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How do you hold yourself accountable in your professional life? If you are feeling overwhelmed or stuck, if you lack clarity and struggle to meet your goals, or if you feel fantastic and just want to push yourself to achieve new heights and are ready to grow: this Lunch + Learn is for you.

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How do you hold yourself accountable in your professional life? If you are feeling overwhelmed or stuck, if you lack clarity and struggle to meet your goals, or if you feel fantastic and just want to push yourself to achieve new heights and are ready to grow: this Lunch + Learn is for you.

https://www.unionandco.me/events-calendar

LEADERSHIP. CHANGE. COLLABORATION. ACTION.

How can you be a better, more effective leader in your business? Jan Kearce, Senior Program Director with Maine Development Foundation and facilitator with over 30 years experience working with leaders and teams will discuss effective leadership, collaborative approaches, and how community engagement is necessary to solve problems and challenges, locally and beyond.

Need some HELP with marketing?

Do you struggle with which platforms, which topics, which audiences to focus on?

Hone your marketing chops in this DIY Lunch + Learn session. Alicia LaFosse, Midcoast Microenterprise Specialist for New Ventures Maine will discuss how to develop a mission statement, customer profiles, conduct market research, as well as overview branding, selling, and pricing. Everything you need to know to keep your business moving forward!

FREE EVENT* THURSDAY, December 12th @ 12:15pm.

Lunch + Learns are in generous partnership with First Federal Savings. Lunch provided courtesy, of Solo Pane. Limited quantity available. RSVP: bit.ly_llmarketingstrategies

Is your approach to cyber security putting a passcode on your computer?

Do you stick fingers in your ears whenever someone brings up cyber attacks?

What even is a Cyber Security Stack?

Ronald Valade, Owner and CEO of I/O Tech Services will guide us through a user-friendly process to understand and navigate the Cyber Security Stack, and the tools that are available to keep your information and your business safe.

Do you keep putting off "getting your affairs in order" because you don't know where to begin? Have an old will that might need to be updated, or questions about the how, when, and where of estate planning? David Levesque of Levesque Law will outline the basics of Estate Planning during this Lunch + Learn, and will explain the ins and outs of this very important process.

Learn about the Risk Management process for your business

More Than Insurance is a four step process utilized by J Edward Knight to identify, understand, implement and monitor the risk management strategies for you and your business. Scott Price Certified Insurance Counselor will help you identify the risks that face your business and help create strategies to minimize risk and reduce financial burdens.

Email Marketing Strategy and the importance of automation where possible (specifically for small businesses who are doing it all themselves.

Join Union + Co for an engaging conversation with Bath-area organizations focused on YOUTH. From pure play, to education and life experiences, learn from our panelists on the strengths, weaknesses, challenges & opportunities facing Bath's youth. Hear from the folks on the ground who are working with our community's more important resource: Kids.

Learn about the rules and responsibilities with the new MERIT program affecting small businesses with 5 or more employees!

Managing your financial future can be daunting -- especially when you're responsible for employees. Learn about the upcoming rules and responsibilities of the MERIT program affecting small businesses with 5 or more employees (part-time or full-time employees!).

Independent Representative Anastasia LaMarca with Primerica will go over the deadlines and the ins and outs of this new state legislation. Anastasia will also touch on the affordable options small businesses have for retirement programs for their employees AND the basics of investing: what is an IRA? What is a mutual fund? And how does compounding interest affect your investments?

Grants play a critical role in our local economic and community development and ongoing success of nonprofits and small businesses alike. Emily Ruger, founder of MuniGrant and former Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of Bath, will lead a Lunch + Learn on all things grant funding and grant writing.

Want to learn more about clean solar energy but don't know where to start?

Join ReVision Energy's Solar Designer Chris Jones for an overview of all things solar + storage! Chris will discuss how grid-tied solar works, the all-electric household model (including heat pumps, EV charging, and Battery Storage), and explain how ReVision designs and prices systems.

Growing Pains? Labor law getting you down?

It is hard enough to run a business and then you add employees! If these feelings resonate, RSVP for this free Lunch + Learn event with Amy Dietrich, Attorney and shareholder with the firm Skelton, Taintor & Abbott. Amy is an expert in employment and labor law issues, and will identify the major Dos and Don’ts whether you’re hiring your first or 10th employee.

What if it wasn't enough that we were Maine's coolest City with a historic downtown?

What if we were Maine's coolest city with a historic downtown that was also producing enough solar energy to power our downtown?

What if Bath led the region or the country in showcasing best practices on integrating historic preservation & solar energy production?

Join us for a three-part series as we explore how non-profits play a critical role in the economic and community development of our region. In this event, leadership from Rotary, Maine's First Ship, Sagadahoc Preservation, and Midcoast Youth Center will give a brief update, and share with us how their organizations play an important role in strengthening our community. Come with your questions, insight, and sense of volunteerism as we learn how these nonprofits are vital to our success and growth and how we can get involved and help shape the future of our community.

Lunch + Learn: City of Bath Update

Please join us for a City of Bath update, discussion, and Q&A. Marc Meyers, City Manager, Jenn Curtis, Director of Planning, and Emily Ruger, Director of Economic and Community Development will provide a brief update on projects and initiatives, and answer your questions on all things related to where we live, work, and play. Come join us for this update and learn how you can be a part of and engage in the process of shaping and forming the community we want for our future.

Hear from BIW General Counsel Jon Fitzgerald about the past, present, and future of shipbuilding in Bath, Maine

Let’s dive into the legend of razor blades in the apples and poisoned candy that transformed the way we think about trick-or-treating. Where did this fear originate from? How true were the stories behind these fears? And is there any definitive evidence that Halloween candy was really being tampered with? Together we'll explore a brief history of trick-or-treating, unpack the myth of “razor blades in the apples,” and have plenty of time for discussion and questions.

Are you curious about the planning and landscape design that goes into downtown parks and public spaces? Join Union + Co for our next in-person Lunch + Learn on Thursday, September 8th at 12:00pm . Bring your lunch, and learn!

#18 In-Person Lunch + Learn: Metrics that Matter

with expert speaker, Alex Giedt, Principal at Alex Giedt Consulting and Analytics Advisor at Here Be Dragons.

MONDAY, May 23rd @ 12pm. Bring your own lunch!

Advertising has changed a lot in the last few years and continues to evolve. It is quite easy to get a campaign up and running, it is another to evaluate the performance of the campaign. Did it work? How do you know? Learn how to build dashboards inside of Google Data Studio.

Photography by James R. Salomon

Local expert, Francis Eberle, Ph.D., Leadership and Organizational Advisor, of Price Associates, a local author and leadership coach will lead us through a discussion and conversations with evaluative and assessment components that are sure to help you better understand the issues and get back on track! You will learn tips and actions you can take. All participants will receive a free personalized assessment for each session.

Local expert, Francis Eberle, Ph.D., Leadership and Organizational Advisor, of Price Associates, a local author and leadership coach will lead us through a discussion and conversations with evaluative and assessment components that are sure to help you better understand the issues and get back on track! You will learn tips and actions you can take. All participants will receive a free personalized assessment for each session.

Local expert, Francis Eberle, Ph.D., Leadership and Organizational Advisor, of Price Associates, a local author and leadership coach will lead us through a discussion and conversations with evaluative and assessment components that are sure to help you better understand the issues and get back on track! You will learn tips and actions you can take. All participants will receive a free personalized assessment for each session.

In-Person Lunch + Learn: The Culinary Origins of Thanksgiving

About this Event

Wednesday, November 10th @ 12pm

Every year Americans gather around a feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce on the fourth Thursday of November. But how did these "traditional" foods end up on the table? Are they reflective of the supposed First Thanksgiving of 1621? And when did dishes like candied yams, green bean casserole, and ambrosia enter the scene?

Join us in an exploration of the culinary origins of Thanksgiving and discover the history of the most popular dishes of this food-centered holiday. Learn something new and get some tasty morsels of information and insights about our traditions to share around the Thanksgiving table this year. Participants will also receive historic and modern recipes to try out at home.

Join us for this fun Lunch + Learn at Union + Co at 48 Front Street on Wednesday, November 6th at 12pm. Please RSVP on Eventbrite.

In-Person Lunch + Learn: Small Business Roundtable

About this Event

Wednesday, October 6th @ 12pm

Join us to kick off the Fall Lunch + Learn series for an in-person roundtable with Raynor Large, Small Business Advisor with Coastal Enterprises. Formerly the Center Director, Small Business Advisor at Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, Raynor has worked with small businesses across the state to help them become stronger and more resilient.

Join us for this exciting Lunch + Learn at Union + Co at 48 Front Street on Wednesday, October 6th at 12pm. Please RSVP on Eventbrite and send your business-related questions to communitymgr@unionandco.me in advance.

Outdoor photography Lunch + Learn event with local photographers Wendy Jung of Soggy Dog Designs and Geniene Marco of RE/MAX Riverside

About this Event

Tour will begin outside of Union + Co at 48 Front Street on Thursday, June 17th at 12pm.

Are your photos too dark on a sunny day?

Do you wish you could capture Bath's historic downtown buildings with your phone camera, but don't know where to start?

Join us for an outdoor in-person Lunch + Learn with local photographers Wendy Jung of Soggy Dog Designs and Geniene Marco of RE/MAX Riverside for tips and tricks for outdoor photography. Make the world your studio! No fancy cameras required (but bring one if you have one!), just bring a phone with a camera and your walking shoes.

Tour will begin outside of Union + Co at 48 Front Street on Thursday, June 17th at 12pm.