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sandra renner, Farm & Community Program director, [email protected], 402.687.2100 ext. 1009; o Rea Landholm, gerente de marketing y comunicaciones de marca, [email protected], 402.687.2100 extensión 1025

PENDER, NEBRASKA – Small businesses and community leaders are invited to the first-ever Food + Art Conference: Growing Rural Businesses and Communities, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. 

Registration is still open for the event, set for Thursday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Pender Community Center, 614 Main St., in Pender, Nebraska.

Opening keynote speaker, Michael Fortunato, will focus on innovative approaches to developing food hubs, business incubation and entrepreneurship, and developing creative community strategies through art and makerspaces. 

The conference will offer nine breakout sessions on topics of funding, small business basics, food hubs, how to market and sell your art, developing cooperatives, and community development around local foods and the arts. An interactive session with exhibitors will offer free consultations, technical advice, samples, recipes, and a live food demonstration with a chef.

“Local foods and the arts are emerging market opportunities for rural communities and business owners,” said Sandra Renner, Farm & Community Program director with the Center for Rural Affairs. “This conference focuses on giving small food and arts-based businesses the tools they need to be successful and access to multiple resources that can assist them.”

There is still limited seating available for a post-conference session with Fortunato. Participants will leave the session with a two-page action plan for their business. 

Para obtener más información y para registrarse, visite cfra.org/eventos. Contact Renner at [email protected] o llame al 402.687.2100 ext. 1009 si tiene preguntas.

Entre los patrocinadores de la conferencia se encuentran el Distrito de Desarrollo Económico del Noreste de Nebraska y el Centro de Asuntos Rurales. La financiación de la conferencia proviene de una subvención para el desarrollo de negocios rurales del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos.

 

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues. All Center for Rural Affairs events and activities are open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested in advance. The Center for Rural Affairs is an equal opportunity employer and provider.