Start Up Downeast

07/13/2023

07/01/2022

This has been a need for adults in our community for a long time! Big Smiles today!😁😁😁

Just like with Medicaid expansion, the new dental benefit is GREAT news for Mainers who want and need affordable health care, and will help us all live healthier and fuller lives. For more info: bit.ly/dentalJuly1

05/07/2021

¿Qué es lo que usted necesita para tomar la mejor decisión para usted y su familia?What do you need to make the best decision for yourself and your family?

05/06/2021

The broadband providers listed have elected to participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program).

04/26/2021

There are tools to help improve your financial literacy ...

Our host, SuChin Pak, sits down with Dr. Donna Beegle, a rare academic that can actually speak from experience. The only person in her family who has never been incarcerated, Dr. Beegle had only ever known poverty. At 26, she couldn’t read a newspaper. Today, she’s one of the most powerful voice...

04/20/2021

Machias Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, Washington County Community College (WCCC), Maine Lobster Dealers' Association, Acadia Seafood, and Ready Seafood have joined forces to develop and provide a first-ever program geared toward open employment opportunities in support of the commercial buying and selling of lobster along the coast of Maine. Individuals may opt in for FREE college credit OR select any number of workshops from the lineup. The Business of Maine Lobster kicks off on April 22nd!

Weekly topics & registration details are in Comments!

Contributing partners include: Sunrise County Economic Council, Union River Lobster Pot, Northeast Transport, Ocean Air, Machias Savings Bank, Inland Seafood, Luke's Lobster, Maine Coast, F/V Minnamurra, and more!

04/18/2021

The Start Up Downeast website is now live, and is a great place to learn more about this program for eligible Washington County aspiring entrepreneurs, and to request an application! www.startupdowneast.org

Start Up Downeast Empowering Individuals Through College Careers to Employment and Small Business Ownership Learn MoreApply Today ; Is designed to improve economic outcomes for individuals in low-income households by providing access to post-secondary education while developing financial and self-em...