*How to Ship Meats & Build a Successful Direct-to-Consumer Beef Business
*Monthly Kick Off Call with Mary to meet you, talk program overview and discuss how it works, answer questions live 1st Wednesday of the month 1-2:30pm PST
*2-3x Weekly Lessons from Mary on step-by-step lessons to start selling beef successfully (topics below) *to watch + read on your own time, with task specific To Do's for you
*Small Group Circle in the M5 Community app to interact daily to ask questions, have discussions, share progress, stay connected *lifetime access to M5 Community Circle app included
*Monthly Q&A with Mary to check in live, answer questions, talk shop and support you 3rd Wednesday of each month 1-2:30pm PST
*Each month a new small group begins - you can stay in the program as long as you like/need
LESSONS
- Margins and potential profit selling + shipping beef
- How to get started shipping + logistics
- Quick Start Shipping Checklist with resources
- Do I have to use dry ice? Best practices/options to start
- Building your ecommerce website easily and quickly
- UPS Group Rates to lower your ship costs
- Where to buy the best insulated liners + boxes (plus *option to buy direct from Five Marys at a lower volume and discounted if you are in this program!)
- How to pack frozen / perishable items for transit
- Branding opportunities in your packaging
- Shipping insurance options to protect your boxes
- Packaging options and where to source
- Branding - how to do it yourself
- Email Marketing + how to grow your list
- Customer loyalty and retention
- Printed materials with high profit margins - how to make yourself
- Getting scrappy to grow your audience
- Subscriptions and Memberships to increase revenue
- Using Social Media to grow your audience
- Pop-ups, markets and in-person events
- Grants, funding and start up advice
- Adding agritourism to your operation - what to be careful of and how to be profitable
- Adding additional revenue streams
...and lots more!
ADD ONS
- Website + Social Media Audits for your business, with suggested improvements and focus
- 1-on-1 Consulting Sessions with Mary + Brian
- In-Person Tours of all the Five Marys Operations + Individual Business Workshop Day
PROGRAM PERKS
*a new "hack" we've found to ship if you don't live near dry ice
*option to purchase small bundles of the custom liners and boxes we use at Five Marys, without the 1000 minimum from the manufacturer (ie buy a bundle of 50 small, 75 medium and 10 large boxes + liners to get started)
*connections to brands and how to reach out for collaborations
*listing in the M5 Directory and promotion of your business
INVESTMENT
MENTORSHIP with SMALL GROUPS = $399/month
*includes lifetime complimentary membership to the M5 Community Circle ($8.99/month)
+ M5 RANCH TO RETAIL Online Courses = $99/month or $999 for lifetime access
*must be a in the RANCH TO RETAIL course to participate in Mentorship Groups