What Are KPIs, and Why Are They Important?
The kickoff to the Fire Business Strategies’ cannabis KPI series, this article starts us off with the basic definition of a KPI and why we use them.
How Much Does New England Spend on Weed? Three Factor Simplified Market Analysis
In a quick and dirty breakdown, we compared recent sales data for adult-use cannabis in New England to inform a basic market analysis that looks at pricing and per capita spending to judge market performance.
How Much Weed Did Connecticut Smoke in April? We Crunched the Numbers
We examine the consumption trends for Connecticut’s cannabis market in April 2024, including pricing, supply, and a quick use of our forecaster to find out that Connecticuters smoked about two thirds of an acre of flower in April.
Business Overview: The Consumption Lounge
In this week’s installment of the Business Overview series, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses the need for careful brand development in the consumption lounge space.
Business Overview: The Delivery Service
In this week’s business overview, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses some of the considerations in planning a delivery service.
Business Overview: The Dispensary
In today’s edition of the Business Overview series, we brought together two seasoned dispensary experts, Andrew Mahoney and Eden Sayers with Green Guardian Management, to discuss some of the keys to dispensary success.
Business Overview: The Transporter
In this week’s business overview, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses some of the keys to transportation success.
What’s In Your Genes? The ins and outs of in-house genetics programs for cannabis cultivators
Genetics. Strains. Phenotypes. Backcrosses. Generations. Mothers. Clones. Seeds. Tissue Culture. Today we’re going to explore in-house genetics programs, some of the pros and cons of fielding one, and strategies that cannabis businesses can adapt to manage their genetics program.
Is your cannabis business using its data?
Every cannabis business is collecting information, but not every company has the resources to crunch the numbers. Today we’ll explore the topic of data analysis and how it can reveal hidden value in your process streams. Cultivation schedules, production yields, sales metrics; thanks to seed-to-sale inventory tracking requirements, almost every cannabis business is gathering data […]
Forecasting Fire: How a data-forward approach from Fire Business Strategies can help new cannabis ventures succeed
The Fire Business Strategies team describes how a data-forward approach can help new cannabis ventures succeed.