Office Hours April 10.xlsx

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1			Sponsored By		MENTOR OFFICE HOURS
2					Wednesday, April 10
3					817 5th Ave S Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55404
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5	Mentor		Roger Hamilton 4 pm - 5:30 pm Gary White 5:30 pm - 7 pm	Tiffany Putland Smart Start Solutions	Jason Robinson AURI https://auri.org/focus-areas/food/	John DePaolis Pragmatic Partner	Jessie Schwartz Strategic Packaging Partners	Richard Gentner	Jennifer Barta	Joe Lanz	Armetha Pihlstrom , Pihlstrom Consulting Group, LLC. 4 pm - 5:30 pm

6	Background		BankCherokee- Commercial Lenders Banking, Finance, Business Plans, Strategy, Structure	Fractional COO, Process Improvement, Gap Assessments, Supply Chain, Operations	Food science, engineering, packaging, safety; Value Prop development; General Food Business Building support	Business Development General Management	Packaging engineering, sourcing, sustainability, cost reduction, operational efficiency, CAD	eCommerce and Consumer Research	FINNOVATION Lab	Fractional CFO Revenue cycle, Cashflow management, Balance sheet strategies	Founder & CEO, : Fractional Foodservice Sales Executive or Consulting services for Business Development, Health & Beauty, Strategic Revenue Sales, HR, DEI Employee Resources Groups, Experience C-Suite Consultant Removing Obstacles, Start-up Expertise, Retail, Foodservice, Beverages, Ingredient Sales, Public Speaking, Advisory Board Guide, and Leadership & Sales training your employees.
7	LinkedIn Profile		Roger Hamilton-: rhamilton@bankcherokee.com GaryWhite: gwhite@bankcherokee.com	LinkedIn	https://auri.org/about-auri/staff/jason-robinson/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrobinsonrd/	LinkedIn	LinkedIn	LinkedIn	LinkedIn	(28) Joseph Lanz \| LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/armethapihlstrom/
8	Where I can help you	Business Strategy and Vision	x		x	x			x	X	X
9		Product Development			x			x	x		X
10		Packaging Development			x		x	x	x		X
11		Product Positioning			x	x		x	x		X
12		Ingredients			x				x		X
13		Branding and Marketing				x		x			X
14		Growth and Scale	x		x	x		x			X
15		Pricing			x	x					X
16		Channel Strategy			x	x		x			X
17		Sales Management				x					X
18		Trade Planning				x					X
19		Buyer Meetings				x
20		Operations and Logistics		x
21		Contract Manufacturing		x	x				x
22		Finance (funding)	x							X
23		Finance (accounting)	x
24		Business Planning	x		x	x		x		X	X
25	Thought Starters on how I can help you		What does financing your business look like? Credit/Personal finance in business? Starting a new business? SBA Opprtunities? Next steps to grow your business? What do I need in my Business Plan? Cash Flow - What is that?	How do I choose a co-man? What are the top 3 processes I should implement to keep my business on track? How can I prevent my business from being dysfuntional? What is SKU rationalization and why is it important? How can I make my production more efficient? What are some simple cost savings initiatives?	How do I scale my business? How can i make sure my product is food safe? How do I understand if my product is relevant to the marketplace? Am i ready for a co-packer? How do I measure shelf life? How do i transition from cottage foods to wholesale? How do i get nutrition labels?	Is my product offering relevant? Competitive? What is my Primary Selling Proposition? Who are my competitors? Which channel is right for my product? When should I hire a Salesperson? How can I create packaging that stands out on shelf? How much should I spend on Marketing? Trade? How do I create a compelling selling story? How do I expand from Natural to Grocery? Should I sell direct to consumers?		What inspired you to start your business? What are your biggest challenges now? Who is your core or target consumer? What differentiating benefit does your brand or products have? Do you have any consumer data or sales data from retailers? Where are you selling your products? Have you looked to see how well your products are showing up on retailer sites? If you are doing social media marketing, do you get reports from your agency? Do you understand them?
26	Time Slot	Start time - 30 minutes each
27	PM	4:00	Silvia Ontaneda	Unavailable	Tavia Trulson	Hally Turner	May Lee-Yang	Anisa Hagi-Mohamed	Rachel Banken
28		4:30		Tavia Trulson		May Lee-Yang	Rachel Banken	Silvia Ontaneda	hold		Hally Turner
29		5:00		Silvia Ontaneda		Anisa Hagi-Mohamed	Tavia Trulson
30		5:30	Anisa Hagi-Mohamed			Tavia Trulson			BriAnne Hern
31		6:00				Unavailable			BriAnne Hern
32		6:30	Sabrina Jones - Pricing			Unavailable
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