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CCV heart Small Business: Food Edition-Success!

This past Tuesday night, Mr. Brown's Lounge was packed, not only with people there for the game but with a room of food business owners and service providers.

Our expert panelists Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions, Darius Williams of Cupcake Gallery and Uptown Pie Company, and Dominic Melone of Frontera Foods shared their experiences (a few of which were pretty crazy) and gave practical tips to small business owners on different aspects of their businesses.

Attendees (both business owners and service providers) were able to make connections with one another over some incredible jerk chicken and patties.

Much thanks to all who participated and made the event a success! Special thanks to our panelists for sharing their knowledge. Thanks to our exhibitors and service providers; take some time and check them out below.

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Check Out CCV Hearts Small Business Exhbitor: New Equity Business

New Equity Business will be an exhbitor at CCV Hearts Small Business - Food Edition on Tuesday, April 26 from 6:00-8:00pm.

What is New Equity Business? New Equity Business (www.newequitybusiness.com) is the nation’s premier site for entrepreneurs to find small business financing products, learn about important news and information, and connect to qualified financing specialists. The site hosts a free, searchable database of over 1500 public and private financing products from over 420 funders/lenders/investors. Through New Equity Business, entrepreneurs can also connect to financing specialists – “NEB Navigators” – who help small business owners assess their financial readiness and apply for financing. The site also features a rich and growing collection of news and features articles on small business financing and financial health.

Read recent articles on the sustainable food industry and local businesses:  Social Enterprise Financing: Investors take a chance on doing well by doing good & USDA Rural Development is Fertilizer for Locally Grown Agribusinesses and more at New Equity Business.

If you are interested in learning more about New Equity Business, visit their website or come to CCV Hearts Small Business - Culinary Edition on April 26th. Register here.