Startup Costs and Financing Strategies | Let's Talk Indoor Farming!

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Indoor farms can require significant investment to launch. But how much and how do you calculate these startup costs? Join us for a closer look at the numbers as we explore capital investments and some of the financing strategies that are making these projects possible.

0:00 How much liquid cash do you need on hand to start a Dunkin Donuts?

8:06 What are the items we need to consider when we are starting our capital budget?

9:30 Why we include cash reserves in our capital startup budget

11:49 Why we choose to grow with ZipGrow vertical plane production

13:50 Introduction to the system we are pricing today

17:46 Facility requirements

21:50 Why HVAC can be so tricky

24:25 Post harvest processing equipment

28:27 Cash flow reserves during the startup phase. How and why to bring operational expenses into the capital budget

32:19 The bottom line number for this system

33:16 In comparison to a typical Dunkin Donuts franchise

36:05 What are the most common approaches to financing an indoor farm, plus how to qualify for a bank loan

36:15 Venture capital for indoor farming?

40:43 Why equipment financing strategies are easier to qualify

43:27 Why we don't recommend financing more than 50% of your capital budget

46:18 Wrapup and audience questions

More info on these events: https://brightagrotech.com/zipfarm/lets-talk-indoor-farming/