Classes and Workshops
October Biz Fit: Celebrate World Smile Day
via ZOOMCelebrate World Smile Day with the WBC 😊 What puts a smile on your face? Customers? Sourcing or creating wonderful products? Giving great service? How do you make your customers and clients smile? What do they most appreciate? What joy do you bring them? What is a great example of when you’ve turned a frown into a smile (yours or your customer’s)? Let’s share tips, suggestions, examples and make each other smile over a cup of morning coffee or tea. This is an informal space for women to connect, network and learn together about keeping their business, and themselves, fit!
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
FocusME: Fall 2022 Cohort
via ZOOMThe CEI Women’s Business Center and the Portland SCORE Chapter are collaborating to host FocusME, a peer group for female entrepreneurs. FocusME is a facilitated peer group that provides a supportive network of other female business owners; a place to work on personal and professional growth, a sense of accountability, and an opportunity to learn from your peers' experiences and expertise. Please note that in order to ensure that the group is filled with businesses that are non-competitive and in similar stages of growth the WBC will make the final recommendation with regards to participation. We will contact you to
November Biz Fit: What do Maine-Made Cheeses and Veterans Have in Common? Holly Aker!
Online via Zoom 30 Federal St, Brunswick, ME, United StatesHolly Aker; President of the Maine Cheese Guild and Program Manager for VBOC; Veterans Business Outreach Center will join the Biz Fit conversation Friday November 4th. VBOC New England is hosted by the Center for Women & Enterprise. Come with your questions and enjoy the mash up of interesting conversation; Are you a veteran? Do you want to know how you can support veterans? Do you like cheese? Do you make cheese and are interested in growing your market? Do you yearn to connect with other women, entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs? Everyone is welcome. Let’s meet over a cup of morning coffee or tea.
Western Maine Audubon presents: “Snowbirds: Following Our Winged Friends in Winter” by Dr. Sally Stockwell
UMF Preble Hall--Thomas Auditorium 173 High Street, Farmington, MEWestern Maine Audubon invites the general public to its second of three free fall talks of 2022. The talk, titled “Snowbirds: Following Our Winged Friends in Winter,” will be presented by Dr. Sally Stockwell, Director of Conservation at Maine Audubon. The Zoom talk will be at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 12th at Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF—173 High Street, Farmington. There will be no ability to access this talk at the time of presentation except at the auditorium. Recordings of the talk will be available at https://western.maineaudubon.org/videos/ 2-3 weeks after the event. Are you a snowbird? Do you head
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Flower Arranging with Janet O’Neil
Trinity United Methodist Church 612 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME, United StatesAll are welcome, members and nonmembers alike. Join us as Janet explains floral artistry fundamentals and demonstrates techniques you can use to create your own beautiful arrangements. Be sure to enter your name to win one of her completed arrangements from the class! Light refreshments will be served.
Have a Business Idea, But Not Sure Where to Start?
Women for Healthy Rural Living 87 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United StatesThis will be an in-person event hosted at Women for Healthy Rural Living in Milbridge. Join the CEI Women’s Business Center at Women for Healthy Rural Living in Milbridge for an information session to learn about their no-cost, confidential business service support and resources. This session will give you an overview of the individual advising opportunities, available workshops and resources, and learning cohorts where you can dive deep into relevant topics with peers. Regardless of whether you are in idea stage, start-up, or growth mode, or are looking to network and learn with other female entrepreneurs this session will introduce you to
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Afternoon With an Author
Mt. Vernon Community Center 2 Main St., Mt. Vernon, ME, ME, United StatesCome hear a talk by local author David Wilson on Saturday, October 22, at 4PM at the Mt. Vernon Community Center, 2 Main St., Mt. Vernon. Sponsored by the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library. The author will talk about his book, Two Seasons, there will be a Q&A session, and he will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.
Tax Prep for Small Business with an IRS Expert
Online via Zoom 30 Federal St, Brunswick, ME, United StatesGet ready for tax season with Nancy Feliciano, Stakeholder Liaison, at the Internal Revenue Service Communications & Liaison office. In this 1-hour webinar, Nancy will demonstrate how to set up the EFTPS online portal and answer some frequently asked questions when it comes to tax obligations including: What it means to withhold quarterly tax How to calculate how much to withhold each quarter. How to set up payment options within the online portal to pay quarterly taxes. What forms are required to be on file for each business structure (LLC, Sole Proprietor, etc.) What the changes to the 1099-K form