Linda Davis Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wi

Services include business plans, grant writing, feasibility studies, financial projections and analysis, operating budgets, strategic plans, special projects, primary and secondary market research. • 2012 - Completed a comprehensive business plan for Dane County, Wisconsin Farmers Union and the Southern Wisconsin Food Hub cooperative. Obtained $150,000 USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) in 2013.• 2012 – Family Care business planning process improvement consultant for the WI Department of Health Services.• 2011 - Financial feasibility study for the Mineral Point, WI Innovation Kitchen.• 2010 – Wrote the commercialization plan for a successful three-year, $1,041,453 Small Business Innovation Research grant (SBIR), “Parenting Your Young Child with Autism: A Web-Based Tutorial…”• 2010 - Completed a feasibility study for Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program. This study determined the feasibility of a new individual quick frozen (IQF) vegetable processing facility in Highland, WI. • 2009 – Business planning advisor for the $5 million WIRED Initiative grant awarded by the Department of Labor to the South Central/Southwest WI.• 2006 – Wrote successful $625,818 EDA grant application for WI Manufacturing Extension Partnership to increase manufacturing jobs.• Currently under contract with DATCP as a technical advisor for the WI Value-Added Dairy Revolving Loan Program• Four Elements Organic Herbals, LLC – business plan, feasibility study and 2/3/12 USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) award of $283,948• Miles Smith Farm – business plan, feasibility study and 2/3/12 USDA VAPG award of $293,599• Schmitt Timber Corporation - business plan, feasibility study and 2010 USDA VAPG award of $197,134 • Johnson Wind, LLC - 2010 USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant award of $81,079 and guaranteed loan of $143,234• Locksley Farmstead Cheese Company - business plan, feasibility study and 2007 USDA VAPG award of $32,400.

Madison, Wi

Since 2004 – manage the Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) grant application and acceptance process to help entrepreneurs start and grow successful local businesses. Provide business coaching to ETP students. Review and approve business plan submissions. Determine the economic impact of this program. Since 2008 the graduates of this program have:• Started 18 new businesses• Retained 71 jobs• Created 52 new jobs• Raised $5.7 million in financing

Madison, Wi

Developed and launched a new franchise offering called WovenHearts Assisted Living.o Prepared and presented business and marketing plans for Board approvalo Developed franchise agreementso Established franchise operating systemso Organized and documented franchise operations manualo Executed highly successful marketing plano Achieved first year sales targets

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

M.B.A