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? Start your venture by attending 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 Department.

You will hear Dominic Loncar of the Toronto Business Development Centre, who will cover 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's Food & Beverage Sector Specialist speak about:

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

Learn how the The Toronto Food Business Incubator (TFBI) ican help you. the TFBI is a new not-for-profit organization that supports small entrepreneurs interested in starting new food production companies. The TFBI facility is a inspected industrial kitchen. The TFBI is available to small food processing businesses that would otherwise have to make a large investment in their own operation.

If you want to find out the do's and don'ts of starting a successful food business, don't miss this event!.

How to Start a Food Business Monday March 14, 2011 North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto 9:30 am - 12:00pm REGISTER ONLINE How to Start a Food Business Monday June 20th, 2011 North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto 9:30 am - 12:00pm REGISTER ONLINE How to Start a Food Business Monday September 12th, 2011 North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto 9:30 am - 12:00pm REGISTER ONLINE How to Start a Food Business Monday December 12th, 2011 North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto 9:30 am - 12:00pm REGISTER ONLINE

LINKS:

Toronto Business Development Centre

Enterprise Toronto website