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Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator │ Government of Alberta:

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Description

The Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator (APBI) provides infrastructure and services to support food processing ventures in commercializing products and growing their business. The facility meets federal food-regulation requirements, enabling tenant companies to market their products nationally and internationally.

The incubator’s purpose is to:

  • assist companies as they establish a market presence
  • provide serviced facilities to develop and refine production techniques
  • share experiences with other entrepreneurs
  • take advantage of economies from sharing services and facilities

Eligible Applicants

Applicants:

  • must have a comprehensive business and marketing plan in place available for review
  • must be capable of meeting and ensuring compliance with all CFIA regulations
  • must have HACCP plans in place prior to initial production
  • must have adequate resources to pay rent, wages, supplies and overhead
  • must have a plan for graduating from the Incubator at the end of the lease agreement
  • should show capacity for managerial competence
  • should be open to coaching
  • should demonstrate a need for incubation services
  • should have space and utility requirements compatible with incubator capacity

Eligible Expenses

Both start-ups and established food companies can lease space and work with experts at the APBI to:

  • develop new value-added food items and expand product lines
  • develop manufacturing processes
  • refine, test and process product volumes to enter new markets
  • establish a market presence and grow sales
  • prepare to graduate to their own facility

Through their lease, food companies have access to:

  • in-suite processing and storage space
  • common storage areas
  • common shipping and receiving docks with pallet-moving equipment
  • shared staff amenities
  • office space and services

Deadline Date

Ongoing.

Contact

Contact Name: Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator

Phone Number: 780-980-4860 (Ken Gossen, executive director); 780-980-4866 (Dan Graham, operations director); 310-0000 (toll-fee)

E-mail Address: ken.gossen@gov.ab.ca; dan.graham@gov.ab.ca

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/agrivalue-processing-business-Incubator.aspx

Industry:

Agriculture, Export

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

Food Industry

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