Island Institute and the Small Business Development Centers of Maine have partnered to host the Tools for Industry Diversification and Entrepreneurship (TIDE) webinar series. From budgeting and bookkeeping to tax preparation, credit building, and financing, each webinar offers practical strategies tailored for lobster fishing families and businesses. Participants will find the information, resources, and take-home materials… Read more »
Category: Working Waterfronts
Webinar – TIDE Series: Tax Prep for Commercial Fishing – Organize, File & Stay Compliant
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Island Institute and the Small Business Development Centers of Maine have partnered to host the Tools for Industry Diversification and Entrepreneurship (TIDE) webinar series. From budgeting and bookkeeping to tax preparation, credit building, and financing, each webinar offers practical strategies tailored for lobster fishing families and businesses. Participants will find the information, resources, and take-home materials… Read more »
Webinar – TIDE Series: Foundations for Financial Success – Planning and Budgeting
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Island Institute and the Small Business Development Centers of Maine have partnered to host the Tools for Industry Diversification and Entrepreneurship (TIDE) webinar series. From budgeting and bookkeeping to tax preparation, credit building, and financing, each webinar offers practical strategies tailored for lobster fishing families and businesses. Participants will find the information, resources, and take-home materials… Read more »
Webinar – TIDE Series: Foundations for Financial Success – Organizing Your Business Finances
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Island Institute and the Small Business Development Centers of Maine have partnered to host the Tools for Industry Diversification and Entrepreneurship (TIDE) webinar series. From budgeting and bookkeeping to tax preparation, credit building, and financing, each webinar offers practical strategies tailored for lobster fishing families and businesses. Participants will find the information, resources, and take-home materials… Read more »
Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2025
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Island Institute is taking part in the Maine Fisherman’s Forum this year at the Samoset Resort. The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is a three-day annual event held over the first weekend in March at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. The Forum brings together fishermen, sea farmers, gear suppliers, state and federal scientists and regulators…
Partner Event – Talk of the Towns: Small Community Education: New Opportunities for Connections
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About the Event: The Town of Stonington is proud to return with a new season of its Talk of the Towns civic conversations in partnership with the Island Institute. The second year will include five public conversations on issues that bridge, matter to, and unite our regional communities. This event will focus on Small Community… Read more »
Webinar Series – Storm Response in Action: Business Owners on Recovery and What’s Next
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A Webinar Series on Coastal Resilience for Working Waterfront Communities – As we approach the one-year anniversary of the devastating 2024 winter storms, we recognize that although they were a harsh setback, we can learn from them and this moment can serve as a catalyst for rebuilding with resilience. We invite you to join us for… Read more »
Partner Event – Regional Convenings – Storm Response and Preparedness in Working Waterfront Communities
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About these Events: Join us for vital community conversations to enhance our response, preparedness and resilience in the face of increasing storm events. Ten community convenings are happening this fall and early winter throughout Maine coastal and working waterfront communities to explore how we can better respond to and prepare for future storms like the… Read more »
Webinar Series – Storm Response in Action: New State Efforts to Help Rebuild
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This webinar, part of our series Storm Response in Action, A Webinar Series on Coastal Resilience for Working Waterfront Communities, took place on December 10, 2024. Please see below for the recording and slide deck, and join us on January 16 at 10 AM for our next webinar in the series: Storm Response in Action: Business Owners… Read more »
Webinar Series – Storm Response in Action: Maine’s Climate Action Plan and the Science that Supports It
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This webinar, part of our series Storm Response in Action, A Webinar Series on Coastal Resilience for Working Waterfront Communities, took place on November 26, 2024. Please see below for the recording and slide deck, and join us on December 10 at 3 PM for our next webinar in the series: Storm Response in Action:… Read more »
