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
• Sales & Marketing
• Funding Options
• Legal Considerations
• Operations & Managment

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