The Food Biz Basics
VIRTUAL BI-WEEKLY CLASSES (30 August, 13 September, 27 September, 11 October, 25 October)
ONLINE [Live Virtual Event]
Date & Time: August 30, 2023, 4:00 pm -5:30 pm PDT
Cost: Free
Duration: 90 minutes
Language: English
REGISTRATION: Click here to register for this class.
ABOUT THE EVENT: The Food Biz Basics class offers a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of starting and running a food business. This bi-weekly virtual class explores topics such as:
Licensing and permitting,
Branding and marketing,
Selling through diverse sales channels,
Costing and pricing, and funding strategies.
You’ll learn along with a cohort of other food business owners who are exploring ways to find and develop niches within the exciting, challenging, and complex world of small-scale food entrepreneurship.
About the Presenters:
KENYATTA TRICE - Oregon MBDA Director
Kenyatta Trice is the Director of the Oregon MBDA (Minority Business Development Agency). With approximately 15 years’ experience in Human Resources and Owner/ Operator of TRICE Occupational Consulting Solutions, an agency geared toward assisting job seekers and small businesses within their careers.
GABRIELLE JOYCE - MBDA Business Opportunity Specialist
Gabrielle Joyce has an extensive background working with small businesses in Oregon and SW Washington. Before joining Business Impact NW, she worked as a Small Business Financing Advisor helping minority-owned small businesses navigate funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. And working with Xcelerate Women as a Financial Mindset and Planning Coach assisting women-owned small businesses through the growth phase.
CLAUDIA CARDENAS - MBDA Business Opportunity Specialist
For the past 6 years, Claudia Cardenas has been involved in economic development for multiple industries throughout the Portland Metro, Washington County, and rural areas in the state of Oregon and SW Washington. Throughout the years, Claudia have been able to understand and identify the many challenges that minority businesses face in a day to day.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact ORMBDA@businessimpactnw.org or call (206) 324-4330 x 135