What We Do

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New Ventures Maine creates an empowering environment for Maine people to define and achieve their career, financial, and small business goals.

Through free classes and individual coaching, we help people find good jobs, start or return to college, launch small businesses, manage their money and build their assets.

2023 Impact

In 2023, we provided training and/or individual assistance to 1,053 Maine adults, reaching people in all 16 counties.

Services Provided

Training attendees

909

Persons receiving individual assistance

228

Students attending Totally Trades conferences

121

Building Careers

Served individuals with training and individual assistance:

233

Offered My Next Career Move online to individuals:

58

Starting Businesses

Served new and aspiring entrepreneurs online:

372

Offered Venturing Forth: Business Planning for Entrepreneurs and Business Basics to participants:

95

Managing Money

Served individuals with training and individual assistance:

510

Offered My Money Works (MMW) to individuals:

97

CA$H Maine

Under NVME leadership, CA$H Maine served 6,058 tax filers, a record number, generating nearly $4 million in federal income tax refunds, including $1.24 million in EITC refunds.