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• Growing grocery store sales of your food product

  Published on September 15, 2014
  Greg Morano shares his success story of growing his food sales. Find out how he uses placement, relationship, pricing and demos to increase sales.

• Upcycling: Save the planet for future generations

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Everyone is familiar with recycling, but upcycling can save the planet and be a lot of fun! Are you Upcycling?

• Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference: Food, Ag and Natural Resources business tips

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Starting and growing a business in food, agriculture and natural resources is one focus of Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference. Learn about the role of community leaders, and how entrepreneurs are important to your community.

• Crowdfunding: 21st century’s way to invest on Main Street

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Crowdfunding is the new way for entrepreneurs to get funding and investors to find new ventures.

• Ingredients to turn your home food business into a commercial business

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Starting a commercial food business or changing your business activities to a commercial business will affect much more than just the licensing of your product. Learn where you can gain more knowledge about the steps needed to accomplish this.

• Preparing for high volume food production: Shopping for a co-packer, Part 2

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Are you reaching your capacity in food processing and need someone else to make it in larger quantities? Learn how to shop for a co-packer to ensure you make an informed decision that will help your business grow.

• Cold hardy grape wines: They tried it, and liked it!

  Published on September 11, 2014
  Research surveys of Michigan tasting room visitors and Midwestern wine drinkers indicate low awareness and positive acceptance of cold hardy grape varietals.

• Grand Traverse region’s wine grape production significantly down in 2014

  Published on September 11, 2014
  The 2014 wine grape crop is short, but wineries will still have a good inventory on hand for the coming sales year.

• How long do I keep all this food safety paperwork?

  Published on August 27, 2014
  With the amount of produce food safety paperwork generated by growers, it is easy to forget how long to keep something. Growers should know the standard minimum length to keep food safety records based on the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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  Working through lunch: Is it really saving time?

  Published on August 14, 2014
  Eating lunch while working at your desk does not save on time, and could have more downsides than imagined.