We have moved the Saturday Informational Session in August from the 30th to the 23rd due to the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.

Hope this doesn’t mess anyone up.  I look forward to seeing a new crop of interested and excited entrepreneurs there!

Every month we hold informational sessions for new users, potential users or members of the public that just want to know more about what we do.  They are held on the last Tuesday and last Saturday of every month in our conference room.  Below is a list of the sessions for the rest of 2014.

Saturday, July 26, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Tuesday, July 29, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Saturday, August 23, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm *(Changed due to Holiday Weekend)*

Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 27, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Tuesday, September 30, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 25, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Tuesday, October 28, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Tuesday, November 25, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 29, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

December Informational Sessions will be determined closer to the date, due to the Holiday Season.

Business Planning for Food Businesses

July 8—August 26, 2014 (8 Tuesdays)

6:30-8:30 pm

Location: WWBIC, 2300 S. Park Street, Suite 113

This 8 week course provides comprehensive education and tips for running a successful food business. You will learn all about restaurant start-up costs, budgeting, managing your staff, licensing, menu creation, food and labor cost control, branding and marketing your business and the most important things to do BEFORE you sign a lease or open. Sign up today if you are thinking of opening a food cart, café, restaurant or wholesale business! FEE: $300

We are excited to announce that the first batch of classes to be offered to the public at the FEED Kitchens start this month.  They will be taught by a trio of extremely talented bakers, headed by Punky Egan of MATC and will have class sizes of eight to ten people to give a truly hands-on experience.  Below is a link to the class descriptions, an introduction to the instructors and the calendar of events.

To reserve class time, please e-mail Adam Haen, the manager at FEED at: feedmanager@northsidemadison.org

Make your reservations soon, class space is limited!

Amateur Baking Class at FEED

Posting a quick reminder that we have an informational session this Saturday from 2:00 to 3:30 at the Kitchens.  E-mail Adam at feedmanager@northsidemadison.org to reserve a spot.  Find out how you can become a user of FEED.  These sessions cover both casual and commercial users, so don’t hesitate because you aren’t ready to start a business, come find out what we do and how you can work with us.

The sessions will always be the last Tuesday and last Saturday of the month.  If that changes, we will post here and on our Facebook page.

Are you a food enterprise looking for funding or exposure?

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting Entrepreneur Showcase applications for Slow Money 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky,November 10-12.

 Over the past few years, Slow Money gatherings have emerged as a significant new venue for field building, investing and social change. A hallmark of our gatherings is the Entrepreneur Showcase, in which promising food enterprises from around the U.S. take the stage to share stories and present their businesses.

Emma Zimmerman (L) of Hayden Flour Mills, an organic grain mill in Tempe, AZ, and Eric Kornacki (R) of Revision International, a Denver-based community-owned food cooperative, both received Slow Money investments at last year’s gathering in Boulder, CO.

Since mid-2010, $35 million has been invested into over 300 small food enterprises via 19 local networks and 10 investment clubs and more than $7 million has been invested into 35 small food enterprises that have been invited to participate in our National Gathering Entrepreneur Showcases.

“I consider attendance at Slow Money’s inaugural National Gathering to be one of the formative events of my life.”

” JANIE HOFFMAN, FOUNDER AND CEO, MAMMA CHIA

In addition, Slow Money gatherings have garnered significant media coverage, from outlets including  The New York Times, Barron’s, The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle,  The Wall Street Journal, and KCBS TV in San Francisco.

Janie Hoffman, middle, who sought funding for her beverage company Mamma Chia at the second Slow Money National Gathering, applauds the presenting entrepreneurs during last year’s Showcase.

“The gathering was absolutely magical and I was amazed at how many investors were there. We raised all of the funds we were looking for.”
MASON ARNOLD, GREENLING CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

If you are a small food enterprise seeking capital and the opportunity to network with world-renowned thought leaders, investors, donors and the general public, we invite you to fill out our  online application.