Main Street Investing
My focus as an angel investor has been about where can I help create employment and opportunities for personal development that lead to more broadly-spread financial security and opportunities for...
View ArticleBuilding the Northwest Food Product value chain
Last fall I sat on a panel at Startup Week to about B2C (Business To Consumer) businesses, especially food businesses, here in Seattle. One of the questions to panelists was: Is Seattle a particularly...
View ArticleResources for Local Food Business
I had the privilege of working with Tera Johnson of the Food Finance Institute last week to put on part 1 of her Consultant Training and her Entrepreneur BootCamp here in Seattle. Business Impact...
View ArticleResources about local farming
Here’s a quick roundup of some resources I have to think about local farming in the Northwest, inspired by a friend’s question. The resource said friend shared with me: A PhD Farmer Sara Taber from...
View ArticlePerspectives on Growing Food Business
More thoughts after my week with Tera Johnson of the Food Finance Institute and several local businesses…. In tech people like to talk about the “attention marketplace” – that we’re competing for...
View ArticleA Happy Workplace is a Productive Workplace
Yesterday I listened to a fascinating podcast about civility in the workplace. (Dan Harris, 10% Happier, Christine Porath guest.) I looked at the author’s website and she has a TED talk, and I also...
View ArticleMore Resources for Food Business in WA
I covered a great assortment of resources in an earlier blog, so be sure to check that if you haven’t seen it yet. Since then a few more have crossed my mailbox. These are resources that I know I’ll...
View ArticleOur ongoing farm fantasy…
I, like so many others, seem to have a romantic notion of farming. There’s some kind of longing to get back to nature, to feel a relationship with my food, to accomplish something tangible. Yet the...
View ArticleTargeting “Food Service” as a market
The path I’ve been learning so far for food products to grow is to start with farmers markets or other direct sales, then move into self-distribution to retail locations, then move up to working with a...
View ArticleVideos & Webinars to enjoy next cloudy day
Hey ho folks! It’s been a bit of a busy spring. One upside of our “new normal” is many companies have reached out to support the CPG industry with free, high quality, online presentations. Enjoy the...
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