Details: CoE Coffee, Coaching
& Connections, presented by the New York State Center of Excellence for
Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech, is a monthly series highlighting
industry and academic leaders addressing essential topics for food, beverage
and agriculture entrepreneurs.
April's
event, hosted in partnership with the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA)
is an interactive seminar on how farmers and food producers can identify
opportunities and connect with governmental and institutional buyers on the
local, state and federal levels.
Panelists
for April’s event include:
- Anna
Vulaj Fitzsimmons, CCAS, CPP - Program Director, Monroe County Finger
Lakes APEX Accelerator
- Becky
O'Connor - Farm to Institution Coordinator, Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Michelle
Warren- Deputy Director, USDA’s Office of Small Disadvantaged Business
Utilization- Virtual
- Ryan
Smith- Business Development, Empire State Development’s Division of
Minority and Women’s Business Development
- Virginia
Smith- Branch Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration
Event held at Cornell AgriTech Food Research
Laboratory, 665 W. North St., Geneva