Greater Ellsworth Business Brainstorming Forum

Business Growth and Development in the greater Ellsworth region: A Business Brainstorming Forum

Ellsworth and the surrounding area boast an ever-growing and thriving business community. To add to that momentum, a consortium of area business experts is working with the City of Ellsworth’s Union River Center for Innovation to provide additional resources for both established and budding entrepreneurs in the region by developing a series of Entrepreneurial Exploration workshops.

Area business owners — seasoned, novice, large, and small — are invited to participate in a Business Brainstorming Forum to share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the tools and resources they would find beneficial as topics for upcoming Entrepreneurial Exploration workshops. The purpose is to create an educational series that will meet the needs of our businesses and, therefore, business owner feedback is sought through this “Business Brainstorming Forum” to inform the upcoming “Entrepreneurial Exploration” workshop series.

“Business is booming in and around Ellsworth, and we want to ensure that all business owners and prospective entrepreneurs have the resources they need to be successful,” commented Ellsworth Economic Development Director Janna Richards. “We’re hoping to see a large and diverse group of businesses attending the brainstorming event,” she noted, adding that a broader perspective would better inform the planning and content of the workshop series.

The consortium includes representatives from Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI), the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Barbee Business Services, the law firm of Eaton Peabody and TS2 Marketing Consulting who will each make a brief presentation to help facilitate the informal information exchange that will follow.

The Business Brainstorming Forum is scheduled for November 13th from 5 PM to 7 PM at the Union River Center for Innovation at 415 Water Street in Ellsworth. Light snacks and soft drinks will be served. The event is free to Ellsworth area business owners and prospective entrepreneurs.
Although the event is free of charge, advance registration is required. Please RSVP here by November 13, 2024.