Machias Valley Center for Entrepreneurship
We are thrilled to share some exciting updates with you! The layout of Machias Valley Center for Entrepreneurship as well as program updates are just a click away! Check it out: www.machiasvalleycenter.org
Online Business Marketing Assistance Program
Are you a Washington County, Maine business owner? With funding assistance from the Maine Community Foundation and the Maine Woods Consortium, SCEC is offering a direct assistance program to help Washington County small businesses improve their ability to use digital...
College Loan Repayment Awards Available To Washington County Graduates
If you consider Washington County your home and plan to stay here, the Gracie Fund can help you repay your student loans. Washington County residents who have completed post-secondary education within the last five years and are building a professional and personal...
Senator Angus King Congratulates SCEC on 25 Years
Senator Angus King congratulated SCEC on their 25 years of service to the people and businesses of Washington County, Maine.
Vacant Building To Jumpstart Machias Downtown Revitalization
The Machias Valley Center For Entrepreneurship, a small-business incubator and shared work environment, will be opened in the long vacant Nash building in downtown Machias. Machias Savings Bank, which had purchased the distressed landmark in 2017, is gifting the...
Over $400,000 in Public and Private Funds to Support Business Ownership Transitions in Rural Maine
The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) has received a $200,000 grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation to support the Ownership Transition Initiative, which will assist Washington County business owners in developing exit plans that will sustain their business...
Changing the Future for Families Downeast
Going to college is hard work. When you throw two kids and a full-time job into the mix, it’s even harder! Between cooking, cleaning, working, driving kids to soccer practice and helping them with homework, it’s hard for moms to find time to go back to school to...
Pat’s Pizza Machias: The Road to Success
When Bill, Marti, Nate and Kayla Burke opened the doors to their brand new Pat’s Pizza, it was an instant hit for the town of Machias. Pizza, wings, and sandwiches at great prices and a relaxed dining area filled with flat screen TVs, it was perfect! The road to...
Maine’s Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.
A demographic crisis looms over Maine, the oldest and whitest state in the U.S. with one of the country's lowest birth rates. Employers are already feeling the effects on Maine's workforce as they struggle to fill positions with "old Mainers" — long-time residents in...









