Proudly Supported by The City of Sydney, Pocket City Farms, The University of Sydney and FoodLab Detroit.

This is your opportunity to launch, grow and scale in a community of like-minded food entrepreneurs. Don't miss out!

Our two-week May Taster Program offers a low-commitment entrance into an extensive food start-up community including a web of successful alumni, mentors, and teachers, as well as practical and dynamic food business workshops and access to market opportunities to test or validate your concept. A refreshing back-to-basics for existing food business owners and a perfect starter kit for new entrepreneurs. It is also a requirement to complete the Taster before applying to our Full Program in June - September.

Program Outline is listed below.

Workshop	Details	Topic / Content
Week 1	Monday 2nd May, 9am - 4.15pm, The University of Sydney	Introduction to FoodLab, Pocket City Farm and Cohort teambuilding Vision Brainstorming Exercise Problem Mapping Exercise Online videos and resources included
Week 2	Monday 9th May, 9am - 4.15pm, Pocket City Farm	Workshop 1 Debrief and Cohort teambuilding Food Business Failure Creating an MVP Special Guest Speaker + Ask Me Anything session with Junda Khoo, founder of owner of Ho Jiak. Testing your concept practically (software and market opportunities introduction) Online videos and resources included

The Taster Program is $205. This does not include food and transport to the venue.

We have intentionally made this fee accessible for as many people as possible, but we also have a number of equity scholarship positions for refugees, migrants, at-risk women, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, minorities, First Nations people or those experiencing financial hardships. Please fill out this form if you would like to apply for a scholarship.

We look forward to meeting you!

To learn more about the Taster Program, visit our website: https://www.foodlabsydney.org.au/taster-program

If you have any questions about the Taster Program or our organisation, please get in contact with our team - hello@foodlabsydney.org.au