Raising Dough
The Complete Guide to Financing a Socially Responsible Food Business
Chelsea Green Publishing · Print & ebook · June 13, 2013
More and more entrepreneurs are using food-based businesses to solve social and environmental problems - and yet the majority of them report that a lack of access to capital prevents them from launching, maintaining, or growing their ventures.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore financing options and questions for socially responsible food businesses.
- Themes
- Food-business financing, Sustainable food ventures, Social entrepreneurship
- Genres
- The Food Business, Starting a Business, Venture Capital
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More and more entrepreneurs are using food-based businesses to solve social and environmental problems - and yet the majority of them report that a lack of access to capital prevents them from launching, maintaining, or growing their ventures. Raising Dough is an unprecedented guide to the full range of financing options available to support sustainable food businesses.
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Raising Dough provides valuable insights into the world of finance, including: - Descriptions of various capital options, including traditional debt and equity, government grant and loan programs, and cutting-edge models such as crowdfunding and community-based alternatives - Guiding questions to help determine which capital options are the most appropriate given the size, stage, entity type, growth plans, mission, and values of an enterprise - Case studies and testimonials highlighting the experiences of food system entrepreneurs who have been there before, including both success stories and cautionary tales - Referrals to sources of capital, financiers, investor networks, and other financial resources. Written primarily for people managing socially responsible food businesses, the resources and tips covered in this book will benefit social entrepreneurs - and their investors - working in any sector.
Financing Food Ventures
Explore financing options and questions for socially responsible food businesses.
Come here for
- Descriptions of traditional debt and equity
- Government grant and loan programs
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- Guiding questions for choosing among capital options
- Referrals to capital sources and financial resources
Where it sits
| Venture Capital | 39% |
|---|---|
| Starting a Business | 32% |
| The Food Business | 21% |
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Publisher categories
- Small Business
- The Food Business
- Agriculture & Food Systems
- Authors
- Elizabeth Ü
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing
- Published
- June 13, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Food-business financing · Sustainable food ventures · Social entrepreneurship
- Reading lane
- Small Business