Ready, Steady, Grow: How to scale-up your food business

Ready to take your food business to the next level? If you’ve been trading for at least a year, come along to this three-hour practical workshop with leading food expert Jane Milton to find out how to kick-start growth.

Topics:

Find out who your customer avatar is. Drill down to learn more about them and what matters to them.

Create a business plan you can work with daily to help you achieve what you want weekly (we will supply simple templates and work through as a group).

Manage your time effectively.

Understand the key figures for your business and what they tell you, and be confident to discuss them with anyone.

Practical marketing that every growing business can afford (but can't afford to miss out on).

Understand supply chain and routes to market.

With more than 30 years’ expertise in the food industry, Jane Milton has built up an incredible network of food industry contacts and is perfectly placed to help fast-track entrepreneurs and food businesses. She began her working life with Greggs, helping them switch from being a high street baker to a national food-to-go business, and is now a board member of a sandwich manufacturer and an investor in a BBC Dragons’ Den food business with Deborah Meaden. In 2014 the University of West London awarded her an Honorary MBA for services to the food industry. She is a published author and member of the Guild of Food Writers. In 2017, Jane became the UK’s first Certified Tea Sommelier accredited by the Tea Association of Canada.