Webcourse: Intro to Food Systems Finance

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday March 25, 2015 - Friday March 27, 2015
      12:00 pm - 4:59 pm
  • Location: Online
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: This course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale.

Full Summary: This course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale. 

Join CDFA for the two-day Intro Food Systems Finance WebCourse on March 25-26, 2015 from 12-5pm (EDT). This course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale. 

This course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.

This course will explore how bonds, tax credits, loan programs, foundation grants, and other financing tools can be used to support a local food system and encourage follow-on investment, small business development, and sustainable growth. In particular, this course will address the financing challenges associated with growing, processing, distributing, marketing, and selling food. 

Topics discussed at the Intro Food Systems Finance WebCourse include:

  • Understanding the local food system 
  • Identifying partners and stakeholders in the food system 
  • Sources of capital to support food-related businesses 
  • Federal, state, and local financing programs 
  • Foundation, non-profit, and community-based financing programs 
  • Innovative financing approaches 

View the Intro Food Systems Finance WebCourse agenda for a full outline of the timing and topics to be covered. 

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BEPHC - Healthy Places

Invited Audience
Public
Categories
Career/Professional development
Keywords
economic development, finance, food systems
Status
  • Created By: Meghan McMullen
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 3, 2015 - 8:31am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:46pm