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SUMMARY:Tourism Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Networking\, Presentations\, Panels + More to Help Your Business Flourish + Thrive\nJoin us in-person on May 1st for an incredible mini-conference tailored for tourism businesses in Grey Bruce Simcoe. Start your morning with a series of engaging presentations and panels\, and seize the opportunity to network with industry leaders and peers committed to growth and excellence in tourism. \nKey topics include: \n\nMarketing & Promotions\nEmbracing Sustainable Tourism\nEnhancing the Customer Experience\nDigital Tools for Growth & Efficiency\nCollaboration & Networking with Partners\n\nThis will be an insightful and interactive morning designed to help your business thrive and grow. \nRSVP Now to Reserve Your Spot! Tickets are $20 \nTIckets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tourism-mini-conference-tickets-1286836234819?aff=oddtdtcreator \nWhere: John Saunders Centre\, 80 Sandford Fleming Drive in Collingwood \nRegistration open at 8:30\nPresentations begin at 9:00 am\nEvent wraps up at 12:30 \nIncludes morning refreshments. \nPresented in collaboration with Community Futures South Georgian Bay. Thank you to our sponsors: RTO7\, the Town of Collingwood\, the Town of The Blue Mountains\, the Town of Wasaga Beach\, the Township of Clearview and Grey County.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/tourism-mini-conference-3/
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage - How to Sell Your Food Product
DESCRIPTION:How to Sell Your Food Product\nThis session is for you if you want to learn how to sell your food product at markets\, online\, or to retailers. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nHow to set your pricing for success\nPositioning your product on the market\nBuilding an audience of raving fans\nThe key things you can do to secure the sale\n\nYou have worked hard to develop a great product but you’re struggling to make sales. What gives? \nSuccessfully selling your product involves more than just having great tasting food. Pricing\, marketing\, and how you position your product all play a key role in ensuring that people will buy it. \nIn this session\, we will be joined by Nicole Haney\, former Founder & CEO of Boho Bars\, a national energy bar company. Nicole will guide us through the key factors to consider in successfully selling your product\, whether you’re selling at markets\, online\, or to retailers. \nYou will leave with a better understanding of how to successfully sell your product in the food and beverage industry! \nNext Session: Thursday\, May 1st\, 2025 at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000115308002
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-how-to-sell-your-food-product-2/
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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\, May 15th\, 2025 at 10:00am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000116170002
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/15320/
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage - 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 in 2025 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\, May 22nd\, 2025 at 10:00am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000116861001
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-branding-your-food-product/
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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\, May 29th\, 2025 at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000117473001
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-selling-to-food-retailers-3/
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