New Ventures ™

Date: Jan 06, 2010 to Mar 24, 2010
Center: South Portland
Category: Business Assistance
Location: WWC, 175 Main St, South Portland
Days of the week: Wednesday
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

New Ventures is a 10-week course in business planning. The following topics are covered in depth: your customer, competition, marketing, recordkeeping, taxes, financing, legal aspects, and more. At the end of the class, you will have a completed business plan. There are also 3 monthly follow-up networking sessions at the completion of the class.

Class size is limited to 15. You must complete an application, come to the orientation, have an individual interview, and be accepted into the class.


Application Due: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Orientation session: Wednesday, December 16,9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Individual Interviews (half-hour interviews, generally scheduled at orientation): December 16, December 17 and December 18.
Class begins: Wednesday, January 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Registration is required, and there is no fee for the course. To receive and application and/or register for the orientation, please call: call 799-5025 email sarahp@maine.edu.

NOTE: If you are a matriculated student, this course qualifies for 3 credits from the University of Maine at Augusta upon approval of your completed business plan and payment of a small processing fee.