The Budding Entrepreneur: Getting into the Cannabis Industry

On November 8, 2016, Massachusetts residents voted to legalize marijuana; and on July 1st the first retail shops (dispensaries) opened. No doubt, growing cannabis will be far more profitable than…

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Actionable Sales Goals

How much revenue do you want to earn in the coming year? $150,000? $300,000? If you’ve read books like The Secret you know that you need to put out into the universe what you want. But putting down…

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Why Bother?

This article is a guest post by Laura Meister of Farm Girl Farm in Sheffield, MA. When I started growing vegetables ten years ago, it was all I could do to keep up with the start-up math: how many…

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Culinary Incubator

The barriers to entry for food manufacturers make entrepreneurship difficult. Many of us have the perfect idea for a rich chocolate sauce, frozen food line or catering business. Getting your product…

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