New Ventures Maine is able to offer our services because of strong partnerships throughout the state.
With sustained investment from the Maine Legislature and Governor Mills, and with support from the University of Maine System and the University of Maine at Augusta, NVME is able to empower more Maine people to access greater career and financial stability and wellbeing.
We are grateful to our supporters and partners from every sector and for each of our program areas. We are always interested in advancing opportunities to partner with other organizations in Maine. To discuss partnership ideas with us, please contact Executive Director Janet Smith at 207-621-3437 or janet.smith@maine.edu.
Funding Partners
We are grateful for public and private grants, sponsorships, and individual gifts that provide funding for NVME programming. This is a partial list of our funding partners:
“I learned more about being an entrepreneur and the logistics of starting a business than I did in four years of business school.”
– Amanda (Stillwater)
Program Partners
New Ventures Maine works in partnership with a wide range of public, nonprofit, and private organizations and businesses in each of our program areas, such as (partial list):
“I found work where I can contribute – where my talent and perspective are respected.”
– Shannon (West Gardiner)