Agri-Business Expo

May

2016

Tue 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Mayland Community College Small Business Center/ Resource Center for Entrepreneurs THREE PEAKS ENRICHMENT CENTER

Are you in the Agriculture Business or an Agriculture Service Provider and looking for a place to connect with others, learn about different markets and find resources available in your county? Join experts from AgriVentures in a full day, comprehensive workshop that will provide an overview and discussion of resources in a variety of areas, including: • Land assessments and Land trusts • Animals, including mountain livestock • Training programs • Specialty emerging markets, such as high tunnels, truffles, hops, forest herbs, organic/alternative crops and bees • Lending Options and Business Planning • Talk one-on-one with local service providers *A Resource Guide will also be provided to all participants.

Speaker(s): Mountain BizWorks, Organic Growers School, NC Cooperative Extension, Smoky Mountain High Tunnel Initiative, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, Land of Sky, and many others

Co-Sponsor(s): Land of Sky

Held at the Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine Campus - Sam Center Auditorium 9:00 am

Fee: No Cost

Phone: (828) 766-1295

Email: mwood@mayland.edu

Location

Mayland Community College Small Business Center/ Resource Center for Entrepreneurs

THREE PEAKS ENRICHMENT CENTER

97 PINEBRIDGE AVE SPRUCE PINE NC 28777

The new office location for the Small Business Center is in the Resource Center for Entrepreneurs at the Three Peaks Enrichment Center. We are located at 97 Pinebridge Ave, Spruce Pine NC 28777. Call (828) 766-1295 or email mwood@mayland.edu for more information.