You will find these links very helpful as you develop your enterprise. Check back as this page will be updated often.
Reports and Articles:
- Maine_Food_Strategy_Framework_final
- Growing Maine’s Food Industry Harvard summary report
- “SUSTAINABLE FOOD – HEALTHY, GREEN, FAIR, AFFORDABLE: CAN WE HAVE IT ALL AND SCALE IT UP?” Michael Rozyne – 2015 Maine Food System Innovation Challenge opening event
- New England Food Vision
- Past, Present & Future of Maine Agriculture – 1980
- 2012 Farmers’ Market Final Report
- MEAgSm farm startups NY Times 12:14
- Food Industry Transformation
Food Waste:
- ReFED_Report_2016
- Food Recovery Hierarchy
- Food Waste Webinar Slide Deck
- Doggy bags to pig feed: 10 things we learned about food waste
- The Tesco CEO heads up global food waste campaign launched at Davos
- How one ‘ugly produce’ startup saved almost 200,000 pounds of food – CSMonitor.com
- Food waste cafes and urban orchards: five ways people are building a new economy
- How sustainable food movement is shaping college dining – and vice versa – CSMonitor.com
Food Hubs:
- Food Hub National
- Food Hub Economic Impact
- Food hubs NT Times article 12:14
- Clarifying the Regional Food Hub Concept
- Practitioners Guide to Food Hubs
- Building Successful Food Hubs
- Food Hubs aggregation & distribution
The Pitch:
- 30 Second Elevator Speech
- How to Create an Elevator Pitch That Will Get You Funded
- The 7 Key Components of a Perfect Elevator Pitch
- How to pitch your startup | Inc.com
- http://mashable.com/2013/03/07/robert-scoble-perfect-startup-pitch/
- 2015 Maine Food System Innovation Challenge Pitches
Business Model Canvas:
Legal Structures for Start-ups and Small Business:
LC3, B Corp and Cooperative – the preferred structure for mission driven enterprises.