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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 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 ...
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 ...
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 o...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
I speak six languages and can also read and write four: French, English, Spanish, and Japanese. This knowledge, along with my work experience as a civil servant at the United Nations (UN) as a field officer is the foundation for my new business, Certified Language...
I studied psychology at the University of Maine at Machias. One of my electives was a certificate course in business and entrepreneurship, and I absolutely loved it. In my 30s, with four kids, I was missing the improvisation and excitement of acting in plays, which I...
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 changes to it. I...
