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Jim Haakinson
Stump's Hot Olives
Jim Haakinson’s love of zesty foods has blossomed into a business that’s kept the retired utility worker hopping. Experiments with habanero and serrano peppers, garlic and lemon juice evolved into a piquant brine for Haakinson’s huge, stuffed Spanish olives. He and eight employees fill jars of Stump’s Hot Olives in Afton, Wis.
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You Can Get There From Here
Hindsight is 20/20, so take what you’ve learned in your business and look to the future. Create a framework to improve the performance of your business with FastTrac GrowthVenture.
Targeted specifically to entrepreneurs who have experience running their businesses, FastTrac GrowthVenture focuses on the issues you need to:
- Make critical decisions about your business vision and strategy.
- Investigate next-stage growth and opportunity.
- Plan for strategic growth.
- Build and maintain a competitive advantage.
- Lead with clarity.
- Maximize cash flow for future profitability.
Tailor-Made for the Self-Made Entrepreneur
FastTrac GrowthVenture makes you an active participant in a program designed for entrepreneurs just like you. Facilitators are knowledgeable entrepreneurs who are attuned to the issues that influence the decisions you make about your business. They make the program meaningful by applying this knowledge to your business. Business coaching enables you to access one-on-one input with issues as varied as:
- Business performance and planning.
- Strategic marketing.
- Employment issues.
- Financial backing and support.
- Growth readiness.
What’s more, you gain enthusiasm for your business future—along with the valuable networking relationships that last well beyond the program.
Connect with the Right People!
Thoughtful, insightful, and above all practical, FastTrac GrowthVenture provides a forum that allows you to:
- Analyze your business and evaluate the market for growth.
- Streamline your business to operate more efficiently.
- Determine strategies to achieve your goals.
- Understand how to access the human, financial, and business resources available to you.
- Calculate the funds required to reach your next growth phase.
- Create a framework to sustain maximum profitability while you grow.
- Use the tools and resources that assist you in planning for growth.
Ready, Set, Grow!
Sustainable growth cannot be left to chance. With FastTrac GrowthVenture it isn’t. Discover how to plan for purposeful, profitable growth, and improved business performance.
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