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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4088146, member: 405"] For those who may not know, I have taken a part-time position working with a restaurant business incubator program that includes "With Love Kitchen" on North Salina, the Salt City Market and the Southside test kitchen, too. I'm very excited about this work! The long-term view is that of the 11 or 13 food stalls at the market, one or two will "graduate" each year, and hopefully move out into the city and open a full-fledged restaurant, having learned from their experiences, and banked some money. For others, graduation might mean getting a food truck or opening a catering business. There are test kitchens and other programs around that are cross-pollinator or "feeder" programs to each other, and I am working as kind of a connector. I provide services directly where I can within time and budget limits for a not-for-profit NGO, and then have referral arrangements with a number of local agencies and programs to help entrepreneurs, newly arriving Americans (relocated sponsored refugees), recent immigrants, and people from disadvantaged circumstances. That can include people who lost their job or business because of COVID, or a woman who is a survivor of a domestic abuse and needs a new start toward self-dependence. Veterans are eligible for these programs, too. So, that's what I'm working on these days. Looking to do my part to try to help people grow out of tough circumstances, and if they have the talent and drive, to build a new future for themselves. Very happy to be doing this work. Plus, I still get to keep my private practice, helping people buy, sell or start new businesses, seek investment financing for new ventures, write business plans for start-ups, and negotiate leases and commercial contracts for my clients. [/QUOTE]

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