Storytelling workshops continue
Have you ever wished you could keep a crowd on the edge of their seats with a good story? Well now is your chance! The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has received a Discovery Grant from the Onion Foundation to host Storytelling Workshops. The workshops will be held twice a month with an opportunity to perform monthly. Come craft your story with our favorite funny man, storyteller extraordinaire and RLRS English teacher, Tim Straub. Participants should come to the workshop with some ideas for your own story, something that really happened to you. Since you are telling a true story,
April Biz Fit: Friends, Family, Fools
ZoomHow to pitch and prepare for spring – a topsy turvy April Fools smash up In honor of April FOOLS, let’s talk about (and maybe even practice!) how you might pitch your business story to friends, family or “FOOLS” for business investment dollars. Bring your 30 second pitch for practice, or cerate one during the session! No experience required. Let’s also spend some time preparing for spring and not being “FOOLS” by ignoring the onslaught of the season; what do you most want and need to focus on in the next quarter? We’ll use the 4N prompts Notice / Near
April Biz Fit: Friends, Family, Fools
ZoomHow to pitch and prepare for spring – a topsy turvy April Fools smash up In honor of April FOOLS, let’s talk about (and maybe even practice!) how you might pitch your business story to friends, family or “FOOLS” for business investment dollars. Bring your 30 second pitch for practice, or cerate one during the session! No experience required. Let’s also spend some time preparing for spring and not being “FOOLS” by ignoring the onslaught of the season; what do you most want and need to focus on in the next quarter? We’ll use the 4N prompts Notice / Near
Easter Egg Hunt
Chesterville Town Office 409 Dutch Gap Road, Chesterville, ME, United StatesThere will be an Easter Egg Hunt on the field beside the Chesterville Town Office on Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. This free event is sponsored by the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers. FMI 778-3156.
TikTok for Small Business: Who is on TikTok?
ZoomTikTok is known as a platform for short user-created videos that reach a wide audience of viewers from all over the world. So, how can a small business owner in Maine make TikTok a worthwhile marketing strategy? In this 1-hour workshop, Leah Carter, owner of Leah’s Lens Photography, will share tips and tricks she has learned through her experience with TikTok as a portrait photographer based in Portland, Maine. Leah will explain how she makes posting on TikTok a manageable and fun marketing strategy for her business and how you can too! Register Today!
Campfire Chronicles
Martin Woods Farm 24 Abijah Hill Rd., Starks, ME, United StatesMartin Woods Farm invites you to the first of many outdoor Campfire Chronicles under our large white indoor arena with live music and farm fresh food at each event with a different theme. It is Good Friday so Easter is our first theme and we will hide some eggs for kids to find. Come and enjoy the good ole days where guitars and other musical instruments outnumber cell phones we hope!
FocusME Winter 2022: Tuesday 8:30am-10:30am Cohort
ZoomThe CEI Women’s Business Center and the Portland SCORE Chapter are collaborating to host FocusME, a series of peer groups for female entrepreneurs. FocusME is a series of facilitated peer groups that provide 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. This winter we are offering four virtual cohorts. Please note that in order to ensure that both groups are filled with businesses that are non-competitive and in similar stages of growth the WBC will make
Brand Breakthrough
ZoomFeeling overwhelmed and confused about branding your business? Want your business to stand out? Join facilitator Mallika Malhotra to understand the importance of branding to build your business. In this cohort you will be able to gain clarity on your brand’s purpose, vision, values, and develop a strong foundation of your brand story. The lessons and conversations throughout this program will help you define your “secret sauce” so you can articulate how your business stands out in the market. Identify your ideal client and create an elevator pitch and business bio to confidently introduce your brand to people you want
FocusME Winter 2022: Wednesday 8:30am-10:30am Cohort
ZoomThe CEI Women’s Business Center and the Portland SCORE Chapter are collaborating to host FocusME, a series of peer groups for female entrepreneurs. FocusME is a series of facilitated peer groups that provide 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. This winter we are offering four virtual cohorts. Please note that in order to ensure that both groups are filled with businesses that are non-competitive and in similar stages of growth the WBC will make
Career Center Consultant at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library, Mt. Vernon 344 Pond Rd., Mt. Vernon, ME, United StatesStarting March 23, each Wednesday at 10AM-12PM at the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon, we will host a consultant from the Career Center, to help people learn about how to write cover letters and resumes, as well as do effective job searches. You can stop in, or you can call Marc for an appointment, at 207-707-0228.
FocusME Winter 2022: Wednesday 11am-1pm Cohort
ZoomThe CEI Women’s Business Center and the Portland SCORE Chapter are collaborating to host FocusME, a series of peer groups for female entrepreneurs. FocusME is a series of facilitated peer groups that provide 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. This winter we are offering four virtual cohorts. Please note that in order to ensure that both groups are filled with businesses that are non-competitive and in similar stages of growth the WBC will make
Propeller I Spring 2022
ZoomTech for everyone should be made by everyone. Female entrepreneurs continue to face unique challenges in starting and growing businesses and these challenges are amplified in the technology sector. That’s why we created Propeller. Our goal is to help creative, problem-solving women to develop tech-based businesses and form a network that supports the participation of women in technology. Join us for a hands-on, online 4-week startup program, where participants will receive guidance on their ideas as well as support from the program facilitators. In guiding the development of their own start-up projects, we seek to provide aspiring female entrepreneurs with