SBA Next Level CEO Application

Event description

ATTENTION: Applications for SBA's Next Level CEO Cohort will be accepted through August 15, 2024. The first session is scheduled for September 24, 2024. Please use this Eventbrite page to apply for the program.

Is your small business ready for more success? Are you the owner of an established small business who is looking for strategies that will help increase profits, expand your operations, and take your business to the next level?

Apply to SBA Maine’s Next Level CEO training course. This 6-week cohort program is crafted to reawaken your entrepreneurial side. You’ll receive in depth instruction on financial analysis, finding new markets, Maine’s economic development resources and much, much more. Provided by the SBA Maine District Office in partnership with subject matter experts from across the State, this free training program can help you unlock your business’ hidden potential.

To qualify, small businesses must:

• Be in operations for a minimum of 3 years
• Have at least 1 employee other than the owner
• Have annual revenue of $250k or more.

Only 15 applicants will be accepted for this session.

This cohort will be held in-person at:

Augusta City Hall - Lecture Hall, Room 138, 16 Cony Street Augusta, ME 04330.

The program will run Tuesday afternoons September 24th to October 29th. The cohort includes six 90-minute sessions and two CEO Peer Group meetings in a confidential environment with your small business peers. This is a first of its kind training delivered by the SBA Maine District Office; future cohorts will be held in other parts of the State in 2025. We encourage all interested eligible small business owners to apply regardless of where you are located in Maine. This will help us determine future locations for the cohorts.

We will be conducting interviews to select cohort participants as we do expect a large number of applicants. If accepted to the program, you will be expected to attend all sessions on the dates listed above.

For additional questions, please contact Bill Card at (207)622-8555 or SBAMaineNextLevelCEO@sba123.onmicrosoft.com.