Maine Startup and Create Week! A week long conference in Portland, Maine June 12 – 20, 2014 Women, Work, and Community is proud to be a part of Maine Startup and Create Week! Come join us in celebrating the community of passionate entrepreneurs in Maine. Maine Startup & Create Week (MSCW) is an eight-day celebration (from June 12-20) of startups, innovators, entrepreneurs and creatives in Portland and across the state. MSCW …
Pitch your marketing project for your small business and win up to $400! Are you eligible? If you are a small business owner located in Cumberland or York Counties with four employees or less, you are eligible to make a pitch! Who should apply? Individual entrepreneurs, family businesses, and other small businesses may apply for the Women, Work, and Community marketing mini-grant program. Start-ups as well as established businesses are welcome to …
…take these steps: Identify your thoughts, fears, and frustrations around your former job and acquiring a new job. Examine your financial needs. Who can you turn to for help and support? What programs are available in your community? Are you eligible for unemployment benefits? Conduct a self-assessment. Take stock of your interests, skills, abilities, and experiences. Are there common themes? What did you like best and what did you like …
I know this column is about Women@Work, but come on ladies, who doesn’t love to have a little fun in the summer in Maine? I’ve been training for the REV3 sheJAMs Triathlon. I’m the runner on a relay team with two coworkers — one of whom is my boss. My partner has put together her own relay team at her work. She, and my boss, are both the swimmers on …
By Gigi Guyton Reprinted from the Bangor Daily News This is the stuff that makes a small business trainer’s heart sing. A springtime flurry of emails and phone calls from entrepreneurs checking in with their big news: a feature in a national magazine, a successful Kickstarter campaign, a graduation from an accelerated entrepreneurship program. “The proud moments are always when an entrepreneur calls with great news about their …
By Gigi Guyton, Women, Work, and Community As printed in the Bangor Daily News I had the sad task of telling an entrepreneur whom I wanted to nominate for a small business award to hold off until next year. We simply were not going to make the deadline. Often the groups handing out awards don’t give much turnaround time, and …
By Eloise Vitelli As printed in the Bangor Daily News Entrepreneurs are known for their optimism and can-do attitudes. They see the possibilities and focus their energies on how to get to the goal line. Sometimes though, even the most positive, creative person can be dealt a blow that shakes their confidence and sets them on a different course. Julie Marchese is a breast cancer …
By Gigi Guyton, Women, Work, and Community Special to the Bangor Daily News Microsoft’s launch of 32 pop-up stores this holiday season demonstrates that even the big retailers are looking for ways to stand out in an inconsistent consumer climate. But you don’t have to be a Microsoft to have a pop-up store of your own. Pop-up stores are temporary retail outlets that spring up in empty retail settings. You …
WWC recently organized two successful Totally Trades conferences – one in Westbrook on October 19 and a second in Calais on October 26. All in all, nearly 200 girls were in attendance at the conferences. The Calais conference, hosted by Washington County Community College, featured a new video directed and produced by female students from St. Croix Regional Technology Center (SCRTC). The video profiles a successful female welding and commercial …
Mature Workers Event – Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities in Today’s Economy Are you 50 + and seeking employment, re-employment, working longer, or supplementing income? Are you looking for ways to adjust to the current economic trends, or considering phased retirement? This event will identify emerging trends that impact how mature workers view the world of work and what they need to assess for change beyond work. Come explore what …