BuyME A Business

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Entrepreneurship through acquisition – or ETA – is one pathway to building a career as an entrepreneur, whether buying a business as a means of launching your own venture idea or using acquisition to expand and scale a venture you’ve already started. But how do you know where to start in the journey to buying a business? This course is designed to answer those initial questions!

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Cost: $24.99

  • Business development
  • Business planning
  • Financial planning
  • Maine Small Business Development Centers (SBDC): The Maine SBDC is a program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and the University of Southern Maine.
  • SCORE’s “Ready to Buy a Business?” SCORE’s mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education.
  • Proprietor: Proprietor is a membership community where current and prospective business owners can find the expertise, peer connections, tools and support they need to prepare for, acquire, transfer and operate their small business.
  • Trinity Business Brokers: Headquartered in Bangor, Maine, Trinity Business Brokers empowers entrepreneurs to unleash their business potential and reach their financial goals.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity institution and provider committed to nondiscrimination. For more information, visit extension.umaine.edu/nondiscrimination.

Boost your skills and stand out with a BuyME A Business micro-credential!

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UMaine Extension is part of the University of Maine System Micro-Credential Initiative