• Don't be afraid to tell the world what you're good at

  January 5, 2012 - 10 h 19

  Even if you don’t recognize the name, you know Brent Zettl.

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• Sometimes the bottom line can be hard to see

  October 27, 2011 - 12 h 24

  Ivan Smith is a rancher, meat shop owner, restaurateur, and value-chain operator, but his most important job may be math teacher.

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• Under promise and over deliver

  August 25, 2011 - 11 h 23

  Anyone going into the local food business these days could be forgiven for feeling a little performance anxiety.

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• Resting on your laurels can be a hazardous practice

  August 18, 2011 - 13 h 11

  You work hard, achieve success, and then kick back and enjoy the fruits of your labour, right?

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• Premium markets are demanding masters

  May 5, 2011 - 11 h 34

  If you want to know why Terry Curley spent several hundred thousand dollars last year to replace a perfectly good potato grading line with a new high-tech one, look inside a bag of potato chips.

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• Are you the entrepreneurial type?

  March 3, 2011 - 12 h 39

  Entrepreneurs are a special breed, right? Risk-takers who thrive on never knowing what’s coming next. People who would be bored by a regular life.

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• Do your people have room to grow?

  January 26, 2011 - 10 h 21

  ‘Our people are our greatest asset’ is a nice saying, but imagine if they were your only asset?

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• Being the boss doesn’t mean being a know-it-all

  December 2, 2010 - 10 h 00

  What’s your most valuable business skill? Your smarts? Take-charge attitude? Sales ability?

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• There’s an X factor in finding a good partner

  October 13, 2010 - 11 h 11

  Given the costs and complexity of modern agriculture, it’s tough to be a lone wolf these days.

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• Catering to consumers in a digital age

  July 8, 2010 - 9 h 16

  You hear those stories from Japan about shoppers scanning a barcode to find out what farm their vegetables or fruits were grown on and think, ‘How odd.’

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