The 2016 Edible Startup Summit, was a 3 day workshop for food startup entrepreneurs, held August 24-26, 2016 at the Goodman Community Center, in Madison, WI.
This workshop provided food entrepreneurs with information critical to starting and maintaining a successful business. The event featured speakers, panel discussions, networking opportunities, one on one consultations with business professionals, product demonstrations, and a tour of local food enterprises.
You can find several of the powerpoint presentations HERE.
The program included speakers on the following topics:
* Trends in the food sector (market research)
* Entrepreneur panel
* Creating a uniquely defensible brand
* Telling your story through branding
* How to do a product demo
* Business concept planning
* Marketing & packaging
* Food Safety* Selling your products (working with retailers and distributors)
* Financial management
* Finding the funding
* Entrepreneur panel
* Creating a uniquely defensible brand
* Telling your story through branding
* How to do a product demo
* Business concept planning
* Marketing & packaging
* Food Safety* Selling your products (working with retailers and distributors)
* Financial management
* Finding the funding
For more information about the Edible Startup Summit, please contact: DATCP: Kietra Olson at 608-224-5112 or kietra.olson@wisconsin.gov
Dane County UW-Extension: Sharon Lezberg at 608-224-3719 or Lezberg.sharon@countyofdane.com
The 2016 Edible Startup Summit was hosted by: Forward Festival, DATCP’s Buy Local Buy Wisconsin program and Dane County-UW Extension.
Event Sponsors and Co-Sponsors
