Q4 and the Holiday season bring with them HUGE opportunities for sales and top line revenue. But without the proper planning, sales don’t always translate to profits. Q4 planning includes having a strategy for not only your sales, but also production, labor and shipping! In this episode, Sarah is taking the stress out of creating your Q4 plan! And she’s offering up all the free and low cost resources available to make it even easier.

In this episode, we’ve invited individuals from throughout the food industry for a discussion about the true cost of food. Sarah is joined by food industry members from up and down the supply chain as they start to crack open the layers and consider all of the costs (financial and otherwise) that create the food system that we work within today, and discuss the changes that could benefit producers and consumers.

In this episode of The Good Food CFO Podcast, Sarah is sharing her process for getting clear on the current state of your business, and how she uses a 3 point Profitability Checklist to determine your path forward to financial sustainability and profitability.

In this episode, Sarah is going through the inbox and answering listener questions related to goal setting for the year ahead, forecasting for a business that isn’t IN business yet, and budgeting for trade spend with sustainable profitable growth in mind.

Having a Financial Forecast is like having a road map for your business. The more robust that forecast is, the more confident you can be that you are headed in the right direction. But many Food Founders don’t complete the process due the uncertainty around sales projections and promotional planning.

In this episode, Sarah welcomes back Felice Thorpe as they discuss forecasting, and introduce the brand new Annual Planning Workshop they have created to help founders simplify the financial forecasting process.

Most food businesses fail because they run out of cash. The secret to avoiding that fate is having the right product margins. In this episode, Sarah is demystifying margins and sharing how to improve the cash flow and financial success of your good food business.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the “need” to implement accrual accounting instead of cash accounting if you are, or plan to be, seeking investment for your Good Food Business.

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Danielle Hayden, Founder and CEO of Kickstart Accounting. Sarah and Danielle are breaking down cash and accrual accounting, and why the method you choose matters to your business.

For this episode of The Good Food CFO Podcast, if your goal is to create a sustainable business that minimizes risk and grows profitably, and you're considering a big purchase, a long term investment or expense, taking on debt or maybe opening a line of credit, this three step process is designed for you!

In this episode of The Good Food CFO Podcast we are continuing our celebration of National Small Business Month (May) and we’ll continue all month long with bonus episodes. Each mini-episode will feature the owner of a small business in the world of Good Food sharing their experiences and “aha” moments. For this mini-feature I am joined by Ashley Sutterfield