FIVE Upcoming Workshops for Food Entrepreneurs:
There are 5 workshops coming up in the first quarter of 2010 to help you set up your food business, market your products, and get the price right. Click below to read about them all and find out how to sign-up! Do it now, spaces are limited.
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Here are just a couple...
Recipe for Success--Price Your Product Right
Recipe for Success --Learn how to put the right price on your bottled or packaged food product--know what costs you need to cover and how to know what price to charge whether you are selling direct or wholesale to a grocery or specialty foods store. (3 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: $10.00
When: Wed, Feb 24, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: 2046 Small Business Center, Enka Campus
How to Register:
Developing a New Food Business
Sponsored by NCSU Cooperative Extension and conducted by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
http://www.ncsu.edu/foodscience/workshops_training.htm
What: During this intensive two-day workshop you’ll be able to explore how to start a new food business by speaking with successful producers and university personnel. The workshop will focus on food businesses that process, package, and sell a variety of food products. Workshop participants will receive a reference notebook and other materials that will help you develop your business. In –class exercises will make the program even more meaningful.
Dates: March 30-31, 2010
Location: Haynes Building, A-B Tech, Enka Campus
Cost: $95 per person
Registration deadline is March 16th.
Pre-registration is required:
Make check payable to Blue Ridge Food Ventures, but send it to:
Cathy Hohenstein
NC Cooperative Extension
94 Coxe Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
828-255-5522
For more training opportunities, click on Workshops on the menu on the left.
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