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Starting A Food Business

August 16, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $40

Venue

Virtual

Phone

(312) 283-5723

Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Offices to go through a food business checklist and make sure you structure your business correctly from the start. This class covers required licensing, certification, financing, and branding. 

This event is free for residents of the West Side communities. To register, email dani@thehatcherychicago.org

About the Presenters: 

Natalie Shmulik is The Hatchery’s Chief Strategy and Incubation Officer and go-to resource for launching a successful food and beverage business. With an M.L.A. in Gastronomy from Boston University, Natalie has years of innovative experience working with supermarkets, culinary publications, consumer packaged goods companies, and food service establishments. She continues to play a valuable role in branding and marketing for food businesses around the country, with her specialty in trend forecasting. 

 


Cheryl Balough
is a principal at Balough Law Offices, where she helps businesses and individuals protect their ideas, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as they start new ventures or grow existing businesses. She also helps clients with their business set-up and contract needs. She has served as Chair of the American Bar Association Cyberspace Law Committee and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women. She teaches copyright law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and is a Branch Network member at The Hatchery.

 

The Illinois Small Business Development Center and Illinois Small Business Development Center International Trade Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, and the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC). Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact the center at (312)421-3941. 

Details

Date:
August 16, 2022
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
$40
Website:
https://thehatcherychicago.ticketspice.com/starting-a-food-business-august

Organizer

Dani
Phone
(312) 283 - 5767
Email
dani@thehatcherychicago.org

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