Joann Poe – Food Business Graduate & Owner of NYC’s Best Dressed Cupcakes – “Working with my business coach, it really sunk in that I can go out and get clients. I came to the realization that this is really happening. I never tried to get sales, and waited for people to come to me. Now in order for my food business to thrive, I have to go out there and sell. Once I started cooking in a commercial kitchen, I kept getting more orders.”

The NYCHA Food Business Pathways (FBP) Program is a collaboration between the NYC Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Office of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability (REES), NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), Citi Community Development, Hot Bread Kitchen, Start Small Think Big, other kitchen incubators, and REES zone partners around the city.

This FREE innovative business accelerator program empowers NYCHA public housing residents and NYCHA Section 8 voucher holders to start and grow their food businesses as part of New York City’s efforts to support entrepreneurs in the city’s neighborhoods and communities.

Participants receive:

• 11 weeks of business education training
• Business incorporation
• Business mentorship and coaching
• A chance to win free commercial kitchen incubator space 

Click Here to RSVP for an information session. Click Here for more information about the FBP program.