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Participation is based on an application process. Only 10 spaces are available.
This training program is designed to help established agri-food entrepreneurs, with a proven market beyond local, to grow a resilient company capable of pivoting in these uncharted times and contributing to the economic health of the province.
The course is limited to 10 entrepreneurs; sessions will be personalized to each participant’s needs.
Participants will gain advanced skills in strategic thinking and direction; knowing when and why to pivot; and growth through learning, coaching, and mentoring.
This program will help agri-food leaders strengthen strategic skills and increase confidence by:
To determine if you are a good fit for the program, your needs and challenges will be assessed. This will also provide a baseline of information to prepare them for the program.
If you are accepted into the program, you will be asked to:
Strategy is based on analysis of available information. This program will prepare an overview of the current/changing market conditions to help you make the best decisions as applicable to your company.
Participants will receive
The program includes five, one-day workshops that will deal with key strategic areas of your business:
Workshop 1: Towards Business Leadership
Workshop 2: Sales and Brand Assessment
Workshop 3: Financing for Growth
Workshop 4: Human Resources and Negotiation
Workshop 5: Success in Changing Times
Workshop 1: Towards Business Leadership
With this workshop, participants will:
Workshop 2: Sales and Brand Assessment
This workshop will help participants:
Workshop 3: Finance
With this workshop participants will:
Workshop 4: Human Resources and Negotiation
This workshop will focus on two components:
Workshop 5: Success in Changing Times
This final workshop will focus on two components:
3. Online Learning
Participants will be supported throughout this program with 24/7 access to contact information, workshop details, event calendar, recordings, and resource materials in a secure online learning environment.
4. Individual Coaching and Mentoring
A key component of this program is the eight hours of one-on-one coaching/mentoring with subject-specific experts (i.e. strategy, branding, sales, HR, etc.). As well, you receive business and finance coaching from Ag-West Bio’s coaches. Working with Ag-West Bio, the program will be delivered by Grounded Strategies, a leading supplier of training, insight, promotion and support to the agriculture, food and natural health products industries, and over 50 years of agri-food industry training and marketing experience.
If you think this course is for you, please contact Bev Stangeland (bev.stangeland@agwest.sk.ca or (306) 668-2650) to discuss!
NOTE: While the goal is to have face-to-face workshops, we are prepared to adjust the program in response to COVID-19 rules to keep everyone safe.
ABIC's Beyond Entrepreneurship training programs are managed by Ag-West Bio.