Food & Ag Entrepreneurship:

How to Succeed in Business by Slowing Down

Yes, you read that correctly, your eyes are not deceiving you. In the age of “accelerators” and “start ups” we want you to know that doing well and good includes taking a moment to slow down.

The 2016 Summit will be focused on explorations of key topics in food and agriculture entrepreneurship, including business planning, funding sources, refining and pitching ideas, ownership structures, social impact, collaboration, food & ag business case studies. While exploring these and many other related topics, the Summit is focused on the concept of Slow Business which means: reflecting upon failure for future success, taking care of yourself as key for business, and deepening community relationships as a part of good business.

Specifically, we invite attendees to:

• Embrace Failure as Your Teacher in Business: In our fast culture, everyone is competing for the top spot to be seen as the most successful. We invite you to think differently about success and its risks in regards to doing well within your food or ag business. Additionally, we want to share with you stories of success gained from failure.
• Connect Slowing Living & Being Present with Good Business: It is very common for entrepreneurs to forget about themselves in the middle of their business planning. While thinking about planning a sustainable food or ag business, we want to help you make the connection between giving back to yourself, your neighbors and your community as a key part of your business model. If you are not going well, how can your business do well?
• Re-think Doing Business as Community & Relationship Building: We are not just talking partnership but good business and doing well requires a community. This is the very essence of Slow Living because there is no business without community.

As always, the Summit takes the Slow approach to entrepreneurship. “Slow Living” embodies cooperation, celebration, respect, purpose, sustainability, gratitude, mindfulness, and resilience.

Who should come: farmers, entrepreneurs, students, funders, educators, consultants, concerned citizens.

What it’s about: The sixth annual Summit focuses on entrepreneurship. Join us for in-depth explorations of key topics in food and agriculture entrepreneurship: business planning, funding sources, refining and pitching ideas, ownership structures, social impact, collaboration, food & ag business case studies. Speakers and session details will be posted on this site as they become available.

What’s included:

• Admission to plenary and breakout sessions
• Conference guidebook
• Receptions on Thursday and Friday evenings
• Admission to any other special events or after-hours activities
• Continental breakfasts and break refreshments on Thursday and Friday.

Find more information and register here

Use the offer code ‘SlowlySlowly2016’ for a 20% discount on registration.