Ever wonder what kind of regulations you need to follow for your food business? In partnership with the Center for An Agricultural Economy in Hardwick, I researched and developed an online tool that will help you get started with understanding regulations specific to your food product. The guidelines are specific to Vermont businesses and attempt […]
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Interested in starting a small food business in Vermont? I’ll be leading a Small Business Seminar sponsored by the Micro Business Development Program at CVOEO on the basics of starting a food business. We’ll go over what resources we have in Vermont, where to find information on regulations, and some basic techniques for costing and […]
The Spring Business Fair in Burlington, VT will be Thursday April 18th this year from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in City Hall. The event is organized by Burlington’s Community Economic Development Office (CEDO), the SBA, and CVOEO’s Micro-Business Development program. New and exciting is this year’s offering of a “Localvore Food Sector” at the […]
I was excited to find an email in my inbox about the Vermont Farm/Food Business Plan Competition. The Strolling of the Heifers, which hosts an awesome agricultural-themed parade, and Vermont Technical College, which is unleashing a huge food processing program, partnered to offer a competition with $60,000 in prizes for farm and food business plans. […]
Vermont has a cottage law that allows for a home bakery or home-based food processing license. This gives food businesses in Vermont a big break when it comes to start-up costs and overhead. The process for certifying your home kitchen is fairly simple, but the information can be hard to find or understand. Here is […]