#269: Yvonne Smoker of Prosper Portland
About this episode
In this episode, Yvonne Smoker discusses the support Prosper Portland provides to local food entrepreneurs.
Episode: Cultivating Local Growth with Yvonne Smoker of Prosper Portland Welcome to the Meaningful Marketplace, the podcast that goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of female food entrepreneurs. Join hosts Sarah Masoni, the OSU Food Innovation Center director, famously dubbed the ”woman with the million-dollar palate” by the New York Times, and Sarah Marshall, the farm-to-table visionary behind Marshall’s Haute Sauce. Each week, this powerhouse duo sits down with startup founders to explore the grit, innovation, and passion required to turn a kitchen-table dream into reality. Join them as they talk with Yvonne Smoker of Prosper Portland. In this episode, we dive into the local support and connection of the Portland food scene with Yvonne Smoker, a champion for local makers at Prosper Portland. We explore how institutional support can act as a catalyst, helping small businesses move from a kitchen dream to market reality. Yvonne shares the vital resources Prosper Portland offers, specifically designed to help food and beverage producers scale their craft. We discuss the importance of community investment, the power of grants, and how to navigate the technical landscape of…
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