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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 4th\, 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=4206752000125597001
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-costing-pricing-to-make-profits-3/
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SUMMARY:Intellectual Property Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Every small business has its unique selling points. It could be the name\, the brand\, the products\, or the way you do things. This free workshop\, hosted by our friends at the Grey Count Small Business Enterprise Centre\, will show you how and why intellectual property (IP) matters to your business. Felix Yuen\, IP & Commercialization Advisor from Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre\, will share tips about how to protect your brands\, innovative ideas\, creative content and the secret sauce of your business. Bring your questions and be ready for some practical advice to help protect your business interactions with clients\, partners and competitors. \nOur facilitator: \nFelix Yuen is the IP & Commercialization Advisor at Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre\, with the focus to develop and deliver programs that strengthen the IP knowledge and capabilities of the community. He is an IP consultant and practicing lawyer\, and has international experience in IP management and monetization strategies. \n*This session will be offered in a hybrid format. We strongly encourage you to join us in person at the Sydenham Campus\, but if you can’t attend in person\, a zoom link will also be sent out. \nWhere:\nSydenham Campus (hybrid option available)\n1130 8th Street East Owen Sound\, ON N4K 1M5 \nWhen: Wednesday September 10\, 2025 – 12pm – 1:30pm
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/intellectual-property-essentials-2/
CATEGORIES:SBEC
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Marketing & 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\, September 11th\, 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=4206752000125893099
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-marketing-branding-your-food-product-2/
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Food Safety Fundamentals for Startups
DESCRIPTION:Food Safety Fundamentals for Startups\nThis session is for you if you are starting a food business and want to make sure you are producing safe products right from the start. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nBasic Food Safety Principles Every Business Must Know\nPractical Food Safety Practices for Production\nCommon mistakes to avoid when starting your food business\n\nWhen you’re launching a food product\, understanding food safety is essential not only for protecting your customers\, but also for meeting regulatory expectations and building retailer trust. In this session\, Lisa Cove\, Food Safety Consultant and Founder of Shelf Ready Inc.\, will walk you through simple\, actionable steps you can take to build food safety into your business from the very beginning—without getting overwhelmed by regulations.  \nYou’ll leave with a clear understanding of basic food safety expectations\, practical steps you can implement immediately\, and the confidence to move your food business forward safely! \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 18th\, 2025 at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1h hour\nRegister: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/dproudfoot1/registration-form/form-perma/Registration_Form/yqHtnaFANbM8kGfDjkYPHBm3xBaQYwk22Fkxaty1fMBmR7OKagSvN8e9tK7wpByrQPnZ0MR6w5XxB6JMmjJ4fVn4SAzNtb7vjSd5?Seminar_Id=4206752000126908022
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-food-safety-fundamentals-for-startups/
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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage: Labelling & 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 25th\, 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=4206752000127355002
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-labelling-packaging-your-food-product-3/
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