Business owners, managers and employees are all welcome to attend the B 2 B (Business to Business) Marketplace Expo. It takes place next Tuesday, April 19 from 1-5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport, located at 5 Park St.
Entry is free with a business card and plenty of free parking is available.
Sponsors are Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc., Hilton Garden Inn, The Times Record and Tri-Town Weekly.
The B2B Marketplace features 42 local businesses from Freeport, Brunswick, Bath, Topsham and beyond. Coastal Humane Society and Tall Tails Beagle Rescue will be on-site with adoptable pets. Greater Portland Metro will have a new bus on display to promote its upcoming north service, which will link Portland with Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport.
Exhibiting businesses range from technology providers to business lending, staffing, signage and security. For a complete list, visit the chamber’s website at www.midcoastmaine.com.
Business people can visit all the exhibits to get checkmarks on their “passport” in order to be entered to win a weekend of camping and kayaking at Recompence Shore Campground. The networking provides plenty of time for face-to-face interactions, discussions and the making of future appointments. Attendees will gain information on and find products and services to bring success to their business.
A best exhibit contest is part of expo, with a prize will be awarded.
Free seminars are scheduled during the event, including “How to Get Your Business on Google” at 2 p.m. and “How to Get Assistance with Workforce Programs” at 3:30 p.m. Both are free of charge. A cash bar and free snacks will be included in the networking.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• The April 27 Chamber After Hours will be hosted by Sunnybrook, from 5-7 p.m., at 340 Bath Road, Brunswick.
• On May 3 is the monthly 12 @ 12 Networking Group, noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Community Room, 8 Venture Ave., Brunswick Landing, Brunswick. (You must request an invitation as the group is limited to 12 people.)
• There are two ribbon cuttings in the beginning of May: on May 5 at 11 a.m. at the Brunswick Landing Y, 24 Venture Ave., and on May 11 at 41 Main St., Topsham, from 4-6 p.m. (More details can be found on the chamber’s website.)
OUR MEMBERS: We welcome a new art gallery to our membership, Little Pond Gallery LLC, located at 23 Shoreline Drive on Orr’s Island. Our members are located in and around these communities: Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Edgecomb, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Go to www.midcoastmaine.com to find just the right business for products and services you need.
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