Erica Quin-Easter, of Women, Work, and Community, has announced the graduation of eight Aroostook business owners who’ve completed the New Ventures Entrepreneurship Training. New Ventures is a comprehensive 12-week course in business planning that guides new business owners and expanding entrepreneurs in developing a written business plan and a financial road map for their business.
The public is invited to attend business plan presentations by graduating New Ventures entrepreneurs on Monday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 125 at the Houlton Higher Education Center. New Ventures graduates will have10 minutes each to present their business plans and entertain a brief question-and-answer period.
2012 New Ventures graduates include: Morgan Albert-Denbow, Dame Good Soaps in Houlton; Cynthia Boisvert, Sissy’s Livestock Rescue and Farm in Oakfield; Donna Cushman, Sunny Crest Maple Farm in Reed Plantation; Wendy Folsom, Care 4 U in Hammond; Natalie St. Pierre, Social Envy Image and Event Consulting in Presque Isle; Melanie Thibeault, T-Bow Sheep in Van Buren; Diantha Turner, Moon Crazy Fibre Arts in Linneus; and Cj Virgie, Mountain View Doggie Daycare in Hodgdon.
Quin-Easter, microenterprise coordinator for Women, Work, and Community and the trainer for the New Ventures class, noted, “We’re proud to welcome eight growing businesses in our Aroostook community. Our New Ventures entrepreneurs have researched their markets and set strong projections for business start-up. Thanks to the New Ventures program, they have a plan of action and are ready to build their businesses for success.”
Women, Work, and Community offers business, career and personal finance trainings for women and men in Aroostook county and throughout the state, and programs and services are provided at no cost to participants.
For information on upcoming programs, visit www.womenworkandcommunity.org or call 764-0050 (Presque Isle office) or 1-800-442-2092 (statewide).
