A free business-planning course will take place between March and June at the University of Maine at Augusta, Brunswick Center at Brunswick Landing. Venturing Forth is a 12-week intensive business planning course. The following topics are covered include the customer, competition, marketing, record keeping, taxes, financing and legal considerations.  At the end of the class, […]

All month, I’m dedicating this column to looking at the future as we take our first steps into the new decade. It might be the most important work I’ve done in this space. It’s essential we expand our vision past just 2020. We can’t look at only what’s facing us in the next three months, […]

The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association recently received a grant from the Fisher Charitable Trust to begin work increasing mental health awareness and promote well-being for commercial fishermen. “Maine’s fishermen and their communities are facing unprecedented changes that are beyond their control; from climate change to regulations, and an increasing cost of doing business. Commercial fishing […]

Last week, I began a special series of columns looking at the future as we take our first steps into the new decade. As I laid it out, we must expand our vision past just 2020. We can’t look at only what’s facing us in the next three months, three weeks or three days. We […]