Fearless Performance Management
November 20, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: Managing Employees
The performance management - or employee feedback - process can fill many managers and employees alike with a sense of dread. However, with the right skills and mindset, this process can become collaborative, two-way communication that reduces anxiety and sets everyone up for success.
This...
Leading in an Age of Permanent Whitewater
December 2, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: Managing Employees
We live in an ever-changing world, and our work as leaders involves creating both a shared vision to help our employees move forward and an environment of reassurance and stability in times of turbulence. Whether change comes in response to a crisis or as part of an opportunity to grow or evolve,...
FinanceEDGE: Turn Financial Data into Smart Decisions
December 8, 2025 | 10:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Financing
Ready to Diagnose and Strengthen Your Business Financials? This hands-on course introduces the FinanceEDGE Tool-a structured, four-step framework designed to help small business owners analyze financial health, identify root causes of financial stress, and implement actionable solutions. Whether ...
Finance Sources & Uses of Capital for Food & Farm Businesses
November 19, 2025 | 9:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Financing
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For growing food and farm enterprises, understanding and securing the right capital is the most critical factor for successful scale. This essential session, de...
Food and Farm Consultant Webinar Series: Financing Alternative Ownership Models
December 8, 2025 | 1:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
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The Food Finance Institute's quarterly webinar series aims to provide consultants and technical as...
Funding Your Farm's Future
December 10, 2025 | 12:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
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Instructor: FFI Farm Program Manager Andy Larson
- Choose your best financing options
- Improve your loan or grant application
- Negotiat...
Raising Equity for Food Businesses
January 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Financing
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Instructor: FFI Innovative Finance Expert Tera Johnson
Raising Equity is designed to help food and farm businesses successfully raise money, both debt and equity. Ins...