Carrot Club

Welcome Carrot Alumni & Current Students!

Through our new Carrot Club for Community Carrot graduates, we are providing opportunities to learn about new industries, acquire new skills, and to develop new business relationships across all of Carrot’s community. We also want to be available to hear where you are getting stuck with your business along the way, and set aside time to address those roadblocks.  We’re here to help you keep moving forward with your business idea.

We’ve secured a meeting space in Seattle at El Centro de La Raza – the Salvador Allende Room 106. We’ll meet from 4 to 6pm on Tuesdays (Pacific time) 7 to 9pm (Eastern time). Classes start Tuesday March 26th and the programming will be available on Zoom for our friends in DC and those who can’t make it in person.  Please refer to the class schedule below.

Please reach out to vince@communitycarrot.org if you have any ideas about what topics you would like to learn about or have any questions. Let’s make this a fantastic and productive 2024!

Class Schedule

Tuesday March 26th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 1: Balance Sheet

Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 2: Commercial Kitchens @ Distinguished Kitchens 4611 36th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126

Tuesday April 9th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET  

Week 3: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling.

Tuesday April 16th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 4: Balance Sheet Work Lab

Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 5: Business Regulations, Trends & Insurances for Fashion & Entertainment

Tuesday April 30th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 6: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling.

Tuesday May 7th, 2024 4pm-6pm & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 7: Food Business Regulations 

Tuesday May 14th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 8: Business Regulations, Trends & Insurances Work Lab

Tuesday May 21st, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 9: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling.

Tuesday May 28th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 10: Tax Credits & Deductions

Tuesday June 4th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 11: Tax Credits & Deductions Work Lab

Tuesday June 11th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 11: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling

Tuesday June 18th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 12: Design

Tuesday June 25th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 13: Gaining Cooking/Baking

Month of July Summer Break: Classes Resume in August. Feel free to give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share where you are struggling for when we return.

Tuesday August 6th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 14: Funding

Tuesday August 13th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 15: Funding Work Lab 

Tuesday August 20th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 16: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling. 

Tuesday August 27th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 17: Storytelling for Entrepreneurs

Tuesday September 3rd, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 18: Artificial Intelligence

Tuesday September 10th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 19: Carrot Community Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling.

Tuesday September 17th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 20: Artificial Intelligence Work Lab

Tuesday September 24th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 21: Sourcing Ingredients

Tuesday October 1st, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 22: Community Carrot Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling. 

Tuesday October 8th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 23: Week 4: Selecting a Manufacturer/Sewing

Tuesday October 15th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 24: Cash Flow Statement

Tuesday October 22nd, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 25: Community Carrot Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share in community where you are struggling.

Tuesday October 29th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 26: Cash Flow Statement Work Lab

Month of November Fall Break Classes Resume in December. Feel free to give feedback on what you would like to learn next and share where you are struggling for when we return.

Tuesday December 3rd, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 27: Location: Getting Space and Land for Your Business 

Tuesday December 10th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 28: Location Work Lab 

Tuesday December 17th, 2024 4pm-6pm PST & 7pm-9pm ET

Week 29: Community Carrot Forum: Come give feedback on what you would like to learn next and recap how the year went for you.