FastTrac Business Planning, which is designed to help businesspeople acquire skills needed to manage successful business ventures, will be offered to midcoast area business owners Saturday, Jan. 26.

Also known as “Maine’s Ultimate Entrepreneurial Training Program,” FastTrac is sponsored by the University of Southern Maine and the Time & Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area. Jim Wilfong, author of “Taking Your Business Global – Your Small Business Guide to Successful International Trade,” will facilitate this 45-hour course in business planning. A small-business entrepreneur from Maine, Wilfong has 30 years of experience in international trade, marketing, small-business management and public policy.

Camden National Bank will hold the business planning course on six Saturdays at their Fox Ridge Complex in Rockport. Class sessions will feature guest speakers from area consulting firms and businesses.

Scholarships of $250 are available for businesses interested in taking the course. Applications and more information about the program can be obtained from the Time & Tide RC&D office, 9 Green St., Augusta, or by calling 622-7847 Ext. 4. Brochures also can be acquired from the Midcoast Coalition of Sponsors: Rockland Development Office, Johnson’s Arboriculture-Tree Keepers, Camden National Bank, Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce, including Camden and Rockport.