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SUMMARY:Food Entrepreneurship Workshop
LOCATION:Downtown\nDowntown
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DESCRIPTION:Hartford needs your food service imagination and business. Thi
 s free workshop covers Connecticut cottage food licensing\, business regis
 tration\, and small business support. Let's make it real!\n.\nhttps://hplc
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About this workshop</strong></p>\n
 <p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Hartford is full of food entrepreneurs &md
 ash\; home bakers\, caterers\, sauce makers\, and street food vendors read
 y to take their passion to the next level. This free workshop gives you th
 e practical knowledge and connections to start or formalize a food busines
 s in Connecticut.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>What you will learn</strong></p>\n
 <ul>\n<li>Connecticut Cottage Food License &mdash\; what you can sell and 
 how</li>\n<li>Food business registration and licensing requirements</li>\n
 <li>Basic food business planning and pricing</li>\n<li>Next steps for movi
 ng from informal food activity to a registered business</li>\n<li>How to a
 ccess business coaching\, microgrants\, loan and more through Hartford Pub
 lic Library's Business Resource Center</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Delivered i
 n partnership with</strong></p>\n<p>The Hartford Public Library Business R
 esource Center and its partners (such as: CEDF\, ReSET\, SCORE\, UConn Sma
 ll Business Development Center\, the Urban League of Greater Hartford amd 
 the WBDC)</p>\n<p><br /><strong>Session format</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sin
 gle session\, Tuesday or Thursday evening\, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM\, Hartford P
 ublic Library Central Branch (500 Main Street).</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br /><str
 ong>This program is free and open to:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hartford res
 idents</li>\n<li>Those working in Hartford</li>\n<li>Anyone opening a Hart
 ford food service-related business</li>\n<li>Participants must be authoriz
 ed to work in the United States</li>\n<li>Participants in Hartford Public 
 Library's ServSafe Certification Program</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-regis
 tration is required.</strong></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">To get 
 started\, please complete the online interest form:</p>\n<p style="padding
 -left: 30px\;"><a href="https://tap.hplct.org/servesafeinterest/">https://
 tap.hplct.org/servesafeinterest/</a></p>\n<p><br /><strong>For additional 
 information contact:</strong></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Wanda D
 unaway\, Career Navigator</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">(860) 748-4
 205&nbsp\; |&nbsp\; wdunaway@hplct.org</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;
 "><br />Touria Ghaffari\, ServSafe Instructor</p>\n<p style="padding-left:
  30px\;">(860) 490-7188&nbsp\; |&nbsp\; tghaffari@hplct.org</p>\nhttps://h
 plct.libnet.info/event/16772484
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