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SUMMARY:Ready For Growth?  Navigating Your Capital Options (Edmonton)
LOCATION:Campio Ritchie
DESCRIPTION: \nGrowing a food or beverage business often means making sign
 ificant decisions about equipment\, automation\, working capital\, expansi
 on and new markets. But knowing which financing partner to approach — an
 d when — is not always straightforward.\nJoin AFPA and representatives f
 rom ATB\, FCC\, BDC and EDC for an interactive session designed to help Al
 berta food and beverage processors understand their capital options and pr
 epare for productive financing conversations.\nRather than a series of pre
 sentations\, the session will use practical processor scenarios and panel 
 discussion to explore:\n• How financing needs change as a business grows
 • Who to call at different stages of growth• What financing partners l
 ook for when assessing an opportunity• How debt financing differs from o
 ther sources of capital• Equipment\, automation and capacity-expansion n
 eeds• Working-capital pressures• Export and market-expansion financing
 • What to have prepared before approaching a financing partner• What t
 o do if financing is not approved the first time\nParticipants will also h
 ave an opportunity to ask questions directly to the panel and receive a pr
 actical Capital Readiness Checklist.\n \nWho Should Attend?\nThis session
  is designed primarily for Alberta food and beverage processors preparing 
 for commercialization\, growth\, capacity expansion\, market development\,
  export or succession.\n \nSpace is limited. Priority will be given to fo
 od and beverage processors\, with a limited number of spaces available for
  AFPA Associate Members and ecosystem-support organizations.\n\nBoletos: h
 ttps://www.showpass.com/ready-for-growth-edmonton/
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