Cornwall, ON – Aspiring and growing food entrepreneurs across Ontario have another opportunity to access free training through the Foodpreneur Advantage program, with the next session launching August 13, 2025.

Ontario is home to the largest food and beverage sector in Canada, contributing over $17 billion annually to the province’s GDP and employing more than 125,000 people. The Foodpreneur Advantage program helps early-stage entrepreneurs tap into that potential with expert-led training sessions and industry insights.

Now available to entrepreneurs in the Cornwall, SDG and Akwesasne area through partnerships with local Business Enterprise Centre, the program will include sessions such as:

  • Barcodes & Beyond: How to be Market-Ready– August 13, 2025
  • Starting a Food Business & Regulatory Compliance – August 21, 2025
  • How to Sell Your Food Product – August 28, 2025
  • Costing & Pricing to Make Profits – September 4, 2025
  • Marketing & Branding your Food Product – September 11, 2025
  • Food Safety Fundamentals for Startups – September 18, 2025
  • Labelling & Packaging your Food Product – September 25, 2025

“We’re excited to support another round of local food and beverage startups.” says Mireille Lemire, Business Advisor at the Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre. “Our region is full of creative culinary ventures, and we look forward to creating an environment which enables business development and provides the opportunity for valuable mentorship”.

The next round of sessions begins August 13, with registration now open.

Learn more by visiting Foodpreneur Advantage or register directly through the Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre events page

Community Contacts:

Mireille Lemire
Business Advisor
Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre
milemire@cornwall.ca

Eric Collard
Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network
eric@agro-on.ca

About the Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre

The Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre helps small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry & Akwesasne by offering information, tools and support during the start-up and growth stages of business operation. This includes administration of the Summer Company and Starter Company PLUS programs. The Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre is operated by Cornwall Economic Development and funded in part by the Government of Ontario.

The Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre is located at 100 Water Street East (Cornwall Civic Complex):

Web: https://businessenterprisecentre.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallBiz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornwall-business-enterprise-centre