5th Annual Conference
April 20-21, 2007
From Startup to Profitability:
Growing Your Down East Business
At Washington County Community College in Calais
Whether you are thinking about opening a business, recently started a business, or have been in business for many years, you will discover a wealth of practical information to help your business grow and prosper.
Scheduled around four major themes, these workshops are designed to take you "from startup to profitability", and are presented by experts in their field.
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Start or expand your business venture. |
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Effectively market your products or services. |
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Grow your business with financial confidence. |
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Hire, train, and empower employees. |
Pre-Conference
Event:
Business Owners and Policy Makers' Forum
Thursday April 19, 2007 (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
At the campus of University of Maine at Machias.
The focus of the pre-conference event will be to foster dialogue among policy makers and Washington County Businesses. Alan Caron, president of GrowSmart Maine, will present the findings of the Brookings Institution report at the pre-conference event. Local business owners will be participating in a discussion and question and answer session regarding the report and the challenges they face as business owners in Washington County. Refreshments will be served.
Current News & Press Releases
Washington County Business Panel at UMM Set for April 19, 2007
Released by: University of Maine at Machias
Release Date: April 04, 2007
Machias, Maine --- Five area business owners will join the president of GrowSmart
Maine to talk about the Washington County economy in a special panel at the University
of Maine at Machias.
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Conference Will Fuel Washington County's Small-Business Engine
Released by: University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono
Release Date: March 23, 2007
Calais, Maine -- The 2007 Washington County Business Conference
and Marketplace will focus on training and networking for aspiring and current
business owners.
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