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About 4 Access Partners

4 Access Partners is an organization dedicated to ensuring that entrepreneurs in the food industry have the expertise, training, capital, and scale needed to create a successful and sustainable business model. Our goal is to support underrepresented members of local communities, with a focus on women and BIPOC-owned retail food businesses.

4 Access Partners Mission + Vision

We work to strengthen Local Communities, broadly speaking, aiming for a thriving , economically sustainable food industry  that any and all can participate in and benefit from.

We do that by aggregating and deploying world-class expertise from America’s finest food companies to address the challenges and opportunities facing local food ecosystems.  We have begun our work in the Twin Cities Region (Minneapolis/St. Paul) with an eye to expanding to other Communities across the U.S.

How We Work

Business owners face countless challenges when starting and growing their business. Food Manufacturing is exceptionally competitive, with countless products vying for limited space on grocery stores’ and supermarkets’ shelves. Without access to expertise, capital, networking opportunities, and professional mentors, many entrepreneurs face an uphill battle.

4 Access Partners aggregates the expertise and wisdom of Leading Food Companies such as Cargill and General Mills and deploys their expertise to a wide range of individuals and communities that then enables and fosters individual and community economic growth and stability.

4 Access Partners is determined to help our clients achieve sustainable growth. Our proven process pairs our clients with industry experts who have volunteered their time, support, and insight. With the volunteers’ support, our clients can expand their operations, employ more community members, and learn more about their industry. We help small food entrepreneurs scale, standardize, and succeed. In addition to the expertise our volunteers offer clients, 4 Access Partners also assists clients in securing capital and scaling their businesses – everything needed to grow and expand.

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