Donate
  • Programs & Classes
    • Build Your Career
    • Start Your Business
    • Manage Your Money
    • FAQs
  • Get Started
    • Find a Class
    • Find a Coach
    • Find a Center
    • Get Help
  • News
    • Participant Stories
    • NVME Events
  • About Us
    • What We Do
      • History
    • Who We Are
      • Staff Directory
      • Advisory Council
      • Careers At NVME
    • Partner With Us
      • Donate
    • More Services
      • CA$H Maine
      • GEN Scholarship
      • Marketing Mini-Grants
      • Matched Savings Programs
      • Student Loan Repayment Counseling
      • Trades for ME
  • Contact Us
Donate
  • Programs & Classes
    • Build Your Career
    • Start Your Business
    • Manage Your Money
    • FAQs
  • Get Started
    • Find A Class
    • Find a Coach
    • Find a Center
    • Want Help?
  • News
    • Participant Stories
    • NVME Events
  • About Us
    • What We Do
      • History
    • Who We Are
      • Staff Directory
      • Advisory Council
      • Careers At NVME
    • Partner With Us
      • Donate
    • More Services
      • CA$H Maine
      • GEN Scholarship
      • Marketing Mini-Grants
      • Matched Savings Programs
      • Student Loan Repayment Counseling
      • Trades for ME
  • Contact Us
J. Bean Palmer: Rejuvenated

J. Bean Palmer: Rejuvenated

by Jennifer DeJoy | Apr 17, 2025 | Participant Stories, Start Your Business Stories

When I took New Ventures Maine’s website building class, I was frustrated with my existing author website. I write award-winning children’s books–upbeat, timeless stories for middle graders. My site looked professional, but I didn’t know how to make...
Jordan Scarpa: Excited For What’s To Come

Jordan Scarpa: Excited For What’s To Come

by Jennifer DeJoy | Mar 17, 2025 | News, Participant Stories, Start Your Business Stories

The hardest years of my life were 2020 to 2023. A series of tragic events, including a near-fatal crash and the loss of many loved ones, led to some terrible decisions. In 2022 I found myself facing a judge in a courtroom and being sentenced to jail time, years of...
Meredith Whitney, LMT: Starting From Scratch

Meredith Whitney, LMT: Starting From Scratch

by Jennifer DeJoy | Dec 19, 2024 | Participant Stories, Start Your Business Stories

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) based in Harrington, Maine. In 2015 for my initial training, I attended ASIS Massage Education in Prescott, Arizona, where I completed 750 hours of massage therapy education. I further pursued a 350-hour teacher-training program...
Michelle Coad: A Clear Plan

Michelle Coad: A Clear Plan

by Jennifer DeJoy | Sep 6, 2024 | Participant Stories, Start Your Business Stories

When I retired in the spring of 2024, I wanted to rebuild my equestrian training and horse boarding business in a new location. I took a number of classes offered by New Ventures Maine, including Business Basics, where I developed my mission statement, identified my...
Melaina Maloney: Top of Turtle Island Gifts

Melaina Maloney: Top of Turtle Island Gifts

by Jennifer DeJoy | Dec 1, 2023 | Central, Classes, News, Participant Stories, Start a Business

I am physically disabled due to chronic genetic diseases. When I had to end my career in social services to receive medical treatment, I needed to find a way to stay employed and love what I do while working from home. I have always been an artist. I am Indigenous and...
« Older Entries
NVME Contact Information

Reception Desk: 207.621.3440
Toll-Free in Maine: 800.442.2092

Email Us
Mailing Address

NVME/UMA
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330-9410

Looking for our physical address?
We have locations across the state.
Locations
Stay Connected to NVME!
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
Newsletter
Donate
New Ventures Maine is a statewide program of the University of Maine at Augusta, University of Maine System, an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
© 2025 New Ventures Maine • All Rights Reserved.
Open toolbar Accessibility

Accessibility

  • Increase TextIncrease Text
  • Decrease TextDecrease Text
  • GrayscaleGrayscale
  • High ContrastHigh Contrast
  • Negative ContrastNegative Contrast
  • Light BackgroundLight Background
  • Links UnderlineLinks Underline
  • Readable FontReadable Font
  • Reset Reset