Financing Healthy Food Options workshop

Posted by on January 29, 2012

This year, help bring healthy foods to your community!

OFN invites CDFIs to apply to participate in the CDFI Fund’s Capacity Building Initiative for Financing Healthy Food Options

Mid-Tier Food Chain Enterprises workshop in Los Angeles, February 27-28, 2012.

Applications for the workshop are now open. The focus of the training will be successfully financing food related “supply-chain businesses,” such as food processing, food aggregation and distribution, and waste management. The workshop will help provide training related to developing a healthy food hub in your target community including: key business characteristics; opportunities and risks in lending; loan underwriting; leveraging resources and developing partnerships; panel discussion with local experts; data-driven program design; accessing financial resources; and planning next steps for training participants.

Space is limited so apply now!
http://www.cvent.com/events/financing-healthy-food-options-track/event-summary-c46ec80d796442f6909ed9e25e6f1d8e.aspx


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