WBC - me - coastal enterprises INC (PORTLAND)

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA #59.043) will fund Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development financial institution based in Brunswick, Maine, to deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services to women-owned small businesses.

Under this 12-month award from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, CEI will provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to help women entrepreneurs, with a focus on supporting socially and economically disadvantaged women, overcome barriers to accessing resources and grow their businesses. As an experienced SBA grant recipient, CEI has a track record of partnering with federal agencies to implement community and economic development programs aimed at fostering economic self-sufficiency in low-income and rural areas.