StartUp Downeast
Increasing jobs and prosperity, strengthening economic security, and building a new generation of successful business owners in Washington County.
Empowering Individuals through college careers to employment and small business ownership.
StartUp Downeast is designed to improve economic outcomes for individuals in low-income households by providing access to post-secondary education while developing financial and self-employment readiness skills. Success will be achieved through coaching, advising, workforce and business development support, and barrier removal.
AN INDIVIDUALIZED JOURNEY
Each participant’s journey will be individualized to the career and long-term business goals that participants have. Start Up Downeast aims to empower participants throughout their college career to employment and small business ownership—increasing jobs and prosperity, strengthening economic security, and building a new generation of successful business owners in Washington County.
CONTACT STARTUP DOWNEAST
Shane Renshaw, StartUp Downeast Coach/Program Manager
Shane Renshaw joined SCEC in July 2017. He has a Bachelor degree in Psychology with a concentration in Addiction Studies. He was Born and raised in Washington County Maine where he lives with his wife Valerie and two children, Alex and Brianna.  Prior to joining SCEC, he worked as an adult and children’s mobile crisis worker. He has also held various supervisory roles in community mental health.
207-620-2349 | srenshaw@sunrisecounty.org