Start/Grow a Small Business

Classes and Access to Start-Up Funds

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)

CEI provides financing and business counseling support to start-up microenterprises and expanding/job-creating small businesses through the Small Business Development Centers at CEI and the organization’s Women’s Business Center.  For information about all of CEI’s financial and business education programs go to: http://www.ceimaine.org/

Women, Work and Community

WWC can help you build skills, gain confidence, and develop the networks.  For information on classes and funding options go to: http://womenworkandcommunity.org/?page_id=18

Family Development Account Coalition – Matched Savings Program — FDAs

The FDA Program enables low-income families to establish matched savings accounts which can be used to establish a business.  For a program description: http://womenworkandcommunity.org/?page_id=101

The Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community (WWC) and Midcoast Maine Community Action are the two agencies offering the program in the Sagadahoc/Lincoln County area.

The Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community offer Family Development Accounts (FDA’s), or “matched savings accounts”.  The learn more about FDA’s and whether you are eligible, go to http://womenworkandcommunity.org/?page_id=80.

Midcoast Maine Community Action also offers FDAs.  To learn more about their FDA program: http://www.midcoastmainecommunityaction.org/

Last updated on January 3rd, 2010.  Filed under Small Business.


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