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Gender won’t stop girls from trying these jobs at Totally Trades Conference

AUBURN — New Ventures Maine is offering a hands-on, half-day event designed to encourage girls to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men. The Totally Trades Conference will bring together over 70 ninth-graders from schools throughout Androscoggin County on Friday, May 19, at Central Maine Community College. The Totally Trades Conference will feature sessions […]

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Free money management class FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine will offer My Money Works, a free five-week class starting Thursday, April 27, to teach the skills and confidence to stretch money, pay bills, reduce debt, find money for savings, plan for retirement, and set personal financial goals. The class will be held on Thursdays from 5:30 […]

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New Ventures business course offered

LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine is offering a free 60-hour course in business planning titled Venturing Forth: Business Planning for Entrepreneurs. The following topics will be included: your customer, competition, marketing, record keeping, taxes, financing and legal aspects. At the end of the class, attendees will have a completed business plan. There are also three […]

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Self-employment class offered

MECHANIC FALLS — New Ventures Maine is offering a workshop to help local residents get training. The class is free but requires registration. Intro to Self-Employment will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education, Elm Street School, Mechanic Falls. The introductory workshop will help people decide if […]

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Business basics classes offered

LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine is offering classes to help local residents get job training. The classes are free but require registration. Intro to Self-Employment Workshop — 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Lewiston CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way. The workshop will help people decide if self-employment is the right choice. The class covers the pros […]

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New Ventures offering workshops

FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine is offering classes to help local residents get training. The classes are free of charge but require registration. Your Next Career Move — 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the New Ventures Maine Farmington office, 109 Perham St. Suite #2. This workshop will help point you in the right direction. It […]

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New Ventures offering workshop

LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine will offer a Work for Yourself@50+ workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jan. 25. It will be held in Room 283 at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston. The snow date is Wednesday, Feb. 1. AARP Foundation’s Work for Yourself@50+ will help low- and […]

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New Ventures offering basic budgeting NORWAY — New Ventures Maine will offer the free workshop Budgeting Basics from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The class will be held through Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education, and will help attendees gain the skills and confidence to stretch their money, pay their […]