Hemp 101: What, Where, and How?

Currently, the hemp and CBD oil industry is like the wild, wild west. Promises, rumors, hopes, surprises, expectation, and hard reality abound. The Small Business Center at Piedmont Community College and the NC Cooperative Extension are offering an introduction to hemp farming and to the CBD oil industry for small business owners and entrepreneurs. It is designed to explore getting a business started in this emerging industry through the following areas: • Exploring the business side of hemp cultivation and distribution • Potential benefits and limitations of industrial hemp markets • What to expect from the industry and its immediate future • How to prepare for and enter into the market • A look at realistic hemp crop budgets and profitability • Finding distribution channels and selling product • Identifying resources: legal, banking, insurance, and others If you are interested in starting a business related to industrial hemp, from cultivation to distribution and sale, come join us. Our presenters range from leaders in the state agricultural scene to executives in local hemp processors and distributors. Coffee and pastries will be provided.

Speaker(s): Gary Bullen, Gary Cross, Jack Tatum, Tom Whitt

Co-Sponsor(s): NC Cooperative Extension

Fee: No Cost