Food for Profit workshop

Posted by on April 30, 2012

Penn State Extension to Offer Food for Profit Class

Have you ever been told that your favorite homemade bread, or salsa, is “good enough to sell?” Do you have additional fruit or vegetables from your farm or home garden that you would like to make into a commercial product?  Penn State Extension’s Food for Profit, is a one-day workshop to help you work through the maze of local and state regulations, food safety issues, and business management concepts that all must be considered in setting up a commercial food business.

How Can Food for Profit Help Me?

Food for Profit will take you step-by-step through the entrepreneurial process. It will provide you with the information and skills to assess if your idea will be something that will sell at a profit. Conducting a feasibility study (to see if yours is a good business idea), performing marketing research, and beginning to draft a business plan are a few of the concrete tools taught by certified instructors and business experts. By attending this class, you can learn how to evaluate the opportunities on paper before you look for funding or take action (saving money and time).

Who Should Attend the Course?

If you want to develop the skills to be innovative and visionary in your business – to grow your food venture – you will enjoy and benefit from this course. If you’re searching for innovative ideas about how to get your enterprise off the ground, this program is for you!

Registration Information:

Penn State Extension Food for Profit will meet from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm., on Tuesday, June 12th at PennStateAbington@611, Abington Towne Center, 1475 Old York Road/Route 611, Abington, PA. The tuition cost of $40 per person includes all materials and lunch.  Registration is through the Penn State cvent on-line system at http://www.cvent.com/events/food-for-profit-abington/event-summary-087fd52ee3fe4145a0f93bd42c5fd744.aspx or by calling 877-489-1398.