New Ventures now accepting applications for entrepreneurial training

ST. JOHN VALLEY - Starting September 13, Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community (www.womenworkandcommunity.org) will offer a free twelve-week course in business planning. If you are a new entrepreneur or business owner in the start-up stage, New Ventures will help you create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators and fellow entrepreneurs. Topics include your customer, your competition, marketing, financial recordkeeping, cash flow projections, taxes, legal aspects, financing, and more. The class will meet on Mondays from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM from September 13 through December 13 at the Madawaska ACAP Center.

Erica Quin-Easter, trainer for the New Ventures class, notes that "Creating a written business plan is the key to building a sustainable business. New Ventures will help you research and write your business plan, explore financing options, gain confidence in promoting yourself, and get ready to launch your business with the tools you need to succeed."

The New Ventures Entrepreneurship Training is open to entrepreneurs of all ages, incomes, and business sectors. Men, women, and entrepreneurs from throughout Aroostook County are encouraged to attend. There is no fee for the training.

Class size is limited to 15, and an application and interview are required. Applications are due by Wednesday, September 8, and individual interviews will be scheduled following the class orientation on Monday, September 13.

To request an application and register for the class orientation, or to get more information about the New Ventures training, contact Erica Quin-Easter, Microenterprise Coordinator at Women, Work, and Community at (207) 764-0050 or erica.quineaster@maine.edu.