Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful: this is for people who know their stuff. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY THE MATERIAL ahead of time. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email and we’ll get you set up. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 11. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 11 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Wednesday April 24. Fee includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring your laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account set up at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Bring your questions, invoices and recipes for this crucial crash course on food business math so you can keep doing what you love! If you haven’t figured out the difference between revenue and profit, you’re not road-ready. But we can get you there!

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful: this is for people who know their stuff. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY THE MATERIAL ahead of time. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email and we’ll get you set up. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 10:30. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 10:30 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Thursday March 21. Fee includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring your laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful: this is for people who know their stuff. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY THE MATERIAL ahead of time. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email and we’ll get you set up. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 10:30. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 10:30 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Thursday February 22. Fee includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Spend the day celebrating women in the food industry. Championed by the women of WE Power Food (Hillsborough, NC), and Forsyth Tech’s Small Business Center, this event is for women who support and nurture women who are already in, or aspire to be in the food industry. So dreamers, doers, supporters, funders, cheerleaders: we want you there!

Among other useful and fun offerings, yours truly is planning to team up with my brilliant and beautiful counterpart to hit you with the Real True Facts about food safety, inspections, and working with inspectors, followed by great time with The Inspectors Themselves, imparting wisdom as only they can.

There will also be a session on Partnering with the Partners, for the people whose work it is to support food entrepreneurs in getting safe, legal and profitable, as we want all to be.

Plan for a full day of interactive, insightful learning. Lunch, beverages and snacks will be provided by local women entrepreneurs. More details to come.

Proceeds support WE Power Food and their mission to educate and empower women in the food industry.

Watch this space for more as the agenda takes shape!

BRING YOUR wireless-enabled LAPTOP for this in-person ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Fee is $115 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth. If not, ask me.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful: this is for people who know their stuff. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY THE MATERIAL ahead of time. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email and we’ll get you set up. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 10. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 10 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Thursday November 21. Fee includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 4:30 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Tuesday September 19. Fee is $120 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth. If not, ask me.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

How can you know whether you'll make money in food business? Do the math! Don't let fear of the unknown (or of math) hold you back. In this overview you’ll learn the fundamentals of how food becomes revenue, and revenue becomes profit. This is essential learning if you are dreaming, creating a business plan, or want to increase profits in your existing business. You'll get great basic skills to make smart money decisions, to base your creative venture on a solid business foundation. Even if math is ‘not your thing', you'll come away knowing what the most vital metrics are, and how to achieve them.

Presented by Piedmont Community College’s Small Business Center

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Bring snacks or drinks, whatever you need to be comfy.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 4:30 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Tuesday, July 25. Fee is $120 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth. If not, ask me.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements: computer requirements here.

** Please make sure you have a personal account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

If you’re anywhere near North Wilkesboro, you know exciting things are just around the corner!

“Get Race Ready” will feature three speakers: Dani Black, founder of Hillsborough-based Bigger Tables Culinary and Service Consulting; Earl B. Hunter Jr., founder of Atlanta-based Black Folks Camp Too; and Jessica Fickenscher, chief experience officer for Speedway Motorsports and executive director of the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The day’s focus is on customer service and hospitality, and providing local businesses a better idea of the number of visitors coming at different times during the week, when peak periods are expected and how they might prepare to take advantage of these opportunities.

Fee: No Cost

Register Online

Phone: 336-838-6166

Email: tsalley@wilkesboronc.org

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks. Masks are required.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30. If you’re sure you don’t need the refresher, you can come just before 4:30 for exam only.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Tuesday, March 21. Fee is $120 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements.

** Please make sure you have an account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam. BRING YOUR LAPTOP: it’s an in-person event, and an ONLINE exam administration. See specifications below.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course AND STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks. Masks are required.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Monday, Feb 20. Fee is $120 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements.

** Please make sure you have an account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course and STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks. Masks are required.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Monday, January 23. Fee is $120 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a laptop compatible with Servsafe’s requirements.

** Please make sure you have an account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

Setting The Table For Success: A Day of Reality-Based Preparation For Your Food Business

Food, beverage and hospitality enterprises are critical drivers of economic and social development in communities. A desire for freedom and flexibility, or financial necessity, can inspire people to start small food businesses.

The intended audience for this event is for those dreaming about, planning or growing small food businesses such as restaurants, bakeries, catering operations, food trucks. Entrepreneurs who want to leverage their passion and enthusiasm to build small food businesses should attend to learn practical skills, tools and resources.

Topics covered:

Business Planning for Food-Based Entrepreneurs Who in their right mind gets into food business? Whether you have a great idea or product, a boundless passion for cooking or a need to make “easy money”, you need a plan. What aptitudes and skills does a food entrepreneur need, what parts of the business plan for food needs particular focus? No matter where you are in the process, you’ll be empowered, encouraged and armed with good tools and resources.

Strength in Numbers: Food Cost, Pricing, Menu Engineering and Financials Sometimes people avoid (or even fear) the math needed for food business. But revenue does not equal profit, and the fundamental tools are simpler (and more crucial) than you might think! Come dig into food costing and pricing basics, and learn how they impact your financial plan. You’ll gain confidence, insights and real information for profitability and sustainability.

Permitting and Regulations: People do sell food from home. Though it's illegal, it's real-life, how many entrepreneurs get started. In this confidential, collaborative session we’ll discuss the risks and liabilities faced by home-based food producers, and the short-term and long-term steps you can take to “go legit”, including food safety and sanitation, rules, regulations and resources in your area.

Spend the day celebrating Women in the food industry. Championed by the Women of WE Power Food (Hillsborough, NC), and the Women of Ashe County's High Country Community Kitchen, both are 501(c)(3)'s. Women who empower, support and nurture Women already in, or just entering the food industry.

WE Power Food, Inc. is based in Hillsborough, NC. Our mission is to empower women in the food industry. We are partnering with the Ashe County High Country Community Kitchen to bring our Empowerment Expo to the women of Western North Carolina - in Boone this September.

This exciting Expo will include leading experts in the food industry who will be presenting topics such as:

What Do I Need to Know About Starting and Growing a Food Business?
What Do I Need to Know About Regulations and Getting Inspected?
What Common Hurdles Should I Prepare to Tackle?
How Can I Take Quality Photographs of My Product with my Mobile Phone?
How Do I Stay Focused and Positive?
How Do I Move From Direct-to-Consumer sales to Wholesale?

As well as numerous other points of interest to enlighten any woman in the food industry - or any woman considering starting a food business. Let our experts help you sort out the processes, the expectations, and even what limitations you may need to consider.

Additionally, we will have a professional photographer on-site to take head-shots of you with or without your product. This service is provided as part of your registration.

Speakers include:

Sue Ellsworth: Founder of WE Power Food and Board of Directors for WE Power Food, Manager of Piedmont Food Processing Center.
Dani Black: WE Power Founding Member and Board of Directors for WE Power Food; Advisor, Consultant and Entrepreneur of Bigger Tables Culinary Services,
Kat McGee: WE Power Food Program Coordinator, LifeStyle Coach, Positivity Purveyour, Coach, Speaker & Trainer.
Jill Cockerham: Foods Coordinator for Ashe & Alleghany Counties, North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
Stacey Sprenz: Professional Photographer Specializing in Women in the Food Industry and Food Photography.

Attendees will experience a full-spectrum day of interactive, insightful learning. The event will close with an open-topic Q&A with our full panel available to answer questions specific to our audience. Lunch, beverages and snacks will be provided by local women entrepreneurs. More details to come.

Proceeds support WE Power Food and their mission to educate and empower women in the food industry.

A light lunch will be served.

Join us for an intense review of the material, then the exam.

THIS IS NOT A CLASS. Please be careful. Unless you are already a master, you will need to obtain a book or the online course and STUDY the material ahead of time.

This is for people who know their stuff. If you need assistance with materials or study options, drop an email.

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks. Masks are required.

Exam will begin promptly at 4:30.

Hard deadline for registration and payment is Monday, August 22. Fee is $110 and includes the exam access code.

Email daniblack@biggertables.com with your questions. If you are a PFPC client and need a book, see Sue Ellsworth.

Exam administration will be computer-based, so bring a compatible laptop.

** Please make sure you have an account at Servsafe.com prior to the exam

How can you know whether you'll make money in food business? Do the math! Don't let fear of the unknown (or of math) hold you back. In this overview you’ll learn the fundamentals of how food becomes revenue, and revenue becomes profit. This is essential learning if you are dreaming, creating a business plan, or want to increase profits in your existing business. You'll get great basic skills to make smart money decisions, to base your creative venture on a solid business foundation. Even if math is ‘not your thing', you'll come away knowing what the most vital metrics are, and how to achieve them.