Do you have an idea for a food business? Here’s your chance to explore that idea with the region’s premier food business incubator. Hope & Main’s Bootcamp covers a broad number of topics related to starting and growing a food business. Topics include:

• Market Research
• Business Plans
• Branding, Sales & Marketing
• Funding Options
• Legal Considerations

This comprehensive overview of what it takes to start and sustain a food business also includes a panel discussion featuring entrepreneurs currently running food-related businesses. Opportunities for self-assessment, networking, and Q&A will also be provided.

Here’s what you’ll get out of participating in the Bootcamp:

• A road map to move your idea from product, to brand, to business
• The ability to identify market potential and target customer
• Clarity on your strengths and weaknesses as an entrepreneur
• A new perspective on the landscape of the local food economy

AGENDA:

9:00 – 10:00  Welcome & Introductions
10:00 – 10:45  Intro to Lean Business Canvas 
10:45 – 11:30  Funding Your Business
11:30 – 12:15  Branding, Sales & Marketing
12:15 – 1:15  Lunch
1:15 – 2:00  Market Research
2:00 – 2:45  Legal Considerations
2:45-3:45  Panel Discussion

THERE IS NO COMMITMENT TO HOPE & MAIN MEMBERSHIP AT THIS TIME. IF PARTICIPANTS CHOOSE TO PURSUE MEMBERSHIP WITH HOPE & MAIN AFTER BOOTCAMP, THE EVENT COST WILL BE ROLLED INTO YOUR ON-BOARDING FEES.

Come for breakfast, stay for lunch, leave with dinner! Our weekly summertime farmers-makers market features a dynamic lineup of New England-based food, beverage and artisan vendors, and interactive activities for the whole family! Find hundreds of locally grown produce, coffee, tea, baked goods, confections, meats, seafood, pet treats, body care products, kitchen wares and more. We accept cash, credit cards, SNAP/EBT, WIC Checks, and participate in the Bonus Bucks Program.

FREE EVENT.  FREE PARKING. RIPTA BUS ROUTE 60. ON EAST BAY BIKE PATH

WELL-BEHAVED, LEASHED PETS WELCOME.

Our ServSafe Food Safety Manager certification class is an 8-hour course designed to teach kitchen users how to properly produce food in a manner that is safe for public consumption. This course culminates with a competency exam and certification upon passing.

This certification is ideal for individuals working in food service management, and is required for Hope & Main membership.

Open to public. Admission includes book.

Come for breakfast, stay for lunch, leave with dinner! Our weekly summertime farmers-makers market features a dynamic lineup of New England-based food, beverage and artisan vendors, and interactive activities for the whole family! Find hundreds of locally grown produce, coffee, tea, baked goods, confections, meats, seafood, pet treats, body care products, kitchen wares and more. We accept cash, credit cards, SNAP/EBT, WIC Checks, and participate in the Bonus Bucks Program.

FREE EVENT.  FREE PARKING. RIPTA BUS ROUTE 60. ON EAST BAY BIKE PATH

WELL-BEHAVED, LEASHED PETS WELCOME.