The Scoop

Welcome to The Scoop — your go-to blog for sharp insights, bold ideas, and the latest buzz from IKC. Whether we’re unpacking industry trends, spotlighting innovation, or offering a behind-the-scenes peek into what makes IKC tick, we keep it real, relevant, and refreshingly unfiltered. No fluff. Just the good stuff. Stay curious — we’ve got the scoop.

The Good People Festival

Friends! The Good People Festival is a one-day, family friendly event to benefit the non-profit Incubator Kitchen Collective. Starting in 2013 as a celebration of Good People, Entrepreneurs, and Small Businesses across the region, the Good People Festival features live music, local food, and artisan vendors. Join us for a day of Good Music, Good Eats, and Good People as we celebrate the work of the Incubator Kitchen Collective. Event Date: July 14 Show Time:

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Rachel DesRochers May 13, 2024

Did you hear our big news?

Friends! Did you see our BIG announcement? This week we launched perhaps the biggest & most exciting project – Power to Pursue. Power to Pursue is a woman’s entrepreneurial and empowerment conference. The first of its kind in this region. It’s an absolute honor building this with 3 incredible women in our region. My co-founding team is: Stevi Gable Carr, founder and CEO of Wise Wellness Guild Whitney Ellison, an attorney at Keller, Barrett & Higgins LLC, a mom and

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Sarah Pannkuk November 15, 2021

Taste of Gratitude

Friends! We are so excited to announce our first annual fundraiser! Join us on December 5th for a Taste of Gratitude. We will have 20+ food stations for a unique dinner by the bite event! You’ll be able to hear our story, see the impact we are making as we’ve supported over 160 food startups and are currently helping support 45+ companies each month. This fundraiser will make a huge impact as we have been

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Sarah Pannkuk October 25, 2021
Kitchen News
Rachel DesRochers

A New Year

Hello Friends, A little note of gratitude. Now that I am standing on this side of 2020, phew, we made it, it was the best year the Incubator Kitchen Collective has ever had. A gift of the pandemic I believe was truly gifting people time to figure out what brings them joy, what do they want to do with their life and folks READY to start businesses to grow their dreams. People showed up. Our

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Rachel DesRochers January 28, 2021
Events
Rachel DesRochers

Buy Local

It’s amazing what is happening right now with Corona shutting down our markets, our stores and our events. The majority of our members have made an amazing pivot and are even breaking sales. YOU GUYS ARE SHOWING UP! This is critical and that reminder – we needed you, we still need you and we will still need you once this is over. We will continue to share who’s cooking and any specials they may be

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Rachel DesRochers May 4, 2020
Uncategorized
Rachel DesRochers

Even in Time of Crisis

Our members have a found a way to step up and in together to support others. In awe, simply of the goodness of this community. A super shout out to Kate of Stock Up. (Kate is a retired nurse who launched her food business with us quite some time ago – she makes bone broth, handmade granola, delicious GF cookies and so much more!) She rallied so many members last week in an effort to

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Rachel DesRochers April 13, 2020
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