BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS
Institutions have expressed a commitment to shifting their food purchasing away from corporate caterers and restaurants to local and People of Color-owned food businesses. We are helping them learn how to be more small business friendly and we are helping food vendors understand what it takes to successfully meet the needs of these large institutions. It has been going well so far!
Institutions are back to hosting in-person meetings and events, so opportunities for catering are on the rise. Center for Community Wealth Building (CCWB) has a curated list of caterers that our institutional partners have confidence in because they know that everyone on the list is equipped to meet their needs. To have your business included on the list, catering businesses must successfully complete the Feeding Anchors program. This training series is a collaborative effort between CCWB, Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute, and the Aurora-South Metro Small Business Development Center.
Institutions are back to hosting in-person meetings and events, so opportunities for catering are on the rise. Center for Community Wealth Building (CCWB) has a curated list of caterers that our institutional partners have confidence in because they know that everyone on the list is equipped to meet their needs. To have your business included on the list, catering businesses must successfully complete the Feeding Anchors program. This training series is a collaborative effort between CCWB, Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute, and the Aurora-South Metro Small Business Development Center.
Series Description:
Requirements:
Benefits:
- Learn about institutions’ expectations and how to build repeat business with them
- Obtain help, as needed, in meeting specific requirements
- Work as a team to organize a Tasting Event for meeting and event planners from CCWB's anchor institution partners, and other organizations and businesses
- Practice your “elevator pitch” for the Tasting Event
- Build community with other food entrepreneurs
- Build relationships with institutions and inform their business practices
- Learn from caterers currently on CCWB’s catering list
Requirements:
- Participate in four, 2-hour training sessions, plus a logistics walk-thru meeting for the Tasting Event
- Complete the Caterer and Food Truck Intake Form (linked below).
- Commitment to excellence.
Benefits:
- Receive the support you need to be successful partnering with large institutions.
- Opportunity to have your business added to CCWB’s lists of caterers and food trucks used by many large institutions.
- Join a supportive community of talented food entrepreneurs committed to each other’s success.
- Upon successful completion of the course, receive a $150 stipend.
- Tasting Event participants will receive an additional $250 stipend to help offset the cost of food for the Tasting Event.
We look forward to working with you
If you have any questions, please reach out to
Michelle Sturm, CCWB’s Anchor Strategy Director
michelle@communitywealthbuilding.org 303.819.6985
or
Karen Bartlett, CCWB's Small Business Director
karen@communitywealthbuilding.org 303.550.6305
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