\, how to retain and grow your brand to what sort of colours and typography styles are right for your product. You will learn the difference between designing for store shelves vs. food markets vs. digital spaces. She will also cover tips for working with a graphic designer and determining exactly who your product is for. As Amanda advises\, “if your product is for everyone\, then you are selling to no one”. Know your target market. \nYou will leave with a better understanding of how to brand and market your product in the food and beverage industry! \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 12th\, 2024 at 10:00am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister here: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000093664007
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/marketing-and-branding-your-food-product/
CATEGORIES:SBEC
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SUMMARY:XcelerateHER - Following Your Gut: Entrepreneurial Success & Copywriting Lessons
DESCRIPTION:Following Your Gut: Entrepreneurial Success & Copywriting Lessons for Small Business Owners\n\nDATE: Tuesday\, September 17th\nTIME: 1-3pm\nLOCATION: The Blue Mountains Public Library | 173 Bruce St S\, Thornbury\, ON \nJoin us\, with speaker Jess Haney\, for our upcoming XcelerateHER workshop\, part “tales from an entrepreneur who followed her gut to success\,” part “copywriting strategies for small business owners\,” this workshop will contain insights and actionable education for new and seasoned business owners. \nLeave this workshop with the confidence that YOU are your biggest asset in your business\, and copywriting strategies that will help you better communicate with your audience and bring in more customers. \nThe XcelerateHER community connects women entrepreneurs to events\, peer groups\, mentorship\, funding\, and support. XcelerateHER is the one degree of separation between the resources and connections you need to scale and grow your business. \nLearn more about Jess Haney:\nJess is a copywriter\, strategist\, and consultant specializing in sales copy and lifecycle email marketing for B2B SaaS companies. She’s also a coach for creative service providers\, showing them how to simplify and streamline their business to make more money without burning out using her unique approach called The One Client Method™.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/xcelerateher-entrepreneurial-success-and-copywriting-lessons/
CATEGORIES:SBEC
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Labelling and Packaging your Food Product
DESCRIPTION:Labelling & Packaging your Food Product\nThis session is for you if you have a food or beverage product that needs an accurate and compliant label. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nPackaging Considerations\nLabelling Requirements\nMistakes to Avoid\n\nPackaging and labelling your food product is where marketing meets regulatory compliance and food safety. You know you want your product to look great on a store shelf\, but what are you required to put on the label? How do you choose the right package for your product? For this session\, we will be joined by Nicole Haney\, former Founder & CEO of Boho Bars. Nicole will guide us through what to consider when choosing a package for your food product\, what to include on your label\, and what mistakes to avoid when packaging your food product. \nYou will leave with a better understanding of labelling & packaging in the food and beverage industry! \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 19th\, 2024 at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/labelling-and-packaging-your-food-product/
CATEGORIES:SBEC
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Selling to Food Retailers
DESCRIPTION:Selling to Food Retailers\nThis session is for you if you have a CPG (Consumer Packaged Good) Product but have never sold into retail stores.  Gain some insight and instructions on how to conduct a sales call.   \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nBreaking down a sales call into 7 clear steps  \nCreating a plan for your sales call  \nLearning how to overcome objections  \nClosing the deal  \nFollowing up & Customer Service \n\nMany food & beverage business owners believe their products will sell themselves.  “It’s the highest quality\, low price\, and there is nothing like this in the marketplace today.”     \nCreating a sales strategy without a defined sales process is a mistake a lot of businesses tend to make. A standardized sales process with clearly defined sales stages establishes efficiency and will allow you to gain new retail accounts and scale your business.     \nThis session will be hosted by Paul Dromgole\, a member of the Foodpreneur Advantage Team\, who has extensive training and sales with Fortune 500 companies as well as his own independent Sales Agency. \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 26th\, 2024 at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1h hour\nRegister here: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000094653026
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-selling-to-food-retailers/
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SUMMARY:In-Person - Business Model Canvas Workshop (Wasaga Beach)
DESCRIPTION:In-Person – Business Model Canvas Workshop (Wasaga Beach)\nJoin us for an exciting in-person event where we will dive into the art of crafting a successful business model canvas. This event is perfect for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners looking to enhance their understanding of their business model. \nLocation: 544 River Rd W\, Wasaga Beach – Wasaga Public Library – Learning Lab\nWhen: Thursday September 26\, 2024 – 1pm – 3:30pm\nCost: Free\nRegister: https://business-model-canvas-workshop.eventbrite.ca \nDuring this interactive session\, participants will delve into key examples\, actively relating this knowledge to their own entrepreneurial endeavors. This workshop serves as an initial stride towards effective business planning\, opening doors to SBEC mentorship and comprehensive support. Take this opportunity to crystallize your vision and construct a tangible representation of your business’s potential trajectory. \nWhat exactly is a business model canvas? \nConsider it as your business blueprint condensed onto a single page. This globally recognized standard has empowered millions across businesses of all scales\, enabling them to describe\, design\, challenge\, and adapt their business models. \nInvest this time into fortifying your business’s foundations for success and sustainable growth.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/in-person-business-model-canvas-workshop-wasaga-beach/
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