The Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative is offering a limited number of small grants ($500-$1,000) to help tourism companies secure expert assistance needed to take their business to the next level.
The new program will provide up to 50 percent of the cost for one-on-one consulting to help businesses implement strategies related to past an ongoing training, customer service, customer relations management, financial management and other areas of innovation.
Recipient businesses are required to provide at least half of the project cost.
Consulting assistance is available to established tourism businesses that have been in operation for at least three years, and have paid employees.
Eligible tourism businesses include visitor attractions, lodgings, restaurants, recreation providers and other ventured that cater primarily to Maine Woods visitors. Preference will be given to businesses that have participated in Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative workshops.
To apply contact your Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative County Lead for information or a selection questionnaire. Return the completed questionnaire and a one-page description of your project to your County Lead. Projects are evaluated case-by-case and accepted on a rolling basis.
The County Lead for Aroostook County is Jon Gulliver, Director of Investor and Community Relations at Northern Maine Development Commission.
For more information contact Gulliver at 498-8736 or by email at jgulliver@nmdc.org.
