FocusME - Women Entrepreneur Peer Groups

Next cohorts begin late January 2025. Registration now open.

The Women’s Business Center at CEI and the Portland SCORE Chapter collaborate to host FocusME, a series of peer groups for female entrepreneurs. Leigh facilitates these groups.

FocusME is a facilitated peer group that provides a supportive network of female business owners; a place to work on personal and professional growth, a sense of accountability, and an opportunity to learn from your peers' experiences and expertise.

The next groups begin January 2025 and will be held virtually.

This program is meant for female entrepreneurs based in Maine who are currently in-business.

• How does it work?

  A group of smart, savvy, female entrepreneurs meet nine times weekly for facilitated sessions focusing on business and personal growth. Participants lean on each other, give advice, share connections and experiences and form business relationships with each other if/when appropriate. You will be introduced to local resources that will help build your business and become connected to a broader network of services and fellow entrepreneurs.

  There will be a FocusME cohort and a FocusME 2.0 cohort this January.

  FocusME 2.0 is designed for women who have participated in FocusME previously, and will provide the opportunity for participants to dive deeper into topics including marketing, access to capital, hiring, and more. We look forward to having FocusME alumnae meet and form a new cohort, and become reinvigorated in the process.

• Each session includes:

  • A facilitated group discussion with a focus on personal development (topics include: goal setting, time management, pitching your business, and prioritizing)

  • An opportunity to share business challenges and brainstorm solutions

  • A “my turn” time which allows each member of the group to share something you’re working on and look to the group for input and accountability.

  • Pairing of accountability partners to check-in with between sessions.

• Where will FocusME be held?

  This program will be held virtually via Zoom.

• Program Times and Dates:

  Program Times:

  FocusME will be held at 11:00am-1:00pm on the following dates.

  FocusME 2.0 will be held at 1:15pm-3:15pm on the following dates.

  Program Dates:

  Tuesday, January 21st

  Tuesday, January 28th

  Tuesday, February 4th

  Tuesday, February 11th

  (No Session Feb. 18th)

  Tuesday, February 25th

  Tuesday, March 4th

  Tuesday, March 11th

  Tuesday, March 18th

  Tuesday, March 25th

Leigh is thrilled to be working with CEI Women’s Business Center and SCORE once again to offer these cohorts.

To register visit CEI Women’s Business Center website

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