In partnership with Maine Small Business Development Centers and Ellsworth Adult Education, Heart of Ellsworth is offering TWO business development classes FREE and ONLINE!
Both classes taught by Instructor and Certified Business Advisor, Shannon Byers
August 4 | 6:30-7:30pm:
Get Your Local Business on Google Search & Maps
Shannon will teach you how to use this tool to grow and connect your business with customers on Google Search and Maps. FMI: Ellsworth Adult Ed
August 11 | 6:30-7:30pm:
Reach Customers Online with Google Shannon will teach you to create your "Google My Business profile" and how to use this tool to connect with customers on Google Search and Maps. FMI: Ellsworth Adult Ed
Thank You and Congratulations!
Downtown Grants Program: 2020 Technology Funds Awarded
To bolster our business community, Machias Savings Bank sponsored our first-ever Downtown Grants Program. We are grateful for their continued generosity within our communty.
Heart of Ellsworth thanks all applicants and is proud to announce the following businesses will receive funds for technology projects in our downtown:
We also extend our great appreciation for the dedication of our jurors who were committed to a thorough review process and gave an incredible amount of their personal time to help our downtown businesses!
Thank you, Janna Richards, City of Ellsworth, Kourtney Collum, Heart of Ellsworth and Shannon Byers , SBDC/ CEI!
Bi-weekly Business Check-ins via ZOOM
Our next meetings are August 7 & August 21 from 12-1pm
We have partnered with Machias Savings Bank to support our Main Street business community. Our bi-weekly ZOOM check-ins connect community leaders with small business owners and together we identify opportunities and creative solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
You can tune in and participate in Ellsworth City Council meetings through various online methods. Please visit the City Council webpage for meeting notices and participation instructions.
The City of Ellsworth introduces the ‘City Hall Connection’, a new quarterly newsletter. The publication will provide important and useful information to the public and will feature City events and news, fun facts about Ellsworth, and important reminders for residents.
Tucked into a 239 acre quiet parcel between Ellsworth and Bangor, the Branch Lake Public Forest has three miles of trails which pass through various forest types, along a stream, to a large marsh, and to the shore of Branch Lake. The City of Ellsworth and Frenchman Bay Conservancy work together to offer this special resource to the public AND your beloved pets are permitted to join you! Click the trail map image to download a PDF version to take with you. ENJOY!
The #2020Census affects your voice in government, the funding your community receives, and how your community plans for the future. Complete the 2020 Census today online, by phone, or by mail. Visit 2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020. #BeHeard #BePrepared #GetCounted
Volunteer in Your Downtown
In March of this year, Heart of Ellsworth became an Affiliate Community of the Maine Downtown Center and National Main Street America Program. The transformation strategies pictured here outline the four point approach we are adopting to structure community work. This month, on social media we will be posting how volunteers can become involved in our efforts to make downtown Ellsworth more visually stimulating, economically sound and inviting for visitors and residents alike. Are you interested in volunteering?
FMI: Website
Keep Heart of Ellsworth Beating Strong!
We love this community, and know you do too. Your support of our focus on economic growth through projects in the urban core is what makes our work possible. We are now asking for your help to sustain us through these unprecedented times. Your generosity will keep the Heart of Ellsworth beating strong. Our vision is, but not limited to, fill storefronts on Main Street, secure a location for the Winter Farmers Market, develop the Union River waterfront with green space along the river, and identify and assist in the creation of more downtown housing options. Collectively, these enhance opportunities for both residents and visitors to enjoy all that Ellsworth has to offer. Your contribution ensures that we can remain committed to these goals. Thank you!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Maine Community Foundation, we are partnering with the Ellsworth Historical Society to bring you images of Ellsworth’s past. By highlighting historic downtown locations and events, we aim to foster a present-day pride and connection to our Main Street community. We invite you to visit the Ellsworth Historical Society on Facebook and encourage your support of the Museum in the Streets project and archival work of the society.
This fantastic video, narrated by Bill Fogle, is a short history of the Tracy Building and the first of several planned videos showcasing Ellsworth history and the Historical Society!
Volunteer Spotlight
Heart of Ellsworth Board Member, Master Gardener and community volunteer Amy Reisman has transformed Merrill Park with perennial plantings, flowers, wood chips and a whole lot of heart!
Sun hats off to you Amy for making our downtown a beautiful place for Ellsworth residents and visitors!
