From Idea to Numbers: Can Your Food Business Pay You

Whether you’re just starting out or have been operating on a small scale for a few years, this hands-on workshop helps food entrepreneurs understand the numbers behind a sustainable food business.

You’ll learn how to:

• Translate your income goals into realistic sales targets
• Understand Profit and Loss concepts (COGS, fixed vs. variable expenses, profit)
• Identify startup or growth costs and ongoing fixed expenses
• Calculate your break-even point (in dollars and units)
• Estimate how long it may take to reach your sales goals
• Use a simple Excel spreadsheet to run these numbers

We’ll cover Excel basics as we go and walk through everything step by step—no finance or Excel experience required.

What you'll need to bring: A laptop and your current numbers if you have them.

Leave with: Clear financial targets and next steps.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Real Good Foundation