Upcoming Webinars Support Food and Farm Business Development

Hosting Agriculture & Food Entrepreneurship Training at Your Community College: A Webinar for Small Business Counselors and Cooperative Extension Agents

July 18, 2017 | 11 a.m. to noon | Virtual | Online Registration

Presented by NCGT and the North Carolina Rural Center, this webinar features two highly successful food and farm business training programs from Southwestern Community College and Vance-Granville Community College. Join us to hear how to develop these programs at your own campus, and potential solutions for funding, planning, and marketing these programs in your own community.
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Crowdfunding Farm & Food Businesses: New North Carolina Securities Laws

Because of legislation passed by the N.C. General Assembly in July 2016, startups in North Carolina can now raise up to $2 million from average investors using their own web site or a registered funding portal. A further simplified option, called the Local Public Offering (LPO), permits raising up to $250,000 without use of a web site. Think of this as a friends-and-family round except now any North Carolina resident can back an offering. These options include various safeguards for investors while expanding fundraising avenues for startups. A representative of the N.C. Department of the Secretary of State’s Office will cover recent developments in investment crowdfunding.

Save the Date: The New Restaurant Model: Assisting Restaurants in a Farm-to-Table World

Save the Date: Trademarking Your Farm & Food Business