Empower & Elevate: Successful Strategies for Business Growth

Name: Empower & Elevate: Successful Strategies for Business Growth
Start: 2025-12-03T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-03T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Central Maine Community College

Schedule

Wed Dec 03 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Central Maine Community College | Auburn, ME

Join Betsy Biemann of the Women's Business Center at Coastal Enterprises for an inspiring workshop designed exclusively for women leaders and professionals. "Empower & Elevate" will guide participants in uncovering their unique strengths, building a compelling professional vision and amplifying their value in today's dynamic workplace. This session encourages women to forge confident, strategic paths forward and foster a community of mutual success and support. Whether you're looking to advance your career, transition to new opportunities, or simply clarify your goals, this workshop will equip you with practical tools and renewed inspiration to thrive now and beyond.

Schedule
Arrival and Networking: 5:00-5:30
Speaker Talk: 5:30-6:30
Q&A: 6:30-6:45
Closing Networking: 6:45-7:00

Who Should Attend:
Women professionals, managers, and emerging leaders ready to elevate their leadership presence and lead with greater clarity and confidence.
Presenter, Betsy Biemann:
Betsy Biemann is the Chief Executive Officer of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a Maine-based community development financial institution with a mission to build just, vibrant and climate-resilient futures for people and communities in Maine and rural regions.
Prior to joining CEI, Betsy led the Maine Food Cluster Project of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard University and was a consulting advisor to businesses, nonprofit organizations and social enterprises in Maine and nationally. She previously served for seven years as President of the Maine Technology Institute, which invests in Maine companies and initiatives seeking to grow high-potential sectors of Maine's economy. Prior to that, she was an Associated Director at The Rockefeller Foundation in New York City, where she worked for nine years managing a national grant program and impact investment portfolio aiming to increase employment and economic mobility in low-income communities. She started her career as a Warren Weaver Fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation then working in international development, with a focus on how girls' education smallholder agriculture and partnerships could expand economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Betsy lives in Brunswick, Maine with her husband and their two dogs.
Location: Central Maine Community College, Tower Building 4th Floor, Boardroom
Register here: https://mainewomensnetwork.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1975275&group=