[Aqua-ohio] Seafood business accelerator program--app. due Nov. 5

[Wright, Nicole]

All,
The Local Catch Network<https://localcatch.org/> is launching a seafood business accelerator program this fall and next for small to mid-size businesses that are interested in scaling up their operations and sell a portion of their product directly to consumers, restaurants, institutions or similar. Aquaculture businesses are eligible to apply.

>From their website, "Scale Your Local Catch<https://localcatch.org/scale-your-local-catch/> (SYLC) is a nation-wide, producer-centered business accelerator developed to strengthen local and regional seafood systems by addressing challenges associated with direct marketing and by building the knowledge, skills, and networks needed for direct marketing seafood businesses to scale up their operations and increase their capacity and viability for long-term resilience."

For more information, eligibility, etc., visit their website: https://localcatch.org/scale-your-local-catch/
Applications are due November 5, 2021; this is the link directly to the application: https://umaine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eahO84d51mJpZ4y

Questions can be directed to Jordan Richardson (jordan.richardson at maine.edu<mailto:jordan.richardson at maine.edu>) and Tyson Rasor (trasor at ecotrust.org<mailto:trasor at ecotrust.org>)


[The Ohio State University]
Nicole Wright
Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory School of Environment and Natural Resources
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
wright.1128 at osu.edu<mailto:wright.1128 at osu.edu> / ohioseagrant.osu.edu<http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/>
Pronouns: she/her/hers

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