Parker Jones
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Educator, Innovation Counselor
Grand Traverse County Extension Office
Email:
jonesp28@msu.edu
Parker Jones is an Innovation Counselor with the MSU Product Center. In this role, he helps over 70 food, agriculture and natural resource entrepreneurs annually to meet their business goals. These clients range from pre-sales to $10M+ in sales. He co-manages the Making it in Michigan Conference and Trade Show that connects entrepreneurs to large market outlets in the state and beyond.
Parker is the lead of the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities team at MSU Extension. He is also a co-manager of an inaugural, $1M USDA Regional Food Systems Partnership Grant that interconnects a more equitable and resilient food system in the Upper Peninsula and in Southwest Michigan. Parker was recently awarded a Global Scholars application to expand agritourism opportunities in the Republic of Georgia.
Related Work
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Co-ops 101 webinar recordings now available: How cooperatives work and the basic steps of development
Published on May 10, 2024
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CANR honors Jones, Brinn and Havern as 2024 Global Scholars in Extension
Published on April 19, 2024
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Community partnership results in “Shared Abundance”
Published on July 13, 2023
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Making It In Michigan Conference and Trade Show returned to in-person format for 2023
Published on April 21, 2023
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Put your business strategy to work
Published on February 3, 2023
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Diversify your food business with synergy
Published on January 6, 2023
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What makes a strong food brand?
Published on October 11, 2022
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