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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Do you have a specific project you are looking to carry out to help grow your existing farm/food business? Learn all about grant and loan programs and where to find them, network with fellow
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Presented by The Ohio State University South Centers Direct Food and Agricultural Marketing Team, Small Business Development Center, and CFAES Center for Cooperatives</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Events Senior Coordinator<br>
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College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences<br>
FAES South Centers<br>
Research and Extension 109<br>
1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH 45661<br>
(614) 247-9757 Office<br>
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Heffner Building, 352 W. Dodridge St., Columbus, OH 43202<br>
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