Made In Alberta

❗START TIME HAS BEEN MOVED TO 12:00pm MT❗ LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Join us live in Calgary this Thursday for our first in-person session, Ready For Growth? Navigating Your Capital Options. Growing your food or beverage business often means big decisions about equipment, automation, working capital, expansion and new markets. But who should you talk to about financing, and when? Hear directly from representatives on our expert panel TUSHAR ARIFIN, BDC, Senior Account Manager Richard Barus, EDC, Senior Relationship Manager Anthony Bellot, ATB, Director, Agribusiness & Agri-Food Sector Ryan Sawka, FCC, Senior Relationship Manager – Corporate & Commercial Finance   You’ll learn: 🔵 Who to call at different stages of growth 🔵 What financing partners look for 🔵 How to prepare before asking for financing 🔵 Options for equipment, automation, working capital and expansion 🔵 What to do if financing isn’t approved the first time Plus, bring your questions and take home a practical Capital Readiness Checklist. This Thursday, October 1 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Registratoin @ 11:30am) True Wild Distilling, 3115 11 St SE, Calgary Space is limited. Don’t miss your chance to be in the room. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eHWY97DZ #AFPA #AlbertaFood #FoodProcessing #BusinessGrowth #Calgary

Spots are filling fast for our first in-person session of the AFPA Education Series. Ready for Growth: Navigating Your Capital Options. Whether you're in Edmonton or Calgary, this in-person session is designed to help food and beverage processors prepare for growth, scale strategically, and connect with industry experts. ✅ Calgary is almost 60% full ✅ Edmonton is already 65% full Don't wait until the last minute. Secure your spot before these events sell out! 📍Register for Calgary - Oct 1: https://bit.ly/3T0LkW7 📍Register for Edmonton - Oct 8: https://bit.ly/4xMa4j9 #ReadyForGrowth #FoodAndBeverage #MadeInAlberta #BusinessGrowth #AFPA

AFPA has been invited by NAIT’s Bachelor of Business Administration program to connect members with a unique learning opportunity. We are also inviting non-members that subscribe to Made in Alberta Showcase to apply. As part of their Promotional Campaign Planning (MARK3377) course, student teams will act as an advertising agency—planning, preparing, and presenting a comprehensive promotional plan with strategic and creative solutions for a real business. NAIT is seeking a handful of local small businesses to partner with MARK3377 students this Fall semester.  Each student team will select a company from submitted proposals and, if chosen, will work with you to develop and present a promotional plan at the end of the term.  Implementation of the plan is entirely up to each company. Students do not implement any marketing. Instead, they provide you with a campaign plan and creative ideas. It is up to you if you want to implement their ideas.   What’s Involved: - 3–5 meetings (virtual or in-person) with your student team. The first meeting is a discovery/needs assessment, which is the longest meeting of the semester for the client. - Understanding that this is a student project—results are not guaranteed.  - Providing a “working budget” number students can plan against (based on what you’d realistically invest toward marketing) Interested? Please send the following to meghan@afpa.com by end of day Friday, September 4th (apologies for the short notice): - Company Name - Brief Company Description More information on Made in Alberta Showcase: https://hubs.li/Q04wrmzZ0

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT. Learn the Rules of the Funding Game: Who Gets Funded, Who Doesn't, and Why Securing funding isn't just about completing an application. Successful businesses understand how to build a funding strategy, identify the right opportunities, and prepare their business before they apply. Join Marc Wandler, AFPA SCALE Industry Navigator, and funding strategist Denise Baril, Founder of The Grant Sherpa, along with representatives from National Research Council (NRC)-IRAP, Alberta Innovates, and Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), for a practical discussion on what funders are really looking for and why some businesses consistently secure funding while others struggle. Whether you're exploring grants for innovation, commercialization, productivity improvements, expansion, or scaling your operations, this session will help you better understand the funding landscape, assess your funding readiness, and build a roadmap to support your growth goals. Learn directly from funding experts about common mistakes applicants make, what successful applications have in common, and how to improve your chances of securing funding for future projects. For more details and to register: https://bit.ly/4zH3rAC For more information about SCALE: https://afpa.com/scale

Looking for a career in Alberta’s food & beverage industry? Or are you a food or beverage company looking for ways to help potential employees discover the opportunities in our industry? Check out AFPA’s post below to learn more about CareersNOW! and the upcoming Career Insights livestream on August 26. Register for the Free livestream: https://lnkd.in/gA6XRMsx

Have you ever considered working in Alberta's food & beverage industry? You might be surprised by the careers and opportunities that exist beyond the roles you traditionally associate with the industry. There are positions you may have never considered — and career paths you may not even know exist. If you’re curious, take a few minutes to explore the Careers Now page and discover what’s out there.