Gina Platt

Phone 207-753-6581
Email gina.platt@maine.edu

Microenterprise Specialist
Gina is a small business advisor providing classes and individual coaching to aspiring and current entrepreneurs in Western Maine. She is from an entrepreneurial family and has owned several small businesses. Gina also worked as a marketing professional and photographer in the real estate industry for over a decade. She was director of education for both the Victoria Mansion in Portland and the Zillman Art Museum in Bangor from 2005-2011. Gina earned a master of arts in American and New England studies from University of Southern Maine and a bachelor of arts in human ecology from College of the Atlantic. She lives in Portland and spends time exploring nature—especially near the ocean, volunteering as a bereavement counselor, traveling, painting, cooking, and taking pictures.

Categories: Manage Your Money, Start A Business

Classes from this instructor

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  • Your Marketing Strategy (Online)

    Online ME, United States

    This workshop with our professional staff introduces you to marketing strategies for your small business—developing a mission statement and customer profiles, conducting market research, branding, and selling. We’ll give you a framework so that you can create your own marketing strategies for your business.

  • Exploring Self-Employment (In person)

    In Person

    This workshop will help you decide if self-employment is the right choice for you. Our professional staff cover the pros and cons of owning your own business, the steps needed for start-up, the major elements of a business plan, and the many resources available to help you succeed.

  • Your Marketing Strategy (Auburn)

    In Person

    This workshop with our professional staff introduces you to marketing strategies for your small business—developing a mission statement and customer profiles, conducting market research, branding, and selling. We’ll give you a framework so that you can create your own marketing strategies for your business.

  • Business Basics (Online)

    Business Basics (Online)
    Online ME, United States

    This three-session class with our professional staff covers the basics of writing a business plan, marketing, recordkeeping, and cash planning. The class is for those thinking about or in the early start-up phase of a new business.