Food & Beverage Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp

Food & Beverage Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp

Are you an entrepreneur with a great recipe or product but need additional support to turn it into a successful business? The Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs Bootcamp is a 5-week program that will help new entrepreneurs build on their passions and current producers strengthen their existing businesses.

The Clatsop SBDC has partnered with local experts to deliver a comprehensive program that will cover what you need to not only create and sell your product but also put you on a path to building a successful food or beverage product business.

This bootcamp will help you refine your recipe, develop your product, grow your business skills, and advance your success with your food or beverage product business.

The program includes:

*Five educational sessions, including one “pitch” session where you present your product plan to class participants and experts for feedback

*Individual advising sessions with an SBDC business advisor to help you apply what you are learning in the classroom to your business.

*Technical advising to assist with recipe refinement, product costing, and working in a commercial setting.

*One individual advising session with a marketing specialist to review your marketing strategy.

Who should attend? This program will be helpful to a wide range of individuals who are in the process of building a food business, such as:

*A restaurant owner or chef who wants to market a special product for customers to take home or to sell at local retail stores.

*A person who wants to produce and market a unique food product developed from a family recipe.

*A farmer who wants to create jelly made from berries they grow.

*A person who has a passion and recipe developed for a craft beverage.

Interested in registering two people for the course? Contact us at sbdc@clatsopcc.edu to to register the 2nd person for only $69!