Startup Refresh: Business Fundamentals for Food & Ag Startups
​

​​Join Food System 6 for a three part webinar series to start the new year right! In it, we will cover financial and legal hygiene for fundraising, the importance of mental health and nourishment for founders, as well as important updates on the FS6 2021 Program Season.

This series is designed to explore some of the fundamental elements of building your business for impact, as well as to introduce the FS6 program and application details for Cohort 7, for which we are currently accepting applicants.

Please note that each webinar will conclude with 15 minutes of Q&A about the FS6 Business Accelerator application process. Webinar attendees who are not applying to the program may sign off at this time.
SCHEDULE

Episode 1: Mental Health & Entrepreneurship
February 3, 10:00am PT/ 1:00pm ET
>>>View the synopsis 

Episode 2: Financial Hygiene for Investment Preparedness
February 18, 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET
>>>View the synopsis

Episode 3: Business Entity Formation & Impact
March 4, 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET
>>>View the synopsis

Learn More

Episode 1: Mental Health & Entrepreneurship
About: This episode of the Startup Refresh series will focus on a topic that we too often think of last in our busy lives - self-care. At FS6, we strongly believe that the most successful entrepreneurs are those who are able to prioritize long term health and wellbeing, alongside the more traditional markers of success. Today we will be bringing together three perspectives to back us up: a clinical psychologist, an executive coach, and a startup founder. Each of them will share with you the tips and tricks they have learned over the years to build a business with longevity, sustainability, and joy.

Please note that each webinar will conclude with 15 minutes of Q&A about the FS6 Business Accelerator application process. Webinar attendees who are not applying to the program may sign off at this time.

​
​>>>Missed the webinar? Read the summary here.


Speakers:
Rishi Nijhon
Pam Chaloult
James Serlin
Episode 2: Financial Hygiene for Investment Preparedness
About: The start of the new year is a great time to step back for a little business hygiene - to make sure you are prepared for the hurdles of the upcoming year and, for those of you planning on fundraising in 2021, to confirm that you’ve got the foundational elements of your business in tip-top shape. Join FS6 co-founder, Peter Herz and career CFO, David Guendelman as they share the templates, tools, and technologies that have buoyed them to success. 

Please note that each webinar will conclude with 15 minutes of Q&A about the FS6 Business Accelerator application process. Webinar attendees who are not applying to the program may sign off at this time.


>>>Missed the webinar? Read the summary here.

​
Speakers:​
David Guendelman
Peter Herz
Episode 3: Business Entity Formation & Impact
About: The question of business entity formation is one that we answer repeatedly at FS6, particularly as impact-driven businesses begin to think about taking on professional investment. Does it matter where and how you are incorporated? Do you need to be a Delaware C-Corp? How can you make sure that impact stays central to your business as you grow? What are the options for cooperative or employee-owned business structures? All of these questions (and more) will be addressed in this conversation from a variety of perspectives; each speaker will tell you the pros and cons of various entity types from their experience, and will engage around the increasingly pertinent question of how to build impact, resiliency, community, and success into the foundation of your business.

Please note that each webinar will conclude with 15 minutes of Q&A about the FS6 Business Accelerator application process. Webinar attendees who are not applying to the program may sign off at this time.

​
​>>>Missed the webinar? Read the summary here.


Speakers:
​
Mark White
Lindsey Lusher Shute
Renske Lynde