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Get started by scheduling an individual coaching session or browse through the current Start Your Business classes below to find one that’s right for you. Use the filters to search for online or in-person classes, day or evening sessions, or specific topics.
Do you need a new or updated website for your business? This class provides business owners with tools to create a professional website that reflects your brand and meets your business’s needs. The class covers topic areas such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), soc...
This one-hour 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 crea...
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.
This one-hour workshop will help you understand the basics of keeping accurate financial records. Our professional staff will present several choices so you can choose the system that works best for your business.
This one-hour 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 crea...
Learning how to price your products and services is critical for your success as an entrepreneur. In this one-hour interactive workshop, our professional staff will teach you about breakeven analysis and explore different pricing strategies for your business.
I am not sure I would have mentally gotten through writing a business plan without NVME. With their help, I stayed on track, stayed motivated and believed in myself.
Participants in our programs accomplish all kinds of personal, work, and financial success, big and small. Here are recent stories of people from all across Maine who are reaching their goals.
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...
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...
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...
