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Tax Readiness for the Self-Employed (Online)
Join the expert staff for a one-hour workshop designed specifically for sole proprietors, where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to manage your financial records and navigate tax filing with ease.
What You’ll Learn:
Understanding different types of taxes and your responsibilities Best practices for bookkeeping and record-keeping How to complete essential tax forms Practical tips for filing your taxes successfully
This session will help you stay organized and approach tax season with confidence!
Date: February 25, 2025 Time: 6 PM Location: Online
Starting Your Own Business
This 90-minute workshop covers essential questions and topics to consider when starting a business or exploring the idea of entrepreneurship.
Key topics include:
- Common myths about entrepreneurship
- Crafting a strong value proposition
- Business fundamentals: legal, insurance, and more
- Testing your idea with minimal resources
- Financial basics for new businesses
- Creating a business plan
Date: February 11, 2025 Time: 12 PM Location: Online
What To Know Before Starting A Food Service Business
Turn your love for cooking into a successful business! This comprehensive workshop is designed for aspiring restaurateurs, providing the essential knowledge needed to navigate the food service industry with confidence.
What You’ll Learn:
Obtaining the necessary licenses and permits Understanding food safety regulations Creating a strong business plan Practical strategies for long-term success
Avoid common pitfalls and set your food service venture up for success with expert guidance and valuable industry insights!
Date: February 17, 2025 Time: 12 PM Location: Online
The Skills-First Starter Kit created by The Good Jobs Initiative is a concise resource focused on hiring, promotions, and managing talent based on workers' skills. This guide was developed by the U.S. Department of Labor in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, along with insights from leaders across corporate, labor, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors who are engaged in skills-first hiring and related topics. The aim of skills-first talent strategies is to value capabilities irrespective of how they were acquired, whether through associate degrees, earn-and-learn Registered Apprenticeships, various certifications, self-directed learning, prior work experience, or other avenues.
Child Care Toolkit for Employers
The Office of Child and Family Services at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Coastal Enterprises, Inc (CEI), and The Best Place for Working Parents® have joined forces to create a resource guide. This guide offers practical examples and options to employers who are prepared to address the childcare needs of their employees. It presents a variety of solutions tailored to meet employers at their current stage, empowering them to take the next step that aligns best with their organization.
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Facebook Pages for Business
Learn how to create and manage a Facebook Page for your business, nonprofit, or cause in this FREE two-session class! Discover how to invite friends to like your page, create engaging content, and grow your following.
Dates: February 11 & 18 Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Location: 19 Main Street, Machias, ME
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Marketing Mini-Grants Available through New Ventures Maine
The New Ventures Maine (NVME) Marketing Mini-Grant Program provides financial support to small businesses for developing marketing tools, materials, and initiatives. Through a competitive application process, NVME awards cash mini-grants of up to $1,000 per region to help businesses enhance their marketing efforts.
Eligibility:
Open to individual small business owners, partners, or co-owners Non-profit organizations are not eligible. Businesses must apply within their designated region
Application Criteria:
Five or fewer full-time equivalent employees Gross annual sales of $150,000 or less (previous calendar year) Active sales within the last 12 months
Application Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM
Women in Construction
In May 2024, Governor Mills issued an executive order aimed at increasing the representation of women in construction careers.
The order includes several key action steps, such as collecting baseline workforce data, consulting with industry stakeholders to identify opportunities and challenges in hiring women, strengthening connections between workforce program participants and construction employers, gathering workforce data from contractors, and seeking grant opportunities to support these efforts.
To implement this initiative, the Maine Department of Labor is working with various agency partners to achieve an ambitious goal: raising the representation of women in Maine’s construction workforce from the current 15% to 18%. This will involve connecting 1,000 additional women to construction careers over the next three years.
Portland Growing Child Care Grant
Applications for the Portland Growing Child Care Grant Program (PGCC) are ongoing. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, this program aims to promote the establishment of home-based childcare businesses for up to 12 children while also supporting existing home-based, center-based, and out-of-school childcare programs (both for-profit and nonprofit) in their expansion and staffing efforts. Applications are evaluated every month. When referring to childcare in the grant materials, all of these types of businesses are included.
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UPCOMING TRAINING AND EVENTS |
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Business Basics (Online)
This three-week course, consisting of three 90-minute sessions, is designed for individuals who are considering or just beginning the start-up phase of a new business. The experienced staff will help you evaluate the feasibility, desirability, and viability of your business idea while guiding you through the initial steps of creating a business plan.
Topics covered include:
- The skills and mindset needed to be a business owner
- Developing a business plan outline
- Crafting a mission statement
- Marketing strategies and pricing
- Recordkeeping essentials
- Cash flow planning
Class Dates:
- Thursday, February 13
- Thursday, February 20
- Thursday, February 27
Date: February 13, 2025 Time: 6 PM Location: Online
Exploring Self-Employment (Online)
In this one-hour workshop, the expert staff will help you determine whether self-employment is the right path for you.
What You’ll Learn:
Evaluating your business idea Steps to legally establish and name your business Key components of a strong business plan Strategies and resources to set yourself up for success
Gain the insights you need to make an informed decision about entrepreneurship!
Date: March 4, 2025 Time: 11 AM Location: Online
Springvale CareerCenter at SCAE Hiring Event
Don't Miss the Upcoming Hiring Event!
On February 12, 2025, from 2:30 – 4:30 PM at Sanford Community Adult Education, Willard Building (668 Main St., Sanford) for an all-sector hiring event.
Who Can Participate?
Employers with an active Maine JobLink account and at least one current job posting Resource providers offering training programs or connections for job seekers
To take part, please complete the short registration form below.
For more information, employers can contact Marcella Spruce at 207-490-4622 or marcella.j.spruce@maine.gov.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program
The federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit program provides tax credits to businesses that hire Mainers facing serious barriers to employment, such as the long-term unemployed and justice-involved Mainers. The program incentivizes the hiring of populations who often watch from the sidelines while their neighbors thrive in the workforce. For more information, please click here.
CareerCenter Employer Guide
Discover the resources and services offered to support the growth, management, and development of your workforce in Maine.
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Services are available virtually via the CareerCenter hotline:
207-623-7981 | TTY users call Maine Relay 711
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If you’d prefer to access services and information in-person, we welcome you to visit a CareerCenter location near you.
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Each of the centers across the state provides public computers with internet access, Microsoft Office, resume/cover letter writing software, and O*Net software for personal skills assessment.
Employers can list their open positions on Maine JobLink and use our online system which matches jobs with candidates. All CareerCenter services are provided at no charge to employers and job seekers. Veterans and eligible spouses receive priority of service in all Department of Labor programs.
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