chicago resilient food business trainings
The Chicago Resilient Food Business program seeks to support and strengthen both new and existing Black and Latinx owned food and farm businesses through a series of workshops and hands-on training that includes business planning, farm technical training, land access, market access, and capital access. Participating businesses will work with a learning cohort of other food and farm businesses in a year-long curriculum.
Los entrenamientos del programa Chicago Resilient Food Business apoya y fortalece nuevos negocios de alimentos y granjas a través de una serie de talleres que incluye planificación comercial, capacitación técnica agrícola, acceso a terrenos, acceso a diferentes mercados y acceso a capital. Las empresas participantes trabajarán con un grupo de aprendizaje de otras empresas alimentarias y agrícolas en un plan de estudios de un año.
Previous trainings
February 9th - The Legacy of Black Farmers and Land Trusts
facilitated by Grow Greater Englewood
This was the first in a series of workshops designed to build a movement centered on land trusts, land sovereignty, and collective resistance. In the coming months we hope to continue this conversation and gather the resources and support that will be critical to making land trusts a reality in our communities and getting back to the earth.
View recording here.
FEBRUARY 23rd - Accounting basics
Facilitated by A bookkeeping Cooperative
View recording here. (Password: febg2021!)
Presentation slides ENG & ESP
Materials: Profits & Loss Sheet
march 9th - understanding your organizations finances
Facilitated by A bookkeeping Cooperative
View recording here. (Password: febg2021!)
Presentation slides ENG & ESP
Materials: Glossary handout (English)
march 16th - overview working credit
View recording here.
Materials: Sign up for a 1:1 counseling session in English or Pedido consejeros en español
If folks haves questions about Working Credit, their program, or their credit, they can contact Kristin at 314-252-8342 or email kristin@workingcredit.org
march 23th - deep dive into budget and cash flow
Facilitated by a bookkeeping cooperative
View recording here. (Password: febg2021!)
Slides English & Español
Materials: Q1 Evaluation Survey
april 6th - getting your product out: packaging, labeling, demos, and more!
Facilitated by commonwealth kitchen
View recording here. (Password: febg2021!)
November 8th - Loan Readiness, Lucas Turner-Owens, Sankofa Group
Part I (Password: febg2021!)
Part II (Password: febg2021!)
Presentation Slides
Sample data room
November 17th - Chicago food policy action council Value Aligned Lender Panel
Zoom Recording (password febg2021!)
Presenters & contact information:
Allies for Community Business, Amanda Askew
aaskew@a4cb.org, 312-924-2158
Working Farms Fund (The Conservation Fund), Emy Brawley
ebrawley@conservationfund.org, 303-669-0390
Self-Help Credit Union, Philip Otienoburu
philip.otienoburu@self-help.org, 704-280-5100