Twelve Rockland high school seniors gathered around a long conference table, their laptops open in front of them. The students, applicants for the Worthington College Scholarship for Oceanside East High School Students, were attending the orientation for the workshop “On Your Own with Money: Getting Financially Fit for College.” A requirement for the applicants is [...]
By Jenn Dobransky, Women, Work, and Community As printed in the Bangor Daily News Do what you love and do what you know is the starting point for any small business. The exercise of creating a solid mission or vision statement for your business starts with this loving and knowing. [...]
Small business tips to sail smoothly through tax season By Jenn Dobransky, Women, Work and Community Featured in the Bangor Daily News, February 22, 2013 Taxes and record keeping can often be a source of confusion and anxiety for entrepreneurs. This confusion and anxiety is typically the result of a lack of knowledge that [...]
Crystal and Scott Amundsen wanted a house to call their own. With the addition of their son, the Amundsen’s decided it was time to make a plan for home ownership and set down roots in the community that they loved. Crystal had learned about the Family Development Account matched savings program while taking the Financing [...]
By Jenn Dobransky Special to the Bangor Daily News Twenty Dollars in your pocket? Check. Twenty new friends by your side? Check. Name of a previously secret location? Check. Boost to a downtown business and loads of fun? Priceless. And so goes the Cash Mob, a phenomenon that began last August in New York and [...]
By Jenn Dobransky, Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community Just imagine a plate of beautiful cheese: five artisanal varieties. Fresh ricotta made with organic whole milk, scented with sweet grass and clover, then transformed and hand-ladled and molded into individual baskets 24 hours before arriving on your plate. The other varieties are aged. “Medallion” [...]
Are you looking to start a new career path in a growing profession? On Thursday, November 1, from noon to 1 p.m. at University College at Bath/Brunswick, come hear a panel of representatives from education & business as well as current employees working in the accounting field. Join this lunch ‘n’ learn panel discussion to [...]
WWC is excited to offer two options: ONLINE and BLENDED. BLENDED: Begins week of October 15, and has live class meetings the first and last weeks. In the four intervening weeks, students will work on their own online, with direction and resources provided weekly. Students have a choice of live sessions in Belfast, Augusta, or [...]
Take a break: It’s Vacationland By Eloise Vitelli, Special to the BDN Welcome to Vacationland. Last year, 38 million visitors came to Maine for the day or to spend one or more nights at a B&B, inn or favorite seaside or lakeside camp. The Maine Office of Tourism puts the [...]
Job Creators Part II: Small business is big business By Jenn Dobransky, Special to the BDN The Association for Enterprise Opportunity estimates that nearly nine in 10 American businesses are microbusinesses. In Maine, microenterprises make up 89 percent of all businesses in the state. In other words, of the approximately 150,000 businesses located here, a [...]
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