Business Seminars

In order to support our locally owned businesses, Main Street Skowhegan offers free business seminars for owners, residents, and soon-to-be entrepreneurs. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Some of Our Past Seminars

How to Grow Your Business Strategically
A panel of business and financial experts, including representatives from the CEI Women’s Business Center, Maine Small Business Administration, Main Street Skowhegan, New Dimensions Federal Credit Union, and Maine Technology Institute, will share tips and tricks for growing your business strategically.

Increasing Retail Sales
In this webinar, the nation’s leading tourism marketing expert Roger Brooks will show you MORE things you can do to increase your sales—with a focus on marketing—even if you have a minuscule marketing or advertising budget to work with. Main Street Skowhegan will provide coffee and goodies from The Bankery for all attendees.

Storefronts that Sell
Join us for a recording of the Maine Downtown Center’s downtown institute hosted in Brunswick in May, which offers tips and tricks for jazzing up your storefront to attract more business.

Five Things You Can Do to Increase Sales Without Breaking the Bank
The nation’s leading tourism marketing expert Roger Brooks will lead a webinar on five things you can do to increase sales, including great examples of irresistible store names, retail signage, façade improvements, effective lighting, window displays, exterior displays and how to pull passers-by into your shop.

These business seminars are proudly sponsored by: