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Business Resources
Union River Center for Innovation is committed to helping your business grow and succeed. Check out the resources below from Business of Food Workshop Series and Entrepreneurial Exploration Series to help you grow your business.
The Business of Food Workshop Series
Dreams?
So you have a dream for a food related business, lets explore that.
Exploring Business Options and Getting Started
Starting a business? So what’s the plan?
From Dreams to Realty
Best practices for actually running your business, marketing your products and services, and managing your customers.
Entrepreneurial Exploration Workshop Series
So, you have an idea for a new business or new line within your current business.
This workshop introduced the new City of Ellsworth Business Guide and a checklist for navigating the unique path forward for a proposed business. This session was led by Eric Treworgy of Coastal Enterprises Inc. and staff from the City of Ellsworth Economic Development Department.
Starting a Business? Do you have what it takes?
Instructed by Oyebanjo ‘Banjo’ Ogunlela from New Ventures Maine (NVME), this session explored the traits of successful businesses and successful business owners.
Starting a business? So what’s the plan?
This workshop was led by Alison Lane from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). People learned how to identify and define the various elements of a business plan and introduce basic marketing and pricing concepts and terminology.
Starting a business? Let’s demystify the financials!
In this session, Kitty Barbee from Barbee Business services familiarized people with basic bookkeeping concepts.