Need to know how to increase capacity? Are you one of those food businesses who has adapted and survived through the various lock-downs and built a new and different customer base but are suddenly realizing you are going to struggle to keep up with demand? Or maybe you started during the pandemic and your sales have really taken off and…
As a food entrepreneur you’re now at the point that its time to get serious about your food business and scale it up. Producing it yourself isn’t an option so you are considering using a company to make it instead. Co-packers or co-manufacturers or 3rd party manufacturers specialize in manufacturing for other people under their brand. Internet searches and trade…
Support for your business to make sure the sky is the limit… Understanding your customers, having a great product or being first to market are all vital – but alone these are not enough. As a business founder you are unlikely to be an expert in everything. Having the right support for your business from the start is fundamental and…
This article explores the value of peer groups and the real benefits to business owners. What do we mean by peers? Relying on the dictionary definition, ‘a person of the same age, status or ability of another specified person’. Its people you interact with on a regular basis that know you quite well and feel a connection with. They may…
Looking for free support and funding for your business? Starting a new business can be daunting – there’s loads to do, funds may be limited and you need to be an ‘expert’ in everything. However don’t despair there is lots of help at hand -its just quite difficult to find it sometimes. Where do you begin? As a relatively new…
Stepping outside your comfort zone. When was the last time you found yourself stepping outside your comfort zone? Today I set off to Hull University with a sense of excitement and slight nervousness ready to give a guest lecture at the Business School. My reflection of the experience – I loved every minute of it! So why am I telling…