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The Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator (APBI) is a multi-tenant facility. It provides the infrastructure and services to support the establishment and growth of new companies and new business ventures in Alberta. The APBI meets federal food-regulation requirements, enabling resident companies to market their products nationally and internationally.
The purpose of the APBI facility is to:
- assist with the startup of new food businesses
- provide a centre of excellence for agrivalue venture scale-up
- attract product/process development initiatives of established food industry companies to Alberta
Eligible Applicants
- Must be a new or expanding business
- Must have a complete 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
- Should not be in competition with existing Incubator clients
Eligible Expenses
Facilities and programs at APBI help new food businesses to manage the transition from new product development through:
- commercialization
- market launch
- growth in sales
- graduation and the establishment of their own facilities
APBI assists established food manufacturers with:
- new product/process development
- refinement, testing and manufacturing of market entry product volumes
Deadline Date
OngoingContact
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
