{"id":15157,"date":"2025-07-24T11:07:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=15157"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:07:27","slug":"fast-affordable-and-impactful-new-business-resilience-planning-training-helps-keep-your-business-safe-and-can-be-completed-in-under-2-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2025\/07\/24\/fast-affordable-and-impactful-new-business-resilience-planning-training-helps-keep-your-business-safe-and-can-be-completed-in-under-2-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast, Affordable, and Impactful: New Business Resilience Planning Training helps keep YOUR Business Safe &#8211; and can be completed in Under 2 Hours!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">The Maine Business School and University of Maine Cooperative Extension have launched Business Resilience in a Flash, an exciting online course designed to help the small business owner prepare for the unexpected!&nbsp;This fast-paced, interactive course, created in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is designed for busy entrepreneurs who want to build resilience into the core of their business.&nbsp;The self-paced course is offered for free thanks to the Maine DECD!&nbsp; Join us if you are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">A small business owner aiming to prepare for the future<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">An agricultural producer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">An aspiring entrepreneur preparing to launch a new business<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">A professionals seeking to enhance your business savvy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">A student or recent graduate interested in small business development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: large\">Upon successful completion, participants earn the Business Resilience in a Flash micro-badge\u2014a digital credential that signifies proficiency in the basics of business resilience planning.&nbsp; Micro-badges serve as concise, verifiable representations of specific skills and knowledge areas. 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