Description

Sherie Grillon is the founder of Nola's Fresh Foods LLC, which currently produces an array of salsas sold in Whole Foods.  Grillon was a former broadcast journalist, but finally decided to take a leap into food production, knowing very early on that she wanted to have a food business of her own someday.  In these series of interviews, Grillon shares her story with fellow entrepreneurs and offers advice she learned along the way.

Details

Run Time

18 minutes 26 seconds

Last Updated

2/6/2015

Table of Contents

• 1 minutesHow did you initially get funding for your startup?
• 56 secondsWhat stages of the startup process do you recommend an entrepreneur get outside expertise on?
• 2 minutesWhat are some areas of the business you have outsourced and why?
• 1 minutesWhat are some of the places you would recommend for entrepreneurs to get information and resources for starting up?
• 2 minutesDo you have any tips on attracting talent?
• 2 minutesHow and where did you learn about sourcing ingredients for your products?
• 1 minutesWhere do you make your product?
• 2 minutesHow do you go about packaging and labeling?
• 3 minutesHow do you distribute your product and where can an entrepreneur from your area learn more about the process?
• 2 minutesWhere do you sell your product and how did you go about getting your product there?
• 1 minutesWhat many people you cold called accepted samples from you?
• 1 minutesWhat are your goals for the company and where do you see it in the next 1-2 years?