Ways to use Grano

Participate in Grano. Or let Grano help.

Everyone can take part in the network for free. Grano Intelligence adds research on request, by application. Grano Assistant, for proactive help, is coming soon. Each level keeps everything before it.

Free

Open to everyone

Participate in the network.

Build your presence, say what your business needs or has, find relevant businesses and opportunities, and help strengthen the local food economy. Open to everyone, and you do not need to apply for anything else.

Create your business profile, or find and claim the one Grano already has. Open →
Post what you need, or publish space and capacity you can share. Open →
Explore farms, markets and food businesses near you, or ask Grano a question. Open →
Contact businesses through their profiles. A message to a business that has not claimed its profile goes to Grano, which may pass it on. Open →
Keep what is shown about your business accurate. You decide what is confirmed. Open →

Join the network

Grano Intelligence

By application

Ask Grano to research it.

Tell Grano what your business needs to source or understand, and get a structured report that compares the options, with the source for every finding. Grano checks each report before you see it, and nobody is contacted on your behalf. Access is by application, approved by Grano.

Everything in Free, plus

Research requests and reports: ask a sourcing question and get a report with sources, what is known and what is still unknown.
Business intelligence and helpful matches: options that fit what you asked for, compared side by side.

Apply for Grano Intelligence

Grano Assistant

Coming soon

Let Grano work ahead for you.

Grano Assistant is the next level we are working on: watching for changes that matter to your business, spotting opportunities before you ask, and, only with your explicit authorization, helping with next steps. It is not available yet and has no launch date. It is not a paid plan.

Everything in Intelligence, plus

In developmentProactive monitoring of suppliers, buyers and changes that matter to your business.
PlannedAnticipate opportunities that fit what your business actually needs.
PlannedAuthorized assistance and actions: prepare and, with your approval, take next steps.

Compare the levels

Which capabilities each level includes
Capability	FreeFree	Grano IntelligenceGrano Intelligence	Grano AssistantGrano Assistant
Business profile	Included	Included	Included
Participate in the network	Included	Included	Included
Discover businesses	Included	Included	Included
Research requests and reports	Not included	Included	Included
Business intelligence and helpful matches	Not included	Included	Included
Proactive monitoring	Not included	Not included	Included
Anticipate opportunities	Not included	Not included	Included
Authorized assistance and actions	Not included	Not included	Included

Grano Assistant is coming soon: none of its capabilities is available yet.

What to expect

Applying does not start any research, send any message, or give Grano permission to act for you.
Applications are reviewed by hand. Not every applicant will be accepted, and acceptance does not guarantee any result.
Being accepted is not the same as access: Grano turns on Intelligence for your business separately, and can turn it off. Your free participation never changes.
Grano is planned to prepare drafts and recommendations for your approval. It will not send messages, apply to programs, buy, or sign anything on its own.

Apply for Grano Intelligence

Tell us who you are and what you want researched. It takes a couple of minutes. Applying is free, and you can take part in the network whether or not you apply. If you run a business on Grano, link it: Intelligence can only be turned on for a linked profile.

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