Are you a local food artisan, entrepreneur, or restauranteur looking to open or expand into a storefront location? Clinton Culinary provides space and support for businesses who are interested in being a part of our Incubator program. Clinton Culinary also provides a community hub — a space where people can gather to learn, celebrate, and provide unique food opportunities for the community to enjoy.
What is the Clinton Culinary Kitchen Incubator?
Clinton Culinary is a kitchen incubator supporting entrepreneurs launch their food business by providing affordable space while building connections to market channels, skills, and experience to grow a stable business. Incubator tenants share responsibilities in maintaining the shared space and common area and are encouraged to work together as a business network to build a shared market and customer base. In Clinton Culinary, entrepreneurs work on their menus, pricing, marketing, sales channels, recipes, accounting, and other business planning and operations. We've structured the arrangements for minimal up-front investment and no long-term obligations.
Clinton Culinary is a kitchen incubator supporting entrepreneurs launch their food business by providing affordable space while building connections to market channels, skills, and experience to grow a stable business. Incubator tenants share responsibilities in maintaining the shared space and common area and are encouraged to work together as a business network to build a shared market and customer base. In Clinton Culinary, entrepreneurs work on their menus, pricing, marketing, sales channels, recipes, accounting, and other business planning and operations. We've structured the arrangements for minimal up-front investment and no long-term obligations.
Available Suites
- Five total suites available
- Suites range in size from 194-317 square feet
- Two suites has a hood system
- Rent ranges from $625-$725 per month
Flexible Lease Terms
Clinton Culinary offers flexible lease terms and subsidized rent to help transition businesses into storefront opportunities. Our goal is for you to sign on for one year, extend your lease, and grow successful enough to move into another larger footprint in the Clinton community.
Clinton Culinary offers flexible lease terms and subsidized rent to help transition businesses into storefront opportunities. Our goal is for you to sign on for one year, extend your lease, and grow successful enough to move into another larger footprint in the Clinton community.
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What's Included in your Rent
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What types of food businesses can apply? Clinton Culinary supports businesses wanting to open a storefront restaurant someday, transition from a food truck to a storefront, transition from catering/farmers’ market/festivals vendor into a storefront restaurant, personal chefs, packaged goods, and food kiosks at Clinton Culinary. We are open to learning about new business ideas and want to make sure our business support and kitchen are a good match for your business idea.
What types of businesses cannot apply?
Due to restrictions in place from the development's financing, any store, the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, is not eligible to apply. The sale of alcohol is permitted by the business with proper insurance and licensing but must make up less than 25% of total sales.
Due to restrictions in place from the development's financing, any store, the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, is not eligible to apply. The sale of alcohol is permitted by the business with proper insurance and licensing but must make up less than 25% of total sales.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Businesses wishing to open a business within a storefront
- We prioritize Clinton resident/ business owners
- You must meet our ‘business ready’ requirements
What are the ‘business ready’ requirements?
To help you launch a successful business, it is important you have done some business preparation and planning. This means:
To help you launch a successful business, it is important you have done some business preparation and planning. This means:
- A completed application
- A written business plan
- A written menu with pricing
- Meet with our partner, Padgett Business Services, to receive a complimentary assessment of your business position and readiness to proceed
- Proof of Application/Possess State of Iowa food worker’s card to ensure you have basic food safety knowledge
- Proof of Application/Possess a valid food license
When do I apply?
You may start the process at any time and encourage you let us know you are interested. We accept new businesses as openings are available.
You may start the process at any time and encourage you let us know you are interested. We accept new businesses as openings are available.
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Clinton Culinary’s mission provides access to fresh food for those that live and work in downtown Clinton.
Clinton Culinary will focus on small business incubation and offer new opportunities for food entrepreneurs open, sustain, and grow in order to become economically self-sufficient. Clinton Culinary Goals Create jobs within an underserved, highly distressed census tract in downtown Clinton, IA
Promote wealth building opportunities for low-income residents and entrepreneurs Create and retain businesses in Clinton Build or accelerate growth within the local industry Diversify Clinton’s economies 5 suites available for lease
Suites range from 194 to 317 square feet Please confirm your interest in business incubation and the purposes for space that you are requesting below by completing the pre-application. Note that there is no guarantee you will qualify for the terms of business incubation. Your application must be completed in full (including submission of business plan) for the review process to begin.
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