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Webinar Series

Webinar Series

Welcome to the CAIC Webinar Series. Here you can watch recordings of our past webinars featuring experts in agriculture, food safety, business planning, marketing, and more. These sessions are designed to support your growth as a producer or value-added business. We’ll also post details about upcoming webinars here—check back regularly for updates!

Farm Bookkeeping Made Simple: How to Manage Your Finances & Boost Profit

Marketing & Social Media Strategies for Farms and Food Businesses

Grants 101 for Farmers | How to Find & Apply for Agricultural Grants

Food & Farm Business Q&A | Expert Tips on Marketing, Finance & Growth | Full Q&A

How to Make Your Farm Profitable | Agribusiness Knowledge Full Webinar Recording

Inside Farm Finance: What Lenders Look For & How to Prepare | Full Webinar

MINI-GRANTs

Mini-Grants up to $5,000 are available for:
– Market Research and Validation of Target Market
– Customer Acquisition
– Product Development Initiatives
– Food Safety Classes
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.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Award decisions will be made and funds will be available no later than three weeks following the receipt of a completed application.
Application Process
Applicants must submit Mini-Grant proposals by filling out the form at this link. Copy(ies) of quote(s), proposal(s), estimate(s), or any other supporting documents.

MINI GRANT APPLICATION

ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES)

CAIC offers access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who can offer authoritative advice based on their deep knowledge and experience in a specific area. See the ADVISORS page of this Web site to learn more about the SMEs who are available to CAIC participants.

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