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Profiles and business resources for natural products manufacturing professionals.

An investor wants you. Do you want him?
Dec 05, 2014
Sometimes a new natural product goes gangbusters right away and entrepreneurs get hounded by investors, rather than the other way round. This dream situation isn’t super common, but it does happen to a star-kissed few, such as Suja. But just...
Entrepreneur Profile: Neil Grimmer, CEO of Plum Organics
Entrepreneur Profile: Neil Grimmer, CEO of Plum Organics
Dec 05, 2014
What was the inspiration for your business? What inspires you daily? Following the birth of my first daughter, my wife and I quickly realized there needed to be a better way to provide convenient, healthy, organic food for our little one. We wer...
Webinar: How to build a successful brand
Dec 04, 2014
What are the biggest barriers to entry for a new natural products brand? How can you best position your company for success? In our latest webinar, Dan Burak of Sterling Rice Group dishes on everything that goes into building a powerhouse brand...
How to scale up to a manufacturing facility
Dec 01, 2014
Business is booming, and it’s time to move your startup spaghetti sauce company out of the commercial kitchen and into a larger manufacturing facility. Congrats! But before passing off processing duties, remember that it’s still your...
How to strategically use capital
Nov 20, 2014
If you’ve successfully raised capital from investors, congrats! Now, what to do with this money … Several areas of your startup business could likely use it, but you want to make sure the cash goes somewhere smart. Lauren McCullough...
Webinar: Surefire ways to increase your retail distribution
Nov 20, 2014
Growing your business is exciting, but it can also be problematic. Scott Anderson, CEO of Alliance Sales & Marketing, breaks down how to identify the right retailers for your product and category, how to effectively build momentum for your...
The number-one way to make your product appeal to buyers
Nov 14, 2014
Bottom line: You need packaging that says it all. If a retailer buyer has to work to suss out your natural product’s main attributes, you won’t get far. Chris Burkheimer of Healthy Living Market in Burlington, Vt., spells out what...
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