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Parker Jones

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Authored Articles

Community partnership results in “Shared Abundance”, July 13, 2023
MSU Product Center clients recognized by retail grocery partners at the 2023 Making It In Michigan Conference and Trade Show, May 30, 2023
Making It In Michigan Conference and Trade Show returned to in-person format for 2023, April 21, 2023
Put your business strategy to work, February 3, 2023
Diversify your food business with synergy, January 6, 2023
What makes a strong food brand?, October 11, 2022
Farm carbon for profit, October 7, 2022
How to sell a rural food business, February 15, 2022
How food entrepreneurs can strengthen responses to rising input costs, February 11, 2022
MSU Extension launches new Starting a Commercial Food Business online course, November 4, 2021
Price your food product with consumer behavior in mind, part 2, September 15, 2021
Price your food product with consumer behavior in mind, part 1, September 15, 2021
Trends in food packaging, August 27, 2021
MSU Extension team recognized as national award winner, August 10, 2021
Learn how to design and shoot video like a professional on March 25, March 4, 2021
Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace goes virtual for 2021, February 26, 2021
What does carbon impact look like on a food label?, January 14, 2021
Don’t lose money shipping your food product, October 16, 2020
Grow your food business at the Cook, Share & Prosper MSU Product Center Food Summit, September 30, 2020
How can food businesses be transparent?, September 11, 2020
What’s missing on the grocery store shelf?, September 1, 2020
Upcycling: Can food waste be transformed into profit?, August 14, 2020
Don't undercut the market, April 6, 2020
Six tips for hosting a food summit, March 13, 2020
Be frugal when starting a business, December 18, 2019
Connecting Yooper flavor to the broader state at Making it in Michigan, October 18, 2019
Opportunities in forestry: Hazelnuts, August 6, 2019
Text is marketing, July 18, 2019
Opportunities in forestry: Non-timber forest products, March 26, 2019
Juice industry regulations to concentrate on, December 12, 2018

Articles Featuring

UP Food Distribution Symposium aims to brainstorm solutions to improve regional food access and food business viability, August 20, 2024
Co-ops 101 webinar recordings now available: How cooperatives work and the basic steps of development, May 10, 2024
CANR honors Jones, Brinn and Havern as 2024 Global Scholars in Extension, April 19, 2024
Two new shared-use kitchens available to U.P. food entrepreneurs, July 27, 2021
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems awarded grant to strengthen local food partnerships in Battle Creek and the Upper Peninsula, October 23, 2020
Upcycling: Can food waste be transformed into profit?, August 14, 2020
Opportunities in forestry: Specialty wood, March 25, 2019

Authored Documents

Journal of Extension Article: Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference, September 9, 2022
Webinar Series: Food and Farm Business Sales Channel Deep Dives, April 10, 2020

Courses

Starting a Commercial Food Business

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Business entities used for cooperatives
What are cooperatives? Examples and cooperative principles
Determining the feasibility and fit of a co-op, and steps of cooperative development
Starting a Commercial Food Business: A Framework for Success

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