L E A P  Workshops for Good Food Businesses

New Venture Advisors’ LEAP Workshops help Good Food businesses focus and grow through immersive coaching on a singular aspect of the business that needs clarity or fresh vision. It is designed for individuals and teams developing, launching and operating businesses in the Good Food industry. It begins with a review of your current plans, introduces you to powerful frameworks to sharpen your strategies, and ends with actionable steps to move your business forward. We do this in four sessionsListen, Evaluate, Advise, Plungescheduled over a consecutive four-week period.

LISTEN Learn about you, your vision, and current status of your business
(1 hour call)
EVALUATE Review your strategic plan and pro forma to identify aspects of your business that need clarity
(1 hour offline review)
ADVISE Recommend areas to workshop using classical frameworks tailored specifically to Good Food businesses by NVA: business model canvas, unit economics, cash flow forecasting, positioning, value proposition, market sizing, sales planning and more
(30 minute call)
PLUNGE Immersion into one of these areas for you and your team, ending with a concrete framework and direction to guide your next steps
(3 hour live workshop)

If you haven’t already, visit our Training & Speaking page to learn more about New Venture Advisors’ team, background and approach.

 

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New Venture Advisors is a team of business consultants specializing in local food system planning and new enterprise development.

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 Whatcom County Food System Plan

New Venture Advisors supported Whatcom County staff and the Food System Committee in developing the Whatcom County Food System Plan, a 10-year roadmap for a more equitable and resilient food system. NVA led plan development, community engagement, and cross-sector strategy, integrating agriculture, fisheries and marine harvest, processing, distribution, and access to strengthen the regional food economy. (2023)

 Whatcom Local Food Campus

Whatcom Community Foundation continues to partner with New Venture Advisors to guide the development of the Kitchens@Millworks —a bold project uniting health, equity, and market access. Building on previous work with the Farm to Freezer program, the team developed an operational model, financial analysis, and partner strategy. NVA is evaluating expansion of farm-to-institution efforts and their potential relocation to the new campus. Advanced financial models support a multi-operator facility encompassing production, aggregation, retail, and community programs. (2026)