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Overview
At a glance
Funding available
- Attract or retain talent
- Increase production or service capacity
- Increase operational productivity
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Chatham-Kent
- Ontario
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Startups
Next Steps
Availability timeline
Activities funded
- 10-week training, mentoring, and coaching for food businesses.
- Support on food packaging and labelling, pricing, traceability, wholesale distribution, merchandising, HR, and health and safety.
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Foodpreneur Advantage updated with Scale-Up Program details
Foodpreneur Advantage now shows an updated seminar schedule for August to September 2026 and adds a 10-week Scale-Up Program with up to $5,000 in support.
The Foodpreneur Advantage page now shows an updated seminar series running from August 20, 2026 through September 24, 2026, replacing the earlier schedule that was previously shown on the page. It also adds a new Scale-Up Program for food production and distribution businesses already in market: a 10-week training, mentoring and coaching program for businesses with high growth potential, with successful applicants eligible for up to $5,000 plus additional mentorship. The participation instructions now direct users to the Scale-Up Program website to sign up, alongside the Small Business Centre contact details. The new Scale-Up section also expands the program focus to food packaging and labelling, price and costing, traceability and recall plans, wholesale distribution, visual merchandising, HR guidance, and health and safety for growing businesses.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Food production businesses.
- Food distribution businesses.
Eligible geographic areas
- Chatham-Kent, Ontario.
Selection criteria
- Businesses with high growth potential.
How to apply
- Step 1: Visit the Foodpreneur Advantage website.
- Step 2: Sign up for the Scale-Up Program online.
Additional information
- It is a regional collaboration of Small Business Enterprise Centres.
- The program is offered through Chatham-Kent Economic Development's Small Business Centre.
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