What business structure is best for your venture? How do you legally set up your small business as a specific entity? In this 1-hour webinar, WBC Business Advisor, Grace Mo-Phillips will review the differences between Sole Proprietor and Limited Liability Company (LLC) business structures. Grace will demonstrate: What the benefits are to Sole Prop vs LLC What you need to have to formally set up your business structure How to legally formalize your business Come with questions!

Scaling your business means increasing revenue while also increasing efficiency. What does your business need to scale? More employees? Increased efficiency through new systems or equipment? Or more robust or seamless distribution through clearer procedures? Join facilitator, Tara Servilio, in this interactive 4-part workshop series to identify your specific needs to scale, evaluate your options, develop a plan to get it done, and discover new tools for the future. You will leave with a plan of action for what you need to do to scale now and in the future. This workshop is beneficial for any size or type of

Are you ready to hire an employee or expand your team? Join experts from the Bureau of Labor Standards for an overview of resources available to you as an employer. In this 1.5-hour session, we will: Navigate how and where to find employees to join your team Explore the Career Center handbook and additional resources for employers Learn how the Bureau of Labor Standards can help with: Employee record keeping, including timesheets Workplace safety resources There will be time for Q+A at the end of the session.

Interested in learning about the resources available to help you start and/or grow your business in Maine? Join us at the Sunrise County Economic Council in Calais to hear from Ruth Feldman about the CEI Women’s Business Center (WBC). The focus of the presentation will be on how to best take advantage of opportunities and resources for your small business in the state of Maine, regardless of whether you are in idea, start-up or growth mode. The CEI WBC offers 1:1 advising, workshops, online business resources, and facilitated cohorts on various aspects of business and personal growth. There will be plenty of

Join WBC Business Advisor, Jodi Cordes, for an informal networking meeting with new, existing, or aspiring female entrepreneurs from Greater Franklin County! Join us on the first Tuesday for a great conversation among business owners, at any stage. Come together to connect, share expertise, and learn from each other about running a business. Location: Wears and Wares at 413 Wilton Road Farmington, ME 04938. Light refreshments will be provided. Agenda: 7:30 am - 8:00 am - Facilitated conversation/educational presentation. 8:00 am - 9:00 am Meet, Share, & Connect - stay and chat, depart when you need to.

Join this event to learn from inspirational female entrepreneurs as they share their journey leading diverse teams and owning their own power and potential. Hear from four amazing women about how they owned their role as a boss, learned to delegate, and how they manage when things get tough. This event will focus on the leadership aspects of being an employer. They'll address topics like: Developing the confidence to hire and lead Leadership challenges in managing a team Mastering delegation Managing workplace conflict Be prepared to walk away inspired by our speakers and energized to Become a Boss. Location: US Custom

Spokeswomen: a facilitated peer group designed to help female entrepreneurs become more persuasive and effective communicators for a wide range of situations. How does it work? Through this highly interactive 8-week online program, participants will gain clarity and develop their own personal style of speaking about their business. Each session is an opportunity to practice storytelling through a range of speaking scenarios, all with a supportive sounding board of female entrepreneurs who provide feedback and encouragement. Through supplementary homework exercises, participants deepen their understanding of persuasive speaking tools and techniques to be a confident and effective communicator. The Spokeswomen cohort has

Business, and life, can be viewed as a journey. Where are you on your journey? Your business cycle? How are you leading the life of a heroine as you start / grow your business? In 1990, Maureen Murdock wrote The Heroine’s Journey: Woman’s Quest for Wholeness as a response to Joseph Campbell’s traditional model of the Hero's Journey. She felt his model failed to address the specific psycho-spiritual journey of contemporary women. She developed a model describing the cyclical nature of the female experience. Join us to share, to listen, to learn in this safe forum for conversation. You might

This workshop is catered to those who are either preparing to build a website or already have a website and want to market it properly. Join WBC Web Design & Marketing Consultant, Mercedes Arnold, to learn how to use social media, e-newsletters, and networking events as ways to market your business/website. Discover strategies that can help you create customer/brand loyalty so that people return to your site. We will talk about how SEO is affected by the traffic levels to your website and do a marketing Q&A and brainstorming session at the end of the session. Register Today!

Do you spend time thinking about how there “has to be an easier way”, there “has to be a more effective way”, or there has to be something that can “do this thing better and faster than me”? As a small business owner, you most likely think about this a lot but may not know where to start to figure it out! In this 8-week cohort, facilitated by Tara Servilio, we will work from the point of view that implementing some targeted technology-based changes can support our business goals. We will also work from the point of view that we have

Many female business owners find that they are repeatedly asked to do unpaid work, work that is not within their skill set, or work that leaves them tired and at risk of burnout. However, running a business is not inherently draining -- especially when you have the tools to set healthy boundaries. In this 6-week cohort led by Hannah Curtis, we will combine structured discussions and skill-building instruction to help you learn to say no, set limits, prioritize your work, and build and grow a business that really works for you. Join a group of supportive women business owners from all

You have your brand, you have your products and services, and you have the passion to share your business with your community on social media. Let’s take your marketing efforts to the next level by incorporating effective storytelling techniques to appeal to the emotions of your current and potential consumers. In this 1-hour webinar, WBC Social Media Consultant, Katie Kelley, discuss how to tell stories on social media, knowing your audience, boundaries for sharing on social media, effective calls to action and using video to tell your story. Register Today!