
The Edible-Alpha® podcast is your source for actionable insights into making money in food. Hosted by the Food Finance Institute, we talk to a wide range of stakeholders about what it really takes to grow a successful food or farm business.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 126 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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Working one-on-one with an expert coach, the founders of Forage Kombucha, Rally Energy, and Driftless Provisions each dug deep into sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and more. They also learned from their fello... more
The FFI Fellows Program provides a unique, impactful opportunity where each entrepreneur is paired with an industry-expert coach, and together, they work through sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and other key ... more
This webinar discusses funding opportunities from the USDA, in particular the Farmers Market (FMPP), Local Food (LFPP) Promotion Program, and Regional Food Systems Partnerships Program (RFSP) Grants. These programs help with the development and expan... more
As we close out 2022, let’s look back at the biggest events, actions, policies, and trends to impact food and agriculture.
Plenty of food and farm businesses are awesome in theory, but then they just don’t pan out in the real world. So how can you avoid this fate? By actually testing and validating your assumptions early in the process.
I've been an advice listener to Edible-Alpha for over 2 years and look forward to each podcast. The information Terra shares and her guests is insightful, valuable and I'm always learning. While based in Wisconsin and sometimes focused for that region you will always here information you can put in place or share with others.
Love the focus on the entrepreneurs who are changing the ecosystem!
This is an excellent podcast for food entrepreneurs: part inspiration, part nuts and bolts, part strategy. I eagerly await every new episode because I know I'll learn something. Too often entrepreneurial podcasts are done by celebrity hosts that don't really know what questions to ask (think How I Built This) or former venture capitalists who say ridiculous things like "you have to have the very best people in every position" (think Masters of Scale). Tera's podcast is awesome because she's b... more
As a small business owner, I like to hear the challenges that other business owners face on a day to day business as well as the development of their business models. This podcast offers loads of information that help me operate a more successful small business.
This podcast is incredibly inspiring and helpful to aspiring, new and seasoned entrepreneurs. The interviews are conducted in a way that the material relates to all kinds of food businesses. Tera is so well connected and has real life experience in start-up food businesses. A must-listen for anyone looking to start a new food business.
If you are a fan of entrepreneurship podcasts, or even if you're just a foodie interested in business, the twice-a-month Edible-Alpha podcast is one to subscribe to. Tera Johnson of the Food Finance Institute (University of Wisconsin-Extension) talks with food and beverage business owners who have grown/scaled their operations. When you hear about their journeys, you not only learn about business from their successes and failures, you also feel like you're getting to know them as people because ... more
Just discovered today and am on my third episode before lunch!
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