Attention Rural Food and Ag Businesses in Yolo and Solano Counties!
Valley Vision and partners invite you to attend a forum connecting small, rural food and ag businesses with helpful business resources and financing information. Participants will also have the opportunity to speak one on one with resource providers.
- Date: November 18, 2016
- Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Winters Community Center - 201 Railroad Ave, Winters, CA 95694
The event is targeted at rural businesses with under 50 employees. Resources are geared toward growers, ranchers, processors, distributors, and others in the supply chain. Follow-up assistance and additional resources will be available for attendees.
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Speakers include:
- Mayor of Winters, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor
- Solano County Supervisor John Vasquez
- David Shabazian, providing an overview of SACOG's West Yolo Case Study
Resources from:
- USDA Rural Development California
- Small Business Adminstration (SBA)
- Economic Development Adminstration (EDA)
- UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)
- Capital Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- First Northern Bank
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Opening Doors, Inc.
- Many other resource providers to connect with!
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Parking will be available
*NOTE: We will have three additional small business forums in early 2017 covering the rest of the rural Sacramento region. Stay tuned!
We hope to see you there!
Trish Kelly
Managing Director,
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