WORKSHOPS

Upcoming Workshops

• Michigan, Let’s Eat! Storytelling Training for Your Food Business Pivot
  The Michigan Good Food Fund, MSU Product Center, and Entre-SLAM have joined forces to teach you how to tell your food story, then share the magic behind your food to inspire and hopefully spark new customers and earn new lifelong fans. Application period is now closed.
• Michigan Cottage Food Law Online Training
  Are you considering starting a home based food business to earn extra income? This training program will cover the rules before you get underway. This course is presented by MSU Extension and costs $20. For more information or to register online, visit: https://bit.ly/MICottageFood.
• Battle Creek Food Mixer
  Event dates to be announced soon | Record Box, 15 Carlyle St., Battle Creek | Learn more
  Are you a food business looking for answers on real estate, kitchen space, food processing, marketing or financing? Join local business support organizations for networking and conversation. This free event is presented by Battle Creek Unlimited and Michigan Good Food Fund. Registration is encouraged.

Past Workshops

Peer-to-Peer Sessions: Sharing Food Business Solutions
Learn from your peers! Michigan Good Food Fund invites you to watch our peer-to-peer sessions, each focused on different sectors of food business.

• Small Farms Session (held May 13, 2020)
  Video recording | Webinar slides | Key takeaways
  Resources: Small Farms Considerations | Small Farms Resources | Scenario Planning
  This session is geared toward small farm businesses.
  Guest Co-Host: Jerry Hebron, Executive Director of Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
  Special Industry Guest:  Julia Shanks
• Restaurant and Food Service Session (held May 6, 2020)
  Video recording | Webinar slides | Key takeaways
  Resources: Be Your Own Detective | Restaurant Pivoting Tips | Business Model Canvas | Reference articles
  This session is geared toward restaurants and food service businesses.
  Guest Co-Host: Ederique Goudia
  Special Industry Guest: Real Food Hospitality, Strategy, & Design
• Healthy Products Session (held April 29, 2020)
  Video recording | Webinar slides | Key takeaways
  Great Lakes Growth Works’ Surviving and thriving in the time of COVID
  This session is geared toward natural, healthy product makers.
  Guest Co-Host: Jermale Eddie, owner of Malamiah Juice
  Special Industry Guest: Phil Roos, CEO at Great Lakes Growth Works

COVID-19 Business Resources | Workshops
During this time, Michigan Good Food Fund is providing a series of online business learning and networking events designed for good food entreprenuers.

• Webinar: Looking at Cash Flow During Novel Coronavirus (held April 3, 2020)
  Video recording | Webinar slides and resources
  Economic impacts from the recent novel coronavirus requires small businesses to pivot. This webinar will provide you with strategies for assessing your immediate cash flow situation and addressing upcoming challenges for the short, medium, and long term.
• Webinar: Strategies and Tips for Sustaining Businesses (held March 27, 2020)
  Video recording | Webinar resources | JPG Resources’ Strategies for Success
  The rapidly changing environment resulting from the coronavirus means that product makers need to respond quickly to sustain their businesses and meet customer needs. In this webinar, industry experts at JPG Resources share strategies and tips for sustaining your business in this economic down turn.

Business Assistance Workshops
Michigan Good Food Fund has offered periodic business assistance workshops, including a Battle Creek Boot Camp, Flint Boot Camp, Grand Rapids Boot Camp, Detroit Grocer Training, and Bodega Boot Camp.

See all Michigan Good Food Fund projects for more.