The Health Enterprise Development Initiative (HEDI) curriculum includes training in Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Food and Agriculture, with a curriculum taken from programs at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Slow Money Northwest, and Kick (the “inclusive” incubator). For complete project information please visit the HEDI project page.
Meeting 1: March 18th, 1-5 pm
Sustainable Food and Agriculture: John Gardner, BGI
- The Current Food/Agriculture System and Opportunities for Better Outcomes
- US
- Pacific Northwest Region
- Seattle Metro
- The Design of An Alternative Food/Ag Business
- Knowing the Supply Chain
- Determining the Appropriate Scale
- Knowing Alternative Designs: Short Chains, Aggregating, Integrating, Ownership
- Reducing Good Ideas to Practice
- Starting a Food/Ag Business
- Growing an Existing Food/Ag Business
- Assets, Resources, and Where to Find Help
Online meetings, 1-2pm: March 25
In person meeting #2: April 1st, 1-5 pm
Entrepreneurship I: Mike Skinner, Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship; and Michael “Luni” Libes, BGI/Kick
- Bird in the Hand
- Developing an Internal Locus of Control
- Affordable Loss
- Minimal Viable Concepts and Iterative Failure
- Lemonade
- Pivots Leveraging Contingencies into Validated Learning
- Crazy Quilt
- Building Your Support Network
- Pilot in the Plane
- Effectuating Change in Uncertainty
- The Business Model Canvas
Online meetings, 1-2pm: April 8, April 15, April 22
- April 8 – Problem/Solution/Customers
- April 15 – Opportunity Size & Competition
- April 22 – Building a financial plan
In person meeting #3: April 29, 1-5 pm
Entrepreneurship II: Michael “Luni” Libes, BGI/Kick
- Startup marketing
- Branding
- Messaging
- Building awareness
- Communications & pitching
- Creating a great pitch
- Delivering the pitch
Online meetings, 1-2pm: May 6, May 13, May 20
- May 6 – Startup sales
- Funnel/Pipeline
- Channels
- Organizing a sales team
- May 13 – Realities of Funding
- May 20 – Polishing the final pitches
Presentation Day: May 27 1-5 pm
Interested companies can apply via f6s.com/hedi-spring2014