2026 CT Food Business Lab

About this event

Grow your food business for free! Join CitySeed & Hispanic Federation for a full-day lab with workshops, experts & networking. Oct. 6th! Hispanic Federation, in collaboration with the CitySeed and partners, invites Connecticut's food business community together for a free, full-day Business Lab — packed with workshops, expert one-on-one sessions, networking, and more. Whether you're just starting out or ready to grow, this event is for you. Program partners include: CT Food Launchpad, The Urban League of Southern CT, NHE3, The Big CT Food Event, Reset Refreshments will be provided. Registration and Networking starts at 9:00am - 10:00am Workshops 10:15am - 12:30pm A: Marketing for Food Entrepreneurs B: Making It Make Cents: Finding Profit in your food business for newbies C: Panel Discussion: Access to capital for your food business Refreshments 12:30pm - 1:30pm Expert One-one-One Advising 1:30pm - 4:30pm Financing your food business Marketing Grant writing Local Sourcing and more! Close of program 4:30pm - 5:00pm Networking hour 5:00pm - 6:00pm Space is limited. Register today! This event is funded through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.