Shasta College

SBDC- Launching Cottage Food Businesses

This two-part course is structured to support entrepreneurs in Northern California who want to learn how to start a cottage food business. The course content will cover the following topics:

- Defining products, brand, and vision/mission

- Identifying target audience and customer

- Online marketing, social media, and eCommerce

- Industry trends and benchmarks

- Go-to market strategies

Note: The local SBDC has partnered with Shasta College to bring a series of professional development courses. These courses are beneficial to anyone with a small business or those looking to start a small business. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and grants with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 72 hours in advance of this event; please send an email with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST to Shasta-Cascade SBDC, Alexander@siskiyoucounty.org, (530)222-8323

Date(s): Session 1: May 21st- May 28th, 2026

Schedule: 2- Thursdays

Time: 5:00pm- 7:00pm

Location: Shasta College Community Leadership Center 1401 California St. Redding CA 96001 Room 9301

Facilitator: Quintin Gaddy, Director: (SBDC)

Fee: $30.00

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