October – Feb. 2009 MRTQ Fostering the Social / Emotional Development & Competence of Young Children (30 hrs), 9-12 pm, FEE $ 20, Saturdays This training focuses on helping all children, not only the children who fit in well, but those with “difficult” behaviors, develop social skills, self confidence and build their social-emotional intelligence. Participants will take an in-depth look at why children act out and how they can work preventively to diminish social difficulties. The content covers building relationships, assessing the environment and curriculum, designing strategies to support children to maintain peer relationships, develop skills to improve self regulation and conflict resolution, and identifying community resources when involving other specialists is needed.
Call Amy Ludwig 973-3500
Date: 10/01/08 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $100.00
Building Customer Loyalty
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
There is no tougher situation than dealing with a difficult customer, whether internal or external to your organization. In this workshop you will give your employees the skills to handle those calls and confrontations without getting flustered. In addition they will learn to work through misunderstandings, misinformation and frustration while helping the customer feel heard and valued.
Who should attend: Anyone who wants to be able to work better with others, and build a loyal customer base.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
Date: 10/02/08 Buying Locally: Doing Business Radio show 10-11am on Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 or 102.9FM
Friday October 3, 2008
What is intellectual property and why should you care
Sponsor: Maine Small Business Development Centers
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Place: Northern Maine Development Commission, 11 West Presque Isle Rd., Caribou
Cost: Free
Contact: 498-8736 or rthompson@nmdc.org
Date: 10/06/08 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $100.00
The Care and Feeding of Stressed Professionals
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
We live in a busy world with many competing demands for our time and attention. Care of yourself often gets forgotten until we get sick, get hurt or burned out. Today you will learn single techniques to integrate into your everyday life. We will remind ourselves, that we have more energy to accomplish our goals and more to share with others when our cup is full and we feel cared for in our own life. Come and spend the day nurturing yourself. At the same time you will be developing a tool box of skills for personal use and ones you can share with colleagues and clients.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
October 6, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24 MRTQ Maine Early Childhood Learning Guidelines (Monday afternoons) (30 hrs), 2 – 5 pm, Fee $20, Piscataquis Room, Penquis, Bangor Maine’s ECLG are written for all children ages 3-5 and are a precursor to Maine’s K-12 Learning Results. Sessions include: orientation to the ECLG, integrating the guidelines into your current curriculum, adapting the guidelines to children with special needs, observation & assessment of young children, and sharing them with families Call Amy Ludwig 973-3500
Tuesday October 7, 2008
Philanthropy 101: Building long term relationships
Sponsor: Maine Association of Nonprofits
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Donations from individual donors should be your most consistent form of charitable support. Following on Philanthropy 101 (recommended but not required), participants will explore how to transform one time donors into lifetime donors. Applying the right mix of fundraising activities and building a dialogue with donors will be among the subjects discussed. Course content and hands on exercises are geared towards development professionals, chief professional officers and board members seeking to build a foundation of philanthropy for their organizations.
Place: Bath City Hall
Cost: $50 for members, $100 for nonmembers
Contact: 871-1885
Oct 7, 2008 from 07:30 AM to 02:00 PM
Location: Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH 6th Annual NH Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing & High Technology Summit, “Made in the USA”
Contact: Zenagui Brahim 603.226.3200
The keynote speaker will be Doug Hall, founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch, a business development consultancy that helps companies discover Measurably Smarter Choices for Growth. He will review new research on how NH manufacturing companies can ignite the chain reaction of top-line growth and avoid the spiral of death.
Participants will then have the option to attend two of four concurrent workshops related to supply chain management and the power of strategic partners, taking your business international, lean product development, and accounting for lean.
The cost to attend the conference is $95 per person.
Registration at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=165333
October 8 Business after hours
Sponsor: Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Ccmmerce
Time: 5-7 p.m.
www.therealmaine.com.
Place: The First, Rockland
Cost: Free
Contact: 596-0376
October 8 MRTQ Starting Core Knowledge (3 hrs), 6-9 pm, FEE $15, Piscataquis Room, Penquis, Bangor This training introduces the Core Knowledge Training Program, its uses in professional development, such as the CDA and Infant/Toddler Credential, and how the portfolio can transform training into college credit. Basic information includes procedures for documenting learning, orientation to the Maine Roads Professional Registry, and tracking hours of training.
**You are required to be on the MRTQ Registry. Join the Registry: https://mrtq.musk.usm.maine.edu/public/login.aspx
Call Amy Ludwig 973-3500
10/10/08 The 2008 Summit – Charting Maine’s Future
Program of events:
8:30 AM: Welcome
9:00 AM: Keynote: “Governing Maine in the 21st Century,” by Jim Chrisinger, Public Strategies Group
9:30 AM: Keynote: “Building a Green Innovation Economy in the Face of Energy Challenges and a Changing Climate,” by Joel Rogers, co-founder of the Apollo Alliance.
10:15 AM: Morning breakout sessions:
Building A Green Innovation Economy
Innovating our way out of fiscal crisis
Smart Growth Solutions to the Climate and Energy Crises
Noon: Lunch
12:45 PM: Keynote: “A Progress Report on the ‘Charting Maine’s Future’ Action Plan,” by Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution.
1:45 PM: Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Can Maine Become the Green Energy State?
Healthcare in Maine: Keeping costs low and coverage broad
Our Quality Places Agenda: Permanent Funding for our Environment and Main Streets
Click here to register online with our secure webpages.
Lunchtime keynote speaker:
Bruce Katz
We’re very pleased to announce that Bruce Katz, a lead author of the 2006 GrowSmart-Brookings report and a founding director of the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, will deliver a keynote address at the 2008 GrowSmart Summit.
Katz, who gave an extremely popular address on the Charting Maine’s Future report at our 2006 Summit, will assess how Maine has progressed so far in the report’s “action plan,” and how Maine can overcome new challenges to secure sustained prosperity for the long term.
“Green Innovation” keynote speaker:
Joel Rogers
Joel Rogers co-founded the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of business, labor, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution through focused research and development initiatives on the scale of the Apollo space program. He is also a director at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a national policy center and field laboratory for “high-road economic development.”
Joel’s morning keynote will frame some of the issues and discussions for later Summit workshops on energy, climate, and prosperity in Maine.
“Governing Maine in the 21st Century” keynote speaker:
Jim Chrisinger
Jim Chrisinger is a Public Strategies Group consultant who has nearly 30 years of experience in public service at all levels – and in all three branches – of government. Formerly an employee in Governor Tom Vilsack’s administration n his home state of Iowa, Jim worked with other consultants from the Public Strategies Group to draft and lead implementation of Iowa’s Accountable Government Act. That work facilitated transformational, cost-saving reforms in Iowa’s state government and garnered an “Innovation in American Government” award from Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Now, GrowSmart Maine is proposing to bring the Public Strategies Group to Maine to propose solutions for our own budget crises. Jim’s morning keynote will set the stage for the Summit’s two subsequent workshops on government structure and spending.
To pay with a check or purchase order, download our registration form here, print, and return to the address below with your payment. Please note, registration is not complete until payment is received:
GrowSmart Maine
81 Bridge Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
fax: 207-847-9270
phone: 207-847-9275 x316
Date: 10/15/08 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $100
Accounting for People who Hate Accounting
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
This seminar will present the key concepts from Accounting Principles and Managerial Accounting that can help anyone make better business and personal financial decisions.. and maybe even have better relationships with the company Accounting Department! This one-day workshop will be fun and lighthearted.
Who should attend: Anyone who needs to work with budgets, and is not an Accountant.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
Tuesday October 14, 2008
Introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Sponsor: Maine Association of Nonprofits
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Would you like to learn the basics of how to design and maintain your own website? Come to this full-day SkillBuilder, available at a significant discount through MANP’s collaboration with Burgess Computer, to learn the skills that will help you create, edit and manage web pages easily using Dreamweaver CS3. Adobe Dreamweaver allows you to create web pages and manage them using a word-processor style interface. You will leave with the skills necessary to take on the task! Note: Attendees should have basic computer and word processing skills; HTML knowledge is not necessary, but we will explore it a little during class. Class size is limited to 10 participants.
Place: Burgess Computer, Bath
Cost: $80 for members, $160 for nonmembers
Contact: 871-1885
10/15/08
Time: 9-12 Writing Effective Marketing Copy
Learn to craft persuasive, sales-oriented copy in a lively, hands-on setting. Discover the architecture of compelling copy, features vs. benefits, emotional triggers, and three questions to consider before writing a word. Runs for 3 weeks on Wednesday mornings beginning Octiber 15. Bring a laptop or the writing materials of your choice.
USM Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland
FMI: cce@usm.maine.edu or 207-780-5900
Wednesday October 15, 2008
Microsoft Office 2007 new features: How to get around and why you will like it
Sponsor: Maine Association of Nonprofits
Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
We’ve heard it said, and we’ve said it ourselves – Office 2007 looks completely different! But fear not, navigating the new Office 2007 Ribbon environment is a snap and many things are much easier to find and use than ever before! Come learn where all your favorite tools, dialog boxes and menu commands went, how to be compatible with Office 2003 users, and all about the concept behind this new, sleek design. This half-day SkillBuilder, available at significant discount through MANP’s collaboration with Burgess Computer, will explore the Office 2007 interface in Microsoft Word and Excel, and will peek at PowerPoint, Outlook and/or Access depending on attendee interest. By the end of class, the mystery will be solved and your Office 2007 adventure can begin! Note: Attendees should have be familiar with Microsoft Windows and a previous version of Microsoft Office.
Place: Burgess Computer, Bath
Cost: $65 for members, $130 for nonmembers
Contact: 871-1885
October 16 Breakfast biz
Sponsor: Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Ccmmerce
Time: 7:30-9 a.m.
www.therealmaine.com
Place: The Samoset Resort, Rockport
Cost: Free
Contact: 596-0376
Thursday October 16, 2008
Technology Commercialization, Step by Step
Sponsor: Maine Center for Enterprise Development
Time: Noon-2 p.m.
This session will break down the steps to commercialization, giving you a flexible timeline for incremental success as you develop your product. Looking at cycles of development, we will discuss what a start-up can expect to accomplish with limited resources and how they can extend those resources without hiring expensive staff. We will cover the key issues in getting to market, the critical factors for success and some capitalization tips, as well. Presenter: Meriby Sweet, Director of the Maine Small Business & Technology Development Center, at MTI, in Gardiner. Ms. Sweet has more than 20 years experience with high-tech firms ranging from hardware and lasers to software and e-commerce. During that time she was involved in the commercialization of biotech products, smart phones, software applications and internet offerings.
Place: 110 Abromson Center, USM, Portland
Cost: Free
Contact: Sandra Stone, 228-8524
Friday October 17, 2008
Continuing education meeting for financial planners
Sponsor: Financial Planning Association of Northern New England
Time: 08:00:00
One-day continuing education meeting for financial planning professionals. Topics include: The smell of peanuts: Planning the large case in a collaborative model; Selected topics in estate planning; Wealth transfer taxation; Employee Stock Ownership Plan integration with qualified and non-qualified plans. An ethics workshop ends the day at an additional cost.
Main program is approved for 4.5 CFP CEs plus an additional 2 CFP CEs for the Ethics program.
Call 603-228-1231 for information on how to register or visit the website given below.
Place: Embassy Suites Portland, 1050 Westbrook Street, Portland, 04102
Cost: $50 FPANNE members; $80 non-members; $45 for Ethics
Date: 10/17/08 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $150
Workers Compensation Exposures and Analysis
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
How do you manage your employee injury exposure? What are the laws regarding workers compensation coverage? How do you manage the exposure of workers in other states? How does experience rating work and what can you do to manage premiums in an experience related environment? These and other issues with Human Resources and Workers Compensation will be discussed in this one-day seminar. Maine approved for 6 CEU’s
Who should attend: Anyone who works with the Workers Compensation of your company. Human Resources personnel.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC – Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
Date: Sat., Oct 18
Time: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Price: $25 for Fusion members signed up by 9/15 or $35 for non-members; tables of 8 are $240
FLAVA III: Fusion’s Annual Awards Gala
Bigger and better than ever. Fusion:Bangor will honor three individuals with Fusion Leadership, and Vision Awards (FLAVA) during the group’s 3rd Annual Gala celebration. Save the date for Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
This high flying event will be the networking opportunity of the year! Brought to you by presenting sponsor, Oxford Networks, it will be in an airplane hangar at Bangor International Airport. Dress to impress and get ready to head for the skies with Fusion.
For tickets, award nomination forms and more information click here.
Location: Airplane Hangar at Bangor International Airport
Tickets: Online at www.bangorregion.com.
Date: 10/20/08 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $100.00
Motivating Your Employees and Teams
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
In this on-day workshop students will be introduced to the following concepts: Driving fear out of the equation; setting your employees and teams up for success; rewards and consequences; and leadership. This will be a highly inspiring session using discussions, group games and exercises to reinforce concepts and their execution. Join us and prepare to leave the session energized and ready to “motivate your employees and team.”
Who should attend: Anyone who supervises others.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Date: 10/20/08 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $100
Persuasive Communication
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
This workshop is designed to enable students to recognize the process whereby people influence each other to do what they wish them to believe or do. Forms may include modeling, requesting, bargaining, persuading, demanding, conditioning, group influence and coercions. Topics include: building trust and credibility with your audience, ethical hebavior in persuasive communications, inoculate your audience against resistance and getting your message to “stick”. This will be a fun and interactive workshop.
Who should attend: Anyone who needs to communicate with customers. Telemarketing, Help Desk, Customer Service, etc.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001 Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
October 22, 2008
Cost: FREE IRS Stakeholder Liaison presents:
National Phone Forum
“Recordkeeping for Small
Business/Self Employed Individuals”
Location: The convenience of your home or office
Learn about recordkeeping for small business/self-employed individuals
What books and records are
Why books and records are needed
Who should have books and records
How good books and records can shorten an audit
How long books and records should be kept
Earn Continuing Professional Education credit
Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for a minimum 50-minute participation from the start of the forum
Other tax professionals may receive credit if the phone forum meets your organization’s or state’s CPE requirements
To receive credit, register individually and use your PIN
Call in using your individual phone line so your attendance can be verified
Look for your Certificate of Completion by e-mail approximately one week after the forum. If you have met all requirements, you will receive your certificate automatically; there’s no need to follow up
If you and others in your office do not require a CPE certificate, please have only one person register on the group’s behalf and use your speaker phone to dial in. This will maximize the number of lines available for other participants and help reduce costs.
Sign up now (and no later than October 17, 2008)
Select the time that works best for you
Note: Time zones shown are Daylight Saving Time.
CONFERENCE
393508 10 a.m.
125274 1 p.m.
725297 4 p.m.
Register at www.attevent.com by October 17, 2008. Reservations are limited, so register at the earliest date possible.
You will receive a Personal Identification Number that you must use to join the conference.
If you have never registered with AT&T for a prior phone forum, you will first need to click on create a profile.
If you require special accommodations (for example, Braille, large print or interpreter services) please contact Shane Ferguson at nationalphoneforum@irs.gov.
We will e-mail presentation materials on October 20, 2008. If you do not receive this e-mail by noon on October 21, e-mail us at nationalphoneforum@irs.gov to request the materials.
Dial in on October 22, 2008
Toll free: 1-866-216-6835
Toll: 1-913-227-1220
Dial in 3 to 5 minutes before the scheduled time
Enter your access code, then the pound (#) sign
Enter your PIN, then the pound (#) sign
Your line will be placed on hold until the conference begins
A question and answer period will follow the presentation. However, due to the public nature of the call, we will not be able to address specific client issues. Questions? E-mail nationalphoneforum@irs.gov
Date: 10/22/08 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cost: $45.00
Business Plan Basics and Cash Flow Forecasting
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
A well-documented business plan is your road map for a new or expanding venture and your prospective lenders, expect you to provide one! Anticipating your cash outflows and inflows is a critical piece of your plan. In this 2-hour seminar, the instructor will engage all participants in the process of developing and critiquing business plans. Participants will also learn the fundamentals of planning for cash inflows and outflows to anticipate their financing and investment needs.
Who should attend: Business Owners or the financial person for your business.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC – Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001
Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
10/22/08
6-9 p.m. Business Basic – Incubator Without Walls: The Incubator Without Walls Program helps individuals start and expand businesses with five or fewer employees. The course stresses that good management, effective marketing and financial controls lead to increased profits, and that business planning leads to business growth, profits and personal satisfaction. During the course, the following topics will be discussed in detail:
Credit
Business Plan
Business Concept
Legal Structures of Business
Marketing
Record Keeping
Financials & Cash Flow
Financing Resources
Our classes are frequently augmented with guest speakers from the local business community which allows participants to network with local bankers, accountants, insurance agents, web & media designers, and an array of other experts.
This small business curriculum was developed by assembling an experienced team-all members are involved in microenterprise training through various groups. The goal of this course is to explore the ability to achieve self-sufficiency through self-employment. This course can be taught in a variety of configurations to achieve the objectives of the training organization.
The cost of this course
IS FREE!
To receive an application
Call 973-3500 for Bangor
Call 564-7116 for Dover-Foxcroft
Call for 794-3093 for Lincoln
Call 596-0361 for Rockland
Email: jmacomber@penquis.org
http://www.penquis.org/
James L. Macomber
MaineStream Finance
c/o Penquis
50 North St.
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
10/23/08
Time: 8:30a.m.-4:30 p.m. Certificate Program in Six Sigma Green Belt
An intensive, 5-day Six Sigma training program designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to successfully lead and participant in improvement projects. The Six Sigma approach emphasizes evidence-based anaylsis, customer-driven results, and an efficient flow of products and services that is designed to deliver high performance, reliability, and value to the customer. Program runs for 5 Thursdays, 10/23, 11/6 and 20, 12/11, and 1/8. USM Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland
FMI: 207-780-5900
Saturday
10/25/08
10am-9pm The Maine MarketPlace @ The Bangor Mall
The Maine MarketPlace is your opportunity see Maine Business that growing and a chance to buy their products and/or services.
Many Holiday Gift Ideas!!
Contact James Macomber at jmacomber@penquis.org or 564-7116 ext. 210
October 27, 2008
Maine Symposium on Poverty & Economic Security
Our Second Annual Symposium will be at the Augusta Civic Center
http://www.endingpovertyinmaine.org/index.htm
Tuesday October 28, 2008
It all starts with a big idea: Transforming the Maine economy
Sponsor: USM School of Business, Portland Regional Chamber
Time: 7:30-10 a.m.
The USM School of Business Executive Forum in collaboration with the Portland Regional Chamber will host this forum on transforming the Maine Economy with panelists Sara Burns, President & CEO of Central Maine Power, former Governor Angus King and Kenneth Ault, MD, Director of Maine Medical Center Research Institute. They will share their views and ideas for thinking outside the box to transform the Maine Economy. Please register by October 23rd. Students wishing to register should call the Chamber office at 772-2811 for the $10 student rate.
Place: Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland
Cost: $20/$10 for students
Contact: Nancy Trottier, 772-2811 ext. 233, ntrottier@portlandregion.com
Oct 28, 2008 from 02:00 PM to 07:00 PM Speed Venture Summit
Location: Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH
Event connects businesses with potential growth capital
The Speed Venture SummitTM, Oct. 28, will be the meeting place in New England for investors, companies and individuals with great ideas. Businesses seeking growth capital for all stages of development will speed pitch to the region’s savviest and shrewdest investors, from individuals and Angels to VC firms and private equity and mezz-debt investors.
Following the presenter-investor segment, the Summit will include a business networking session, open to the public, and a pitch-off among the day’s top companies.
For information and registration, go to http://www.speedventuresummit.org/
October 29, 2008
$35 before 10/20
$45 at the door The Rural Maine Small Business Conference & Business to Business Showcase
Dover-Foxcroft – www.ruralmainebiz.org
Doors Open at 8 a.m. for registration, a light breakfast and networking B2B Show opens at 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Morning Seminars 8:30-10 a.m. Topics: Cash Flow Management-Keeping It Simple OR Technology: Rural Connectivity & Ecommerce
Mid-Morning Seminars 10-11:30 a.m. Topics: Time Management OR Access To Capital in Tough Times
Lunch N’ Learn Seminar 11:30 a.m.- 2p.m. Topics: Creating A “Surround Sound” Effect For Your Marketing Message Keynote Speakers: John Viehman, Publisher & Laurence Hollins, Marketing Manager of Down East Magazine
Afternoon Seminars 2-3:30 p.m. Topics: Hiring & Keeping Employees OR Starting A Business-What I Should Know
Mid-Afternoon Seminars 3:30-5 p.m. Topics: Health Insurance and Options OR Free Resources For Businesses
Event Location: Penquis Higher Education Center 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft
Pre-registration is highly suggested due to limited seating for seminars and meals For More Information: Visit Our Conference Web Site: www.ruralmainebiz.org Contact: James Macomber at MaineStream Finance & Penquis Phone: 564-7116 Fax: 564-2218 Email: jmacomber@penquis.org
October 30, 2008
Cost: $35.00- includes all day seminar and food and beverage at the reception Powering Up Maine: How businesses are coping with rising energy costs
Powering Up Maine:How businesses are coping with rising energy costs
Sponsor: Mainebiz
Time: 12:00:00
A half-day event to help businesses learn about choices and resources for coping with energy costs and demands 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Educational Exhibits: 15 exhibit booths will display information and provide
hands-on demonstrations of alternative energy sources, energy efficiency options, and energy management ideas.
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Keynote Address: Angus King, former governor and wind farm developer, will speak about Maine’s energy issues.
2:45 pm to 4:15 pm Panel Discussion: business owners and leaders will talk about the challenge of generating new energy resources and the “not in my back yard” response that derails new projects. Moderated by Mainebiz editor Taylor Smith, and Jennifer Rooks from MPBN.
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – Networking reception: an opportunity to meet the exhibitors, panelists and other attendees who have a mutual interest in managing energy needs and expenses.
Place: The Wyndhym, 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, 04106
Cost: $35.00- includes all day seminar and food and beverage at the reception
Contact: Sarah Sutton 207-761-8379 x 26
ssutton@mainebiz.biz http://www.mainebiz.biz
Date: 10/31/08 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cost: $199.00
Start Selling: E-Commerce in 4 steps
Sponsored/Presented by: Kennebec Valley Community College
Today an e-commerce accounts for more than $144 Billion of sales in the U.S. alone – learn how you can become part of the commercial revolution. Students will be given their own shopping cart store website which they will personalize during in-class, Instructor led examples of how to configure their site. This 4 week course is designed to show students how to create categories, add products, configure shipping, payment and ordering modules, along with other lessons necessary in order to manage and operate a working e-commerce site. NOTE: students must secure their own domain name one week prior to the first class.
Who should attend: Anyone who would like to move their business to the Internet world for marking purposes.
City: Augusta Location: KVCC Buker Center – 22 Armory Road
Phone: 207-622-5001 Email: fstack@kvcc.me.edu
11/3/2008
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost $625 Certificate Program in Grant Writing
Take advantage of an intensive opportunity to acquire the knowledge and practice the skills necessary to succeed in today’s competitive grant writing environment. The program is composed of 4 courses held over 5 days. The certificate may be earned in one intensive week or over several semesters when taken in modules. Visit www.usm.maine.edu/cce for details.
USM Center for Continuing Education
Molly Morell 780-5900 mmorell@usm.maine.edu
November 6 & 13 Peaceable Stories (6 hrs), 6-9 pm, Dover-Foxcroft, FEE $ 20, Penquis Office, Conf. Room #1 This 6-hour training will explore a variety of picture books in conjunction with related activities and strategies on the eternal subjects of conflict resolution and peaceable environment! Each participant will receive books and the curriculum guide for use in the early care & education setting. This is presented by the Born to Read program of the Maine Humanities Council. Call Amy Ludwig 973-3500
Tuesday November 11, 2008
World Affairs Council of Maine international breakfast series
Time: 7-9 a.m.
The World Affairs Council of Maine will host Michael Klare on November 11, 2008 as part of the Council’s International Breakfast Series. The title of Klare’s talk will be America’s Energy Future; Oil, Dependency and the Alternatives.
Place: Portland Country Club, 11 Foreside Rd., Falmouth
Cost: 780-4551
Contact: $25 for members, educators and students/$40 nonmember
Nov 12, 2008 from 07:30 AM to 10:30 AM MIX Forum
Contact: 207.871.0234
Location: Woodlands Club, Falmouth
The purpose of MIX is to provide opportunities for entrepreneurs who are seeking risk capital to make brief presentations to audiences of potential investors.
To Attend: The cost to attend a MIX forum is $25 ($35 at door) and attendance preference is always given to potential qualified investors.
To Present: Entrepreneurs must submit an Application Form, two copies of their business plan, and an executive summary.
For complete information and registration with instructions, please visit www.maineco.org
November 13 Legal issues: What every nonprofit board member needs to know
Sponsor: Institute for Civic Leadership
Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
www.civicleadership.org If you’re concerned about your potential liability as a board member, this program is for you. You’ll walk away armed with a fundamental understanding of the key legal issues facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit boards today. Designed specifically for non-lawyers, this introductory workshop makes seemingly complex legal topics accessible to all. Case studies help to bring key points to life.
Place: Casey Family Services, 75 Washington Ave., 3rd floor, Portland
Cost: $70/$55
Contact: Wayne Griffin
Thursday November 20, 2008
How I did that: Case Study in technology entrepreneurship
Sponsor: Maine Center for Enterprise Development
Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Steve Page is the founder and president of Ocean Farm Technologies Inc. of Searsmont, Maine, a small start up business that manufactures open ocean aquaculture equipment, including the Aquapod net pen, which Steve invented and patented. Steve is an Environmental Sciences graduate of Stanford University and the University of Michigan. Whereas his vocation has been environmental sciences, his avocation is agriculture. An organically certified apple and beef farmer since 1975, he refers to himself as a dirt farmer washed out to sea. He began working for Atlantic Salmon of Maine, at the time the largest marine fish farm in the United States, in 1999 as Environmental Compliance Officer and ended as General Manager of ASM before starting his own company in 2004. His efforts in developing the Aquapod net pen technology for open ocean aquaculture have won several awards from government agencies and engineering councils. He is currently leading the manufacturing and marketing of the Aquapod net pen internationally.
Place: 214 Abromson Center, USM, Portland
Cost: $10.00
Contact: Sandra Stone, 228-8524
Thursday December 4, 2008
Beyond the basics: A workshop for experienced board members
Sponsor: Institute for Civic Leadership
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
www.civicleadership.org This productive half-day workshop will give you an in-depth look into the ten basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards and the twelve principles of governance that power exceptional boards. Designed specifically for those who have a basic appreciation of responsibilities and governance – and especially for those who have attended ICL’s Core Responsibilities workshop – this intermediate workshop takes you to the next level of understanding of board governance.
Place: Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, 36 Pleasant Street, Bangor
Cost: $70/$55
Contact: Wayne Griffin, 773-3254
Dec 10, 2008 (All Day) TechMAINE: 2008 Annual Conference
The Annual Conference is scheduled to run on December 9 and 10, 2008. A Dinner (optional) will be featured on the evening of Tuesday, December 9, and the Conference will be held on Wednesday, December 10.
Details to be posted on www.mesda.com.
Thursday December 18, 2008
Finding Money for Your Business – Banks and Beyond
Sponsor: Maine Center for Enterprise Development
Time: Noon – 2:00 p.m.
This presentation will provide an overview of the many sources from which you may find the money that will help your business grow. Dan Isaac worked as a commercial lender for local banks before going to the other side of the desk as the owner of a small business. Now he provides assistance to small businesses in developing business plans, assisting the turnaround of troubled organizations, and working with management to improve the operating performance of their company.
Place: 110 Abromson Center, USM, Portland
Cost: Free for USM students, MCED client companies and affiliate members; $10 per seminar for non-students
Contact: Sandra Stone, 228-8524
Wednesday December 31, 2008
Take a Good, Long Look in the Mirror: Does Your Organization\ Identity Match Its Image?
Sponsor: Packard Judd Kaye
Time: 19:00:00
Addresses perception vs. reality in corporate image and identity issues. Participants will learn how to evaluate image and identity, the steps to building a strong, positive image, and steps to creating a unique and differentiating identity. Presenter will be Liane Judd, principal in Packard Judd Kaye.
Place: Packard Judd Kaye headquarters, 44 Broadway, Bangor, 04401
Cost: $50; discounts for multiple sessions
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