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Financial Management workshops to be offered in Jay & Madison

How to Manage Your Business by the Numbers

Financial Workshop - Maine SBDCUnderstanding your financials is key to operating a healthy and profitable business. This understanding helps empower you to make better decisions about the future of your business.

In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll help you answer the follow questions:

  • What you should be tracking and why?
  • What’s the best way to track?
  • Why do financial statements matter?
  • Balance Sheet – What is it?
  • Profit & Loss Statement – What is it?
  • Cash Flow – What is it?
  • Why doesn’t profit equal cash?

This workshop will give you the necessary tools and resources to help you understand what’s going on in your new or existing business and ways to use your financials to manage and grow your business. This session is being taught by Janet Roderick, who has years of experience working with small businesses on financials as a Maine SBDC Advisor and CPA.

In Madison, Maine: November 8 from 6-8 pm – REGISTER

In Jay, Maine: November 14 from 5:30-7:30 – REGISTER

 

Black Bear Support Services- Lewiston, Maine

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Small Business Resource & Networking Night – August 1 & 2 in Wilton & Madison, ME

small business resource night - maine sbdcSMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE NIGHT
with Maine’s own Bob Crowley, winner of the reality show Survivor and successful entrepreneur

jay & madison area entrepreneurs & small businesses – this event is for you! 

Join us for a fun and informative evening of learning and networking with local business owners and small business resource organizations. Learn more about the resources that can help start, grow and manage your business! The event will feature free dinner and guest speaker Bob Crowley, who will entertain you with stories of his time on Survivor, his experiences as a small business owner and much more.Read More

Bangor Pet Resort & Spa – Bangor, Maine

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Rockwood Cottages – Rockwood, Maine

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With a motto of “A stranger is just a friend we haven’t met yet,” the business had been built based on quality customer service and experience. When the business owners decided to retire in 2017, they looked to sell to someone who would take care of their customers and the business which they’d worked hard to build for many years. With experience in the cabin rental and property management business, they found the perfect match in Emily and Dennis Bodemer.Read More