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Cultivate Small Business Grant Program for Food Entrepreneurs is sponsored by Various (e.g., California Department of Food & Agriculture via CAFF for specific microgrants). This program supports early-stage food-related businesses and urban agriculture. For example, specific microgrants are available in California for urban growers located within 25 miles of an urban area of 50,000 or more people.
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Cultivate Small Business - Santander US We work hard to ensure we are providing tools and solutions to our customers to enable them to achieve their financial goals. Santander’s Cultivate Small Business helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on historically underserved founders in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods.
The program is completely free for eligible entrepreneurs and provides a 12 week food-focused curriculum, mentorship, and capital grants.
Cultivate Small Business supports entrepreneurs and businesses that meet the following criteria: In operation for at least one year Are working full time in the business and have fewer than 10 total full-time equivalent employees Revenues between $25,000 and $1,000,000 in the last calendar year Located in the United States Our Fall cohort runs from September through November with applications accepted from March through June.
Our Spring cohort runs from March through June with applications accepted from November through January. Please click here to apply for an upcoming cohort or reach out to CultivateSmallBusiness@santander. us with any questions.
Santander is proud to work with our dedicated program partners: Initiative for A Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Babson College.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligibility varies by specific program. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (e.g., up to $10,000 for CAFF microgrants). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Cultivate Small Business Grant Program for Food Entrepreneurs is funded by Various (e.g., California Department of Food & Agriculture via CAFF for specific microgrants). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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