Entrepreneurship Projects
Teen Training Program
Pizza Social Enterprise
The teen training program is implementing a pizza garden and developing artisan pizzas available to order.
Start-up food
ventures
The Farm & Food Education Center features a licensed and inspected commercial kitchen available for rent. It is equipped with large work stations, a reach-in cooler and freezer, and
a walk-in cooler and freezer. For more information or to schedule an appointment to see the kitchen please contact us!
Co.Starters Classes
We are host to Co.Starters offering self-sustaining programs and extensive support resources to get your business idea started now
Co.Starters
During CO.STARTERS, you’ll develop and fine-tune your idea, critically examining every part of it and tweaking your next steps through real-time feedback from people in the community. Over the nine weeks, we’ll cover the following topics.
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Week 1: Knowing Yourself (Assumptions, Working Styles, Team Building, Obstacles)
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Week 2: Knowing Your Customer (Problem, Solution, Benefit, Competition, Advantage, Customer)
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Week 3: Getting the Relationship Right (Marketing & Message; Getting, Keeping & Growing Customers)
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Week 4: Building the Model to Scale (Starting Small, Distribution, Revenue, Typical Sale, Price)
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Week 5: Strengthening Your Structure (Business Structures, Licenses, IP, Hiring)
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Week 6: Discovering the Bottom Line (Startup & Ongoing Needs, Fixed & Variable Costs, Break-Event Point)
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Week 7: Accounting for Growth (Break-Even Point, Sales Projections, Cash Flow, Accounting)
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Week 8: Planning for the Future (Raising Capital, Growth Plans, Goal Setting, Pitch Prep)
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Week 9: Pitch Night/Sharing Your Story
Artisan Pizza Enterprise
This very special entrepreneurial project was design to compliment the 4 year Farm & Food Teen Training Program. It links all the phases of their farm and food education into proper application of business practices learned. The Pizza Enterprise will allow all participants to have a goal each year from growing the vegetables needed for the pizza sauces and toppings; to learning business management skills for budgeting, inventory and retail.
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Stay tuned for opportunities to enjoy their artisan work.