Got an idea about starting a food processing company? Want to learn more before you "venture" into a food business? Looking to find a licensed industrial kitchen that you can use to get your venture off the ground? Or just got a delicious recipe you want to cook up into a money making business? Then be sure to attend the valuable morning workshop on "How to Start a Food Business".

The workshop is being hosted by The Toronto Food Business Incubator and delivered in partnership with the City of Toronto's Economic Development & Culture Department. You will hear from Michael Donahue of the Toronto Business Development Centre, who will be covering information about:

• The Basics of Starting a Business
• How to Develop your Business Plan 
• How to make sure your financing is in place. 

You will hear from Michael Wolfson, City of Toronto Economic Development & Culture's Food & Beverage Sector Specialist about:

• How to Brand your Identity
• How to Develop your products
• How to utilize other websites to source information.

The Toronto Food Business Incubator (TFBI) is a newly formed, not for profit organization that supports small entrepreneurs interested in starting new food companies. The TFBI is a fully licensed industrial kitchen for use by small entrepreneurs. The TFBI is available for a low hourly rental to small food processing businesses that would otherwise have to make a large investment in their own operation. Hear from Albert Peres, facility manager, about the programming currently in place. If you want to find out the do's and don'ts of starting a successful food business, don't miss this event!

North York Civic Centre

Last revision on January 20, 2010