📅 Deadline: Application cycles — check lacocina.org for current openings
Amount
Free kitchen access, training, and capital support
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About this program
La Cocina is a nonprofit food business incubator based in San Francisco that helps low-income entrepreneurs — particularly women of color — formalize and grow food businesses. They provide subsidized commercial kitchen access, business planning, marketing support, and connections to investors and grants. A model that has been replicated in cities across the US.
Who qualifies?
Low-income food entrepreneurs, particularly women of color. Must be in the San Francisco Bay Area for full incubator access, but La Cocina's model has been replicated in other cities (search 'food business incubator [your city]').
What you get
Subsidized commercial kitchen rental, business development coaching, marketing and packaging support, connections to retail buyers and investors, and access to grant opportunities.
Requirements
- ✓Food/beverage business idea or existing business
- ✓Low-income background
- ✓SF Bay Area location for full program
- ✓Strong motivation and business idea
How to apply
- 1Apply at lacocina.org during open application periods
- 2Submit a business plan and product samples
- 3Competitive selection process — apply to the waitlist year-round
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Always verify deadlines and requirements directly with the granting organization before applying.
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