Spice Happenings - New Cohort Begins for 2022
January & February, 2022
New Cohort Begins
Spice Kitchen Incubator kicked off the new year by enrolling its sixteenth cohort of entrepreneurs! Once through Pre-Incubation and into Incubation, this group of business owners plan to share family recipes and traditions from Iraq, Burma, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo, and others are excited to specialize in rich cakes and even dog food!
Spice Happenings - Virtual Round Table Wraps Up
Saturday, February 27th marked the fifth annual (and first virtual) Food Entrepreneur Round Table hosted by Spice Kitchen Incubator. With nearly 100 individuals registered across 12 U.S. states, Europe, and Canada, and presented in 5 different languages, this was by far our largest Round Table yet!
Spice Happenings - Entrepreneurs Learn Tax Processes
Spice Kitchen Incubator hosted a 2-part virtual sales & use tax workshop with business owners last month. Many entrepreneurs hoped to learn more so they could do their own filing in the future, and one entrepreneur even asked if there would be more financial workshops in the future to continue to develop and understand the complexities behind the US tax system.
Spice Happenings - Workshop Series Supports Independent Entrepreneurs
Over the course of late December, Spice Kitchen Incubator ran a 5-session workshop series entitled “How to Sell Your Own Food Box," covering topics such as permitting, social media marketing, and food photography.
ServSafe Workshop Eliminates Barriers
When someone wants to start a food business, it is required that they complete and pass a technical food safety course and exam called the ServSafe Food Manager's course. This is no different for Spice entrepreneurs.
Now accepting applications for Cohort 12!
Spice Kitchen Incubator is a program supported by the International Rescue Committee in partnership with Salt Lake County. Spice Kitchen Incubator provides the necessary skills for refugees and new immigrant entrepreneurs to build viable food businesses as a pathway to self-sufficiency, while adding to the diverse food community of Salt Lake County.