Supporting & Empowering Consumer Packaged Goods Entrepreneurs – A Toolkit for Business Development Organizations
Business Development Organizations (BDOs) play a pivotal role in supporting the launch and growth of small businesses across all sectors. This toolkit from LISC explores how BDOs can provide guidance, programming and encouragement to aspiring and current business owners in the packaged food, drink and dry goods, also known as the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), sector.
This toolkit is a comprehensive guide, offering strategies and resources to help BDOs excel playing the roles of navigator, connector and champion for these businesses. The toolkit is packed with case studies that bring these roles to life, showing how BDOs have made a real difference in helping entrepreneurs succeed in the CPG world.
Here's a preview of what’s inside:
- Navigator - Find tools and templates to assist with business plans, financial projections and marketing strategies.
- Connector - Discover how to build bridges to key industry leaders, distributors and retailers, plus access a directory for referrals.
- Champion - Learn how to celebrate the successes of CPG businesses and advocate for their needs at every level.
The toolkit also offers:
- A client checklist to ensure you cover all the bases from startup to scaling and beyond.
- Insights into the top six topics business owners wish they knew more about, so you can tailor your support.
- A guide to marketing BDO services effectively, so you can reach the entrepreneurs who need support the most.
- Access to a LISC toolkit created for entrepreneurs interested in starting and growing a sustainable business in the CPG industry.
