Full Workshop Series: $149.50*⁺
Individual workshop - $44.50

*Vancity business members qualify for a $100 bursary on the full workshop series. Supported by Vancity.

⁺The first 10 Squamish businesses can receive a $100 bursary on the full workshop series, and is designed for entrepreneurs operating anywhere between Britannia Beach and Pinecrest. Supported by the District of Squamish.

Refund policy

All refund requests must be made at least five days before the start of the workshop series by contacting info@feedinggrowth.com. A $10 administrative fee is charged for processing refunds and can take up to 10 business days to process. Alternatively, you can transfer your registration to another person; there is no fee for transferring the registration to another person. If you choose to transfer your registration to another person, please contact info@feedinggrowth.com. Please note: within four days or less of the workshop series, we are unable to accommodate refund requests.

• You are a Canadian entrepreneur in the food transformation or food processing sphere (i.e., retail and packaged goods).
• Your enterprise is progressive, i.e., with a mixture of local, organic, and/or natural products, and sustainable, ethical business practices. You care about the social and environmental impacts of your business.
• You are ready to take your business to the next level, but you do not know exactly how to scale up.
• You want to refine your business’ branding, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, and financing approaches.
• You love practical tips – you want workshops where you leave with practical tips and proven strategies you can start to implement right away.
• You value hearing a diversity of perspectives from successful progressive food business veterans.
• You would like to collaborate with Vancouver’s growing progressive food community and connect with others like you who may have experienced similar opportunities and challenges and from whom you could get advice.
• Are you an entrepreneur but not sure if your product is food system related? Feeding Growth might still be the right fit for you! Business owners with products such as pet food, natural cleaning, and farmers looking at value-added products would all benefit from the Feeding Growth workshops and community. Contact info@feedinggrowth.com with your questions.

Completing the whole Feeding Growth Scale your Progressive Food Business workshop series makes you a Feeding Growth Alumni, which gives you:

• Free attendance to the Feeding Growth Coffee Series: a series of dialogues about food business subjects, in collaboration with engaged food industry partners, and with the Feeding Growth recipe: personable and caring food industry mentors; inspiring yet mighty practical insight; and a helpful community of progressive change-makers.
• Access to Feeding Growth’s 280+ members Community Listserv where food industry experts and peers share valuable information and find solutions to food business challenges.
• First dibs on UBC Farm Farmers' Markets: the Vancouver market scene is a difficult one to access. The UBC Farm Farmer’s Market is eager to support emerging, progressive food businesses.
• Access to additional HR support: You get to work with the UBC Food Systems Internship team to welcome valuable intern(s) to enhance your business growth.
• Open doors to yearly Scale your Progressive Food Business workshops: come back to connect, refresh your memory, get access to food industry veterans, and more.