December First Friday: Understanding Small Business Commercial Lending

Zoom

Is a Small Business Loan Right for Your Business? Are you looking for funding for your small business? Have you considered a commercial loan, but are not sure if you would qualify? Join us for a conversation with Dyan Macomber, Vice President of Small Business Banking at Bangor Savings Bank and Diane Sturgeon, District Director of the Small Business Administration Maine District Office, to discuss what kind of loans are available for small businesses in Maine. The workshop will cover the specifics of SBA guaranteed loan programs including small loans for home-based businesses, construction loans, lines of credit, and others.

Free

SEO Q&A

Zoom

Increase your website’s visibility by implementing Search Engine Optimization. This 1-hour session will be an open forum for questions on SEO. Come prepared with questions and learn from each other’s experiences with SEO. Register today to receive a Zoom link to join!

Free

Self-Worth Club: A Skills-Building Discussion Group for Female Business Owners

Zoom

Edit Even in the best of times, running a business is an act of vulnerability. From the financial unknowns, to the fear of failure, being a business owner is ripe for feelings of insecurity of every kind. The pandemic has been a source of tremendous stress, increasing the sense of self-doubt for many business owners. Working to recover emotionally from this tremendous curveball takes some time, and a new toolbox of skills. Whatever your situation, building a foundation of self-worth will help you in business. Feeling more confident in yourself helps you take those calculated risks that can improve your

Free

Canva 101: How to Edit Photographs for Your Business

Zoom

A picture is worth a thousand words… to your business. In this 1-hour virtual workshop with Corey Zimmerman, you will learn how to polish your images in Canva. Crop, flip, rotate, add gradients, adjust the transparency and remove the backgrounds of your images with this user-friendly design tool — and convey exactly what you want to through images on your website and on social media. Register today!

Free

Google Analytics: Refining & Maintaining SEO

Zoom

Google is the largest search engine in the world. In using and reviewing Google Analytics, you can gain insight into how traffic is getting directed to your website. In this session with Mercedes Arnold, we will review: how to interpret Google Analytics reports how to refine your keywords to further increase quality traffic to your site Register today to receive a Zoom link to join!

Free

Self-Worth Club: A Skills-Building Discussion Group for Female Business Owners

Zoom

Edit Even in the best of times, running a business is an act of vulnerability. From the financial unknowns, to the fear of failure, being a business owner is ripe for feelings of insecurity of every kind. The pandemic has been a source of tremendous stress, increasing the sense of self-doubt for many business owners. Working to recover emotionally from this tremendous curveball takes some time, and a new toolbox of skills. Whatever your situation, building a foundation of self-worth will help you in business. Feeling more confident in yourself helps you take those calculated risks that can improve your

Free

Self-Worth Club: A Skills-Building Discussion Group for Female Business Owners

Zoom

Edit Even in the best of times, running a business is an act of vulnerability. From the financial unknowns, to the fear of failure, being a business owner is ripe for feelings of insecurity of every kind. The pandemic has been a source of tremendous stress, increasing the sense of self-doubt for many business owners. Working to recover emotionally from this tremendous curveball takes some time, and a new toolbox of skills. Whatever your situation, building a foundation of self-worth will help you in business. Feeling more confident in yourself helps you take those calculated risks that can improve your

Free