Funding and Financing

During this stop, you might:

• Meet with your banker to discuss financing.
• Research other grant and loan opportunities.

And work with:

• Local economic development agencies and municipalities
• Banks and financial institutions
• State economic development agencies
• Funding and grant organizations and agencies

Learn the Basics of Funding

• Financing Training Modules (Small Business Association)
• How to Find Funding (99designs)
• New Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses (PDF, Michigan State University)
• Food Startup Resources & Funding Lists (RealFoodMBA)
• Slow Money MN

Exporting

• Exporting and International Trade (MDA, Minnesota Department of Agriculture)
• Export Financing (Minnesota Trade Office)
• Branded Program (Food Export Association of the Midwest)
• U.S. Commercial Service

Grants and Loans

• Emerging Markets Program (Compeer)
• Farm Opportunity Loan (MDA)
• Good Food Access Grant (MDA)
• AGRI Value-Added Grant (MDA)
• Business Loan Basics (Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development)
• USDA Microloan Program (USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Value-Added Producer Grants (USDA)

Crowd Funding

• Kabbage
• Kickstarter
• Kiva

Initiative Funds

• Greater MSP
• Minnesota Initiative Foundations
• Native American Agriculture Fund

Accelerators

• 301 Inc.
• AgThentic
• Gener8tor
• Red Wing Ignite
• Techstars Farm-to-Fork Accelerator

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