How NOURISH Helps
NOURISH is an AI supported platform offering a host of tools to empower people in the community to create new small food businesses and farms, and to make existing ones flourish. By increasing the availability of fresh food options, NOURISH helps improve the health of both individuals and communities.
Business & Financing Center
The Business & Financing Center provides business tutorials and FAQs tailored to new and established business owners, a business plan assistant, and a referral system to connect entrepreneurs with mentors and funders. Using AI, NOURISH will assist in business ideation through recommendations to maximize success based on user preferences.
Market Opportunities Map
The Market Opportunities Map guides entrepreneurs in selecting business locations, and makes recommendations based on local consumer preferences for food types and convenience, affordable pricing, open commercial properties and farm plots, small businesses for sale, and established business competition at a hyper-local level.
Regulatory Navigator
The Regulatory Navigator provides new and established small business owners with customized permitting requirements considering municipal zoning, planning, and business and food safety licensing rules, along with paperwork filing deadlines, where to file, and periodic reminders for ongoing compliance and certification due dates.
Fresh Food Marketplace
The Fresh Food Marketplace connects small farms, aggregators, processors, distributors, and prepared food businesses to create more resilient local supply chains, over time, potentially lowering prices to improve produce affordability and price points.