• Looking for the resources you need to take the next step?
• Looking for funding to grow or expand?
• Need product marketing help?
• Searching for key employees?
• Product development and / or technology got you down?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then this event is for you!  Targeted especially for the small- to medium-sized food and beverage processor, this outstanding program has more than a dozen experts in small business to help take you to the next level of success!  Experts like Portland Development Council; the Food Innovation Center; Worksystems, Inc.; Food Industry Leadership Center; and many more will jump-start your business.

7:45 am          Registration

8 10 am        Food & Beverage Industry Resource Forum Learn about issues facing small businesses in the Northwest.  Participate in round-table discussions where you choose the topic and resource to visit.  You will also be provided a color-coded guide to the exhibit floor where you may meet with a variety of business and educational resources geared specifically towards small business.

9  Noon         Exposition Hall Open (450 booths of next generation equipment, services, and products)

Noon 2 pm   All Industry Luncheon Creativity + Innovation = Food and Beverage Success  Steve Smith, Founder of Tazo Tea.

Note:  As a special bonus, a Resource Guide for Small Northwest Food and Beverage Processors will be provided to all registered attendees, free of charge.

If you are looking for practical tools and resources for success in YOUR business, then sign up today!  Registration Fee is $29 including lunch (advance registration required, click here to register or download registration form.)