From offices in Boise, Post Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello, TechHelp Specialists help Idaho manufacturers, food processors and entrepreneurs improve their competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation.
This course is designed to meet the training requirements of a Preventative Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) in FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act Preventative Controls for Human Food rule.
Businesses have to navigate myriad legal issues when it comes to employment laws. Holland & Hart partner Dean Bennett will address some rules, considerations and best practices of which employers should be aware as they seek to maintain and build their workforce and as they continue to deal with the impacts of COVID.
Are you a small business owner or an entrepreneur that needs to learn more about financial management? Do you need to determine your product price-point and determine your break-even value? Making sure you have a realistic business plan, evaluating your profit margin, and making sure to pay your bills are all important to ensure solid financial management. Ensuring you are making data-driven decisions is paramount to your success. Determining whether to invest in equipment, making another type of product, or whether to hire additional people will figure into your overall business management strategy. Join us for this free one-hour webinar on Intro to Financial Management. Among other topics, we will discuss the three types of financial statements: balance sheet, cash-flow statement, and a profit and loss statement that every business needs to understand in order to determine your business feasibility.
The importance of a robust environmental monitoring program cannot be overstated in a food safety plan. The Food Safety Modernization Act and many of the GFSI approved auditing schemes require a risk-based environmental program. Foodborne illnesses and recalls can put a company out of business; a pathogen environmental monitoring (PEM) program is one way of mitigating that risk and ensuring a strong sanitation program. In this course, participants will understand how to create a successful environmental monitoring program without causing the company to go bankrupt on testing costs. Participants will learn how to implement, manage, and continually improve the PEM program to mitigate inherent food safety risks.
Learn how to write and update an animal food safety plan. This is the standardized curriculum recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration for training individuals to be qualified to oversee the safe manufacture of animal food (PCQI). The course is a prerequisite for inspectors conducting FDA CGMP inspections. Students will likely be a mix of regulators and feed manufacturers.
This panel will cover which deals have been funded over the last 12 months in Idaho, who is funding those deals, and how those deals have been structured. The panel includes experts who have experience and knowledge on building, funding, and scaling startups. The panel will also dig into alternate sources of financing that may not require you to give up as much equity.
Join G. Steven Cleere for an important action-oriented webinar and conversation about Inflation (yes, it is happening), Pricing (how to tell if you’re prepared for it) and Profit (are you still making one??).
Steve will identify the causes of inflation specific to CPG brands, what you can expect as we work in the second half of 2021 – and what 2022 is already looking like. He’ll be talking ‘pricing’ - your wholesale, your retails, your ‘actual’ costs – and then he’ll be talking about profits – your margins –margin “compression’ and how the BIG CPG and Retail Companies handle it.
Internal Audits are a requirement of all GFSI approved certification schemes (e.g. SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, etc.) and many 3rd party audit programs. Internal audits allow you to audit your facility for gaps and compliance. They are an important tool in the on-going food safety toolbox for any food manufacturer, packager, and warehouse and distribution company.
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to conduct an internal audit program within your company. The course covers the fundamentals of auditing, useful industry-proven techniques, compliance criteria, how to foster good communication within the facility, the importance of auditor ethics, and gathering objective evidence, nonconformities, and reporting suggestions. This course is for those who are new to internal auditing and those that could use a refresher course.
This course will teach statistical thinking concepts that are essential to learning from data and communicating key insights to your organization, clients, or suppliers. Come join Catherine Cantley, extension professor at the University of Idaho and TechHelp processing specialist, as we explore the fundamentals of 'storytelling with data'... in a practical industry-based approach.
One of the most innovative technology companies in Idaho history has been Cradlepoint. From its founders who came from HP, to its investment roots from the Boise Angle Fund and Highway 12, Cradlepoint has grown to a global player in the mobility space.
Join IMA for this site tour and networking event with our Sponsors at Involta! Involta drives business transformation through innovative design, planning, execution and management of hybrid IT strategies and operates two world-class, purpose-built colocation facilities in Boise. These Data Centers are complete with environmental systems and controls, redundant back-up power and HVAC, specialized fire detection and reinforced concrete building construction. These facilities feature conditioned data center space to accommodate several cabinets of mission-critical IT infrastructure and are served by redundant fiber optic connections.
The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system is a logical, scientific approach to controlling hazards in food production and is a preventive system assuring the safe production of food products. The principle of HACCP can be applied to production, meat slaughter and processing, shipping and distribution, food service, and home preparation.
Successful completion of this course will result in an Introduction to HACCP Certificate with the International HACCP Alliance seal of approval.
Get introduced to the SQF system and prepare to take the SQF Practitioner exam. During this two-day course, you will gain an understanding of the SQF code and how to apply it to food manufacturing. With practical exercises to reinforce learning, you will be able to successfully implement and maintain an SQF System.
Join IMA to meet with and learn from your business cohorts. Get an introduction to tools and programs that could help your business succeed in employee attraction and retention.