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Author: Chesapeake Ag Innovation Center

30 Aug

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by Muphen R. Whitney   Growing up on her family farm in Southern Maryland ignited Shelby Watson-Hampton’s lifelong love of – and involvement in – all things agricultural. She brings this wealth of farming and agricultural experience to the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) where she...

30 Aug

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by Muphen R. Whitney   Shore Gourmet’s Roxanne Wolf readily signed on when she was conscripted by her sister Beth Brewster to leave her pharmaceutical position and take a position providing services to value-added food producers. “I want to work to create healthy and economically stable families of...

30 Aug

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by Muphen R. Whitney _____________________________ When Founded – 2014 Founder – Kevin Atticks Additional Investors – None Headquarters – Cockeysville, MD Number of Employees – 5 _____________________________ It was a light bulb moment for Grow and Fortify founder Kevin Atticks: his experience with wineries and breweries in Maryland pointed to the need for...

30 Aug

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_____________________________ When Founded – September, 2014 Founder – Kim Bryden Additional Investors – None Headquarters – Washington, DC Number of Employees – 4 _____________________________ Kim Bryden is a problem-solver. One of the first problems she faced when she founded Cureate was how to trademark the word “curate” – the name she wanted...

27 Aug

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Mike Thielke, Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) Executive Director, today announced the members of the Advisory Board that will work with the newly-established Chesapeake Agriculture Innovation Center (CAIC), a new program of ESEC's F3 Tech initiative.  “We are proud that CAIC has attracted the attention and interest...

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– Market Research and Validation of Target Market
– Customer Acquisition
– Product Development Initiatives
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Eligibility
Value-added producers and companies with traction ($20,000 or more in yearly revenue) in Maryland and Delaware are eligible to apply for Mini-Grants. Participants may apply once for each of the categories. Applicants must demonstrate that they have a unique and differentiated product or service that incorporates an aspect of innovation or technology in its production, processing, distribution, or other element of the food supply system.
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