Are you a food/farm entrepreneur interested in growing your business? After two hugely successful years, the Good Food Business Accelerator (GFBA) is seeking Fellows for our third cohort. Join us!
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Good Food is a Good Investment!
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The Good Food Business Accelerator gets farm and food businesses ready for prime time, giving them the skills to launch or scale up. Fellows are paired with industry-leading mentors and are connected to potential customers and investors.
We are the nation's first business accelerator focused on sustainable, local food and we invite you to apply!
Why Apply?
View a short video to hear first-hand accounts of the program's benefits from GFBA graduates. | You'll get:
- Connections to buyers such as Whole Foods Market and UNFI
- Access to industry leading mentors that have successfully launched food businesses
- Customized curriculum that helps address your diverse needs
- Paired Super-Mentor strategic guidance and support during the program, with introductions and the opportunity to present to our network of over 80 investors and funders
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How to Apply
 The accelerator is a 6 month program and runs from November 2016 to April 2017. Businesses must be located in the Chicago food shed and be able to attend weekly curriculum sessions in Chicago. Applications are due September 19. Access the application, learn more, and review all eligibility criteria on goodfoodaccelerator.org.
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You're Invited!
September 13, 6pm at 1871
Please join FamilyFarmed for the Good Food Business Accelerator Application Celebration event at 1871, a thought provoking discussion on how the Good Food Business Accelerator positively impacts the Midwest's food and farm entrepreneurs to increase the supply of local, sustainable food.
We're excited to have a panelist of our mentors and advisors join us, as well as several GFBA Alumni! The evening closes with networking, Good Food, and local beer and cocktails. Reserve your ticket now! |
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Definition of Good Food
- Delicious, healthy and accessible food produced as close to home as possible, by family farmers and producers that use sustainable, humane, and fair practices
- A rapidly growing movement driven by strong customer demand
FamilyFarmed is a national leader in facilitating new financing for Good Food businesses.
We have helped raise more than $23 million in food investments in recent years. We work with leading trade buyers including Whole Foods Market, UNFI, Chipotle, SYSCO, Aramark, Compass Group, Lettuce Entertain You, and others. Our projects include the Good Food Business Accelerator, the first business accelerator in the US focused on building a supply chain of sustainable, local food; Wholesale Success, a program to help farmers scale up and implement food safety and post-harvest handling best practices; and the Good Food Festival & Conference, the Midwest's largest Good Food event that brings together investors, industry stakeholders, entrepreneurs, and consumers.
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