Owning a food business is difficult. You are the boss of so many things. You probably feel pretty good about it most of the time, but occasionally that anxious little voice of doubt and exhaustion creeps in and you find yourself wondering, “Why am I doing this?”
Politicians love to talk about small business. They talk about understanding the obstacles that small-business owners face. They have relatable anecdotes about the small-business owners they’ve met. And they always promise to make it easier for people to create, maintain, and grow their business.
You might wonder…why do politicians take such an interest in you, the small-business owner? What issues are important to your small business in this 2016 presidential election? And what are the 2016 election candidates saying they will do for you and your food business? Read More »
I am a woman, a mom, and the former owner of a small, specialty food business. Many of my friends are business owners in the artisan, craft food community in Denver. A lot of them are women, and some of them are also moms. Read More »
In our ebook, Make Your Food Biz Look BIG, we outline the typical stages of business for food companies and then assign marketing tasks to each stage of business. The idea is to help you see where you should focus your energy at various stages of the game — the food biz game that is. Read More »
This is a guest post by Caroline Wood of the Ingredients in Business out of Canberra, Australia.
There are lots of pieces you have to put together to get your pricing right for your food products; knowing where you fit in the market, what your competitors are doing and of course covering your costs. You may be tearing your hair out putting all these elements together to make a profit, especially as they all interact. Read More »