Canva is an excellent tool to assist in your marketing efforts as a small business owner. In this 1-hour webinar, WBC Social Media Consultant, Katie Kelley, will explore the fundamentals of Canva including uploading a brand kit, utilizing templates to create social media posts, repurposing your content for multiple platforms and using its Magic Studio functionality to help brainstorm ideas for your marketing goals. Register Today!

Whether you are a staff of one or ten, emotions can impact your work and work environment. Join us in this safe and informal space to hear from Kendra Rand and share thoughts among the group. Dispel some myths and discuss the complexities of emotions in the workplace. Learn new theories about human emotions and communication. Enhance your emotional vocabulary and agility. Thrive emotionally as an entrepreneur as you interact with customers, employees or vendors! Bring your cup of tea or coffee. Let’s use this confidential and supportive space to share ideas, get ideas. Register Today!

So, you know you should be using social media for your business, but you don't know where to start...or maybe you just REALLY don't want to do it. It may not be easy, but it doesn't have to be painful either! Join Maine SBDC at CEI Business Advisor Ali Lane to learn the "why", the "where", the "what", and the "how" behind using social media for your small business. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. SBA. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact mainesbdc@maine.edu

This course is a beginner-level class designed for those who are thinking about or already have their own website and want to keep it running smoothly. Join WBC Web Design and Marketing Consultant, Mercedes Arnold, to learn how to troubleshoot common issues such as broken links or slow loading times. You will also learn best practices for creating and publishing new content, including how to optimize your content for search engines and engage your audience through social media. Register Today!

It is an understatement to say that starting a business is overwhelming! Are you concerned with forgetting to get an important license, getting in trouble with the IRS, or putting yourself in legal hot water? Are you struggling to figure out which steps to do first in a "chicken or egg" sort of way? In this Webinar, Maine SBDC Business Advisors will help organize the many steps to starting a business by walking you through a Start-Up Checklist. We will leave ample time for Q&A, and you will leave with the confidence to take the steps needed to be a

Are you interested in being an entrepreneur, but don't like the idea of starting from scratch? Or have you found an opportunity to step into an ownership role? In this webinar, Maine SBDC at CEI Center Director and Business Advisor Raynor Large will discuss the pros and cons of buying an existing business, walk through the process of negotiating with a seller, and identify ways of determining a reasonable price and obtaining financing. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. SBA. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in

Interested in learning about what it takes to run a sea farm? Come learn about aquaculture from Jaclyn Robidoux and Annie Fagan, marine extension associates at Maine Sea Grant who provide support and training for aspiring and active aquaculturists. They’ll cover a broad overview of the industry in Maine, answer questions about how businesses go from sea to sale, and share case studies of women entrepreneurs charting their own course in this field. Come with your own questions and leave with the resources and information you’ll need to dive deeper after this interactive webinar. Register Today!

This course is a beginner-level class designed to outline the basics of creating and launching your own website. Join WBC Web Design and Marketing Consultant, Mercedes Arnold, to learn the fundamentals of web design, including how to choose a layout, why copywriting is important, choosing a color scheme, and adding content. If you’re looking to showcase your portfolio, launch an online business, or offer business services, and you need a website - this course is for you! Register Today!

Do you work from home? Is your home your business, is your business your home? Longing for organization, and a way to keep it all manageable? Let’s discuss: Hack tips Creative use of space Staying organized This is an informal, safe space, with a group-led conversation to learn from one another. Bring your coffee or tea, find a corner of your home and join us!

Is the idea of preparing a business plan overwhelming? Do you feel more passionate about your product or service than you do about “planning” for it? Are you interested in how to bring more mindfulness into your life, INCLUDING your business? Whether you’ve been in business for years, or imagining starting your own business, a mindful, purposeful, and authentic plan can serve as your compass. It can help you to articulate your goals and intentions, and to design actions in alignment with your personal philosophy as well as your business objective. In this 5-week cohort, facilitated by Ruth Feldman, you

In this 1-hour webinar, WBC Social Media Consultant, Katie Kelley, will review best practices of LinkedIn for small business owners. Katie will cover the basics of creating a business page, posting etiquette and tone, thoughtful community building and ultimately growing your small business with LinkedIn. Register Today!