Women, Work & Community offering FREE Summer Business Classes 

Beyond Start-Up: Moving Your Business Forward 
Have you been in business for more than 1 year? Do you need help moving your business to the next level?
Learn about money management and financial tools critical to good decision-making; marketing strategies and strategic planning for growth; and the role of business financing. If your business is at a plateau or is not bringing in enough income, then this five-week class will help you to address any roadblocks, develop a plan of action, and move your business forward. Classes limited to 15 people.

Presque Isle: Mondays 8:30-11:30 AM, June 2-30  Register here for Presque Isle

Houlton: Mondays 1:00-4:00 PM, June 2-30  Register here for Houlton

Fort Kent: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 PM, June 4 - July 2  Register here for Fort Kent

 

Basics of Starting a Business

This class covers the basics of a business plan, marketing, cash planning and is suitable for those thinking about or in the early start-up phase of a new business. It will help you assess the feasibility, desirability, and viability of your business idea and get you started with your plan.

Online class: June 11-25, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.  

Register here. 

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Equality Maine presents its second annual Spirit of Pride Summer Party on Thursday, June 19. Click here to get your tickets. This year's honorees are Jill Barkley and Chris O'Connor, co-chairs of Pride Portland.

What: Spirit of Pride Summer Party  - A Cocktail Party Celebrating Pride Season

When: Thursday, June 19 | 6pm - 8:30pm

Where: Portland's Ocean Gateway

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Maine NEW Leadership Shares Alumni Testimonials  

Recently the Maine Women's Fund visited last year's grantee NEW Leadership, a program of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, and came away with wonderful feedback from graduates and donors alike:

"The NEW Leadership Program woke up a desire deep rooted in my spirit to wake up, advance forward....The trainings, leadership development, self reflections, testimonies and experiences of other women gave a wisdom that money can't buy." - Angela Williams, 2013 NEWL graduate (UMaine at Presque Isle) 

"One of the biggest things I took away from the program was self-advocacy: the networking workshops and opportunities that we were lucky to have throughout the week allowed me to practice these important skills." - Megan Phelps, 2013 NEWL graduate (Bowdoin College)  

"NEW Leadership gave me the confidence and the drive to take action on issues that are important to me....I feel passionate about making a difference for women and girls in the future, and NEW Leadership gave me many of the tools to do so. - Molly Bogart, 2013 NEWL graduate (Susquehanna University)  

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Wayfinder Schools presents "Ann Patchett in Conversation with Richard Russo", an evening with two award-winning, best-selling authors. All proceeds from this very special event benefit Wayfinder Schools, the nation's oldest alternative high school.

Best-selling author Patchett will make her first public appearance in Maine on Tuesday June 10, along with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Russo. The two will hold a lively conversation at Hannaford Hall in the Abromson Center of the University of Southern Maine, in support of Wayfinder Schools. The 7 pm event is open to the public, with a ticket price of $35. A VIP reception will be held from 5:30 to 7, with the opportunity to meet and talk with the authors.  

WHEN: June 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM