CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Financing Food Systems Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are a key part of local economies, yet they face many challenges in establishing and growing their enterprises. In the food system, entrepreneurs are working to make their own business successful while often collaborating across the value chain. Small business owners engaged in the food system include farmers, grocers, restaurateurs, caterers, small-scale manufacturers and processors, brewers and distillers, chefs, and more. During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, development finance professionals from around the country will describe their strategies for supporting local entrepreneurs in moving their business from idea to execution.

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Speakers:

Alex Beres
Assistant Director
Franklin County Economic Development and Planning

Susan Christensen
Executive Director
Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation

Meredith Storton
Lending Manager, Food & Agriculture
RSF Social Finance