Whether you’ve got a great idea to fight food waste or your start-up’s already up and running, there’s one key question you need to consider: how can I develop a business model that can cover my costs and enable me to achieve impact in the longer term?

Building on the foundations laid at the Food Waste Collab in Paris in May, FSE Network (the Food Surplus Entrepreneurs Network) and the Swiss association foodwaste.ch invites you to join them for the next Food Waste Collab in Bern on 11 November 2015.

This Collab will provide concrete case studies and walk attendees through the key aspects of the Business Model Canvas to help entrepreneurs and budding food waste fighters alike explore how the project they’re passionate about can also put money in their pocket at the end of the month. It will also look at how attendees, as a network and community, can support each other to grow and develop their projects and encourage others to join the food surplus movement!

• Get the lowdown on a range of business models that are sustainable both for our food system and for the entrepreneur!
• Get practical advice from sector experts and established entrepreneurs about how to develop your idea or take your start-up to the next level
• Meet and mingle with entrepreneurs from across Europe and share knowledge, skills and expertise

09:30    Arrival, coffee and networking

10:00    Welcome Dominique Senn, foodwaste.ch

10:10   Introducing the FSE Network Joris Depouillon and Alice Codisi, FSE Network

10:25   What do we mean by a sustainable business model? Joao Almeida, Foodways Consulting

10:40  Making a living from a food surplus start-up Presentations, panel discussion and Q&A

12:15  Lunch and networking  Lunch provided by a local food surplus start-up

13:30  Introduction to the workshop session Joris Depouillon and Alice Codisi, FSE Network

13:45  Rotating workshops: The Business Model Canvas Refine your business idea

15:00  Skills share networking break Share your challenges and offer your skills to others

15:30  Dragon’s den  Present your 5 minute pitch and receive targeted feedback from an expert panel

16:45  Wrap up  Dominique Senn, foodwaste.ch, Joris Depouillon and Alice Codsi, FSE Network

17:00  Close and networking apéro

Click here to view the programme as a PDF

All participants are asked to pay a 30 CHF participation fee to cover the costs of the event.

Email  to receive information about the rescheduled event in 2016.