New Ventures Maine workforce specialists offer guidance on four areas of self-care to help class participants take care of themselves during the process of changing jobs, making it a positive process.
Category Archives: Western
New Program Manager Will Guide Microenterprise Development Work
NVME is hiring a microenterprise development program manager to guide our small business development work statewide.
Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Lux Soc
New Ventures Maine recently hired Rebecca Lux Soc as administrative specialist, based in the Augusta office. Rebecca supports staff across the organization, responds to participant inquiries, and assists with data collection, reporting, bookkeeping and many other tasks that help the office run smoothly.
NVME is hiring two business advisors to help Maine entrepreneurs launch small businesses
New Ventures Maine has an immediate opening for two full-time Small Business Advisors to join the microenterprise team.
CASH Maine Turns 20
Now in its 20th year, CA$H Maine is comprised of 50 non- and for-profit partners working together to help empower Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability.
Executive Director of 43 Years, Gilda Nardone, to Retire; Janet Smith, Longtime Staff Member, is Hired for Leadership Role
New Ventures Maine (NVME) Western Region Manager and Statewide Asset Manager Janet Smith was chosen through an extensive search to succeed Gilda Nardone as she retires after 43 years of service as NVME’s executive director.
Norway Savings Bank Awards Grants to Maine Businesses
Congratulations to New Ventures Maine (NVME) small business grantees from the Western, Midcoast, and Southern regions. Each of the featured businesses below have received Jobs for New England Recovery Grants of $5,000 each from Norway Savings Bank. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston recently awarded grants to banks through their Jobs for New England Initiative. The grants are for small businesses who were impacted negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic …
Announcing Wabanaki Matched Savings Program
In July of 2019 New Ventures Maine and Four Directions Development Corporation (FDDC) met to discuss ways that we could partner to increase the participation rates for Maine Native Americans in matched savings programs that help low income individuals and families build savings for unexpected expenses and for future goals. Since Four Directions had been wanting to be involved in the financing of a matched savings program for tribal members, …
Building Resilience in Maine’s Small Businesses
Many of our small business participants were impacted by COVID-19. Our Microenterprise Specialists provided resources through individual and small group advising sessions. We moved quickly to offer more business classes online and were proactive in connecting entrepreneurs to available SBA assistance programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), as appropriate. NVME continues to provide tools and support for business …
Supporting the Economic Security of Low-Income Families during COVID-19
For the safety of tax filers, staff, volunteers, and communities, the 10 CA$H Maine Coalitions (cashmaine.org) closed in-person tax sites mid-March and quickly moved to develop new options for people still needing to have their taxes prepared. Our priorities included providing quality service, maintaining physical safety, and protecting tax filers’ information shared virtually while continuing to comply with IRS guidelines. Tax filers able to do their taxes online on their …