Job Creation and Entrepreneurship in the Community Based Food Industry
Los Angeles Session
When: Monday, April 23rd, 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Where: California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles
Oakland Session
When: Wednesday, April 25th, 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Where: California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, Oakland
Agenda (tentative)
9:00 – 9:15 AM — Coffee and Registration
9:15 – 10:15 AM — Introductions
10:15 – 11:45 AM — Case Study Presentations & Discussion
Los Angeles: L.A. Prep & Leadership for Urban Renewal Network (LURN)
Oakland: La Cocina, Adelante Fund (Mission Economic Development Agency) & El Pájaro Community Development Corporation
11:45 – 12:30 PM — Networking Lunch (buffet-style)
12:30 – 2:00 PM — Resource Presentations & Discussion
Los Angeles: Opportunity Fund & California Fresh Works (Northern CA Community Loan Fund)
Oakland: Opportunity Fund, California Fresh Works (Northern CA Community Loan Fund), & Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
2:00 — 2:15 PM — Break
2:15 — 3:30 PM — Transitioning Locally Owned Businesses to Employee Ownership: A Place Based Strategy
Both Sessions: Concerned Capital, Project Equity
Oakland: Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives
3:30 – 3:45 PM — Wrap Up
