Welcome to Cooperative Extension: Small Business Education

University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides small-business education for Maine people. Workshops help home-based and micro-enterprise business entrepreneurs improve their decision-making and business management skills, especially in the “thinking about it” stage, so their businesses can grow and prosper.

Workshops and business management publications cover a variety of business-related topics, including

Our highly successful “Small-Business Clinic” program is available through selected UMaine Extension county offices across the state. Small-business clinics are confidential individual consultations with Umaine Extension faculty that provide information and learning opportunities that are based on research and practical experience.

Discover a wealth of practical information to help your business grow and prosper. A team of dedicated Hancock County business owners and business support professionals have created this exciting, “first ever” Hancock County event. The goal of the conference is to bring together resources needed to create new businesses and help existing businesses become more profitable, expand and create additional jobs in our region.

Visit our website at:  www.hancockbiz.org