FARMINGTON – On June 7, women business owners from the 2006 publication “Telling Their Stories” will present a program to emerging entrepreneurs and new business owners at a special event and local business showcase hosted by Women, Work and Community and the Western Mountains Alliance at the Maine Mountain Heritage Center, 109 Church St., Farmington. Coordination for the event is supported by Routes to Success and Entrepreneurs Network, and Art Works, two small business networks supported by Women, Work and Community.

The event kicks off at 3:30 p.m. with an open house of local business and business resource displays. Presentations begin at 4 p.m. followed by light snacks and an opportunity to network.

Panelists for “Telling Their Stories LIVE” will feature business owners of Maine Balsam Fir Products in West Paris, Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta, Cabins to Castles landscaping in Denmark and Pooh Corner Farm and Greenhouses in Mason Township. The event will also include information from the Greater Franklin County Development Corporation, the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Development Centers, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Women’s Business Center at Coastal Enterprises Inc.

Those interested in attending are asked to respond by June 1 to [email protected]. For more information, contact Tanya Swain at WMA, 778-3885.