Develop or enlist expertise, like the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute, for business coaching provider training programs to help them understand farm and food business models and financials. Explore the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a federal law that encourages financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities they serve, especially low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, as the funding mechanism.
Craving context? This recommendation is included in the Access to Capital brief, part of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan.
Read the Access to Capital brief here
