The purpose of the conference is to help foster success among microenterprises and small businesses in the greater Piscataquis County area and all of rural Maine, and is expected to attract over 100 micro- and small business owners.  Scholarships are still available. Click here for more information on the Rural Maine Small Business Conference.

David Lee, founder of HumanNature@Work (www.humannatureatwork.com), and an internationally recognized authority on organizational and managerial practices that optimize performance, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Rural Maine Small Business Conference & B2B Show, to be held on Wednesday, April 28th, at the Penquis Higher Education Center in Dover-Foxcroft. 

His keynote is entitled ‘Get Great or Become Extinct: Why Good is No Longer Good Enough, In Today’s “Tell All” World.”  He will also be presenting a breakout session entitled “Creating the ‘Wow’ Experience, If You Want Lots of Repeat Business and Free PR.”  This training is being offered as part of the Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative, a project supported by the Maine Woods Consortium, with funding from the Betterment Fund and USDA Rural Development.  Click here for more information on the Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative.