This single-day intensive course teaches you about all the finance and operational aspects of running a frozen dessert business
Great information for newbies & industry veterans in a single day live stream format - Great to get ready for this season
THIS EVENT IS LIVE STREAM ONLY - NO IN-CLASS ATTENDANCE
THE AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS;
8:30 am – 9:20 am Introductions
and Welcomes – Capital Outlay, Financing, and Buildouts
The first question we get asked is, “How
much is opening an ice cream business going to cost me?” Here we cover the
basic costs to open several different concepts, including Markets, Catering,
Food Trucks, and Brick and Mortar operations.
9:30 am – 10:20 am Food cost, sourcing ingredients, and how to maintain a low food cost percentage
Pricing is increasing on food items every month. In this
session, we cover where to source and cost out your products, developing your
menu, and how-to techniques to keep your food costs manageable.
10:30 am – 11:40 pm Labor Costs,
Scheduling and how to reduce your general labor costs
It doesn’t get much better with labor
costs, but here are effective ways to make sure you have good employees that
work efficiently and still reduce your labor costs even with increasing minimum
wages across the country. Some real-world experience and business hacks in this
session.
12:00 – 12:50 pm. Lunch on your own
1:00 pm – 2:50 pm. Hiring, Firing, and Motivating Employees
We seem to
be in a pandemic of good employees at the moment. They are hard to find, but
the process of having great staff members starts right at the beginning of the
hiring process and continues through to training and motivating this to be the best
they can be. Great employees mean more money in your pocket and more time at
home. This session will have you feeling a lot better about the HR process in
your business.
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Employee and Procedure Manuals – How to Write and Enforce these policies
Running a business without an Employee
Manual is like playing Monopoly without any rules. Chaos ensues. In this
session, we will go through a full manual and talk about layout, what you need
to have in there and how to make employees accountable. This is a living and
breath document, but you need somewhere solid to build your foundation.
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Weekly Tasks and Responsibilities and Checklists
OK – So how do you
make employees accountable so that daily and weekly tasks are being completed effectively
and efficiently? A “To Do” list is just a piece of paper unless it is laid out correctly
and staff members are made accountable. Once you master this process, then you
are nearly home and hosed.
4.30 pm - 5.00 pm Wrap Up, End Seminar
We will go over some final questions/comments and if you have passed the rigorous final examination, you may get a
certificate posted to you.
We will go over some final questions/comments and if you have passed the rigorous final examination, you may get a certificate emailed to you.
