Seed, start or scale your small food business with new skills and connections to capital and customers.
New York City’s thriving food industry is an exciting place for entrepreneurs–especially women, the fastest growing demographic of small business owners. Whether you are just starting out or are operating a business but need help taking the next step, our food entrepreneurship programs can help.
Our programs will teach you the fundamentals of running a business, guiding you towards the necessary steps to get started or grow your venture. Working with seasoned business advisors, we give you the opportunity to test your proof of concept and provide access to markets and new customers. Our goal is to see your business thrive and your income rise!
SEED
Our modular Business 101 course teaches the fundamentals of how to start a food business in NYC. More program info coming soon!
Our Members
We partner with women of color and immigrant women impacted by gender, racial, and socioeconomic inequality. Hot Bread Kitchen’s members include cisgender and transgender women. We are also committed to supporting those who identify beyond the gender binary, and welcome gender non-confirming and non-binary people into our program.
More than a Business—a Family Legacy
“For me, owning a business is something that I wanted to start as a legacy for my family. We never really owned anything. I wanted to start something that I could own – not only for my future children, but for my siblings and nieces and nephews. I wanted to inspire them that they can do more; you don’t have to work for somebody else your whole life.”
—Jesebel Gumogda, owner of Pure Confections and Hot Bread Kitchen member
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