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June 25, 2012 Edition
Focus on Sustainability

A roundup of apps to enhance your business' green goals

Merritt Carey And Benjamin Ayer Founder Of Maine Businesses For Sustainability And Principal Of Graffam Solutions; Projects Manager, Graffam Solution

It goes without saying that technology has changed the way we do business. There is a wide array of apps and web-based platforms all intended to help you improve any aspect of your business.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    How to tell if crowdfunding is right for your business

    Greg Fryer And John Burns Maine Small Enterprise Growth Fund, Board Director And Fund Manager, Respectively

    If you own or are starting a small business, we don't have to tell you how tough it is to raise capital from outside investors. Persuading someone to risk money on your company is difficult enough.

  • Portland’s foodie scene continues to lure gourmet coffee shops and increasing revenues

    Sara Anne Donnelly

    On a recent sunny afternoon, Catherine Walsh, co-owner of Arabica Coffee Co.

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  • Lobsters and lighthouses are understandable, but what about moose attracts tourists?

    John Mcdonald

    According to the results of a comprehensive study conducted recently by the tourist industry (OK, it wasn't that exhaustive; they just spoke to a few people at an information center parking lot) most tourists come to Maine for three reasons: to vi

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Sustenance takes many forms

    Carol Coultas

    Sustainability is a word I usually associate with environmentally friendly practices such as recycling, buying local and reducing energy use.But lately I've been thinking about it in human capital terms.

  • Money trails

    Mal Leary

    Maine loses GDP ground Impact of BNAS closure Budget forecasting affected Last year, Maine was the only state in New England to see a reduction in an important measure of the economy, the gross domesti

  • Resources line up for Norwegian wind pilot

    Statoil, an energy company in Norway, is planning to hold public hearings this week to share details of its proposed pilot offshore wind farm south of Boothbay Harbor.

Today's Poll

Do you have a side hustle?
Poll Description

In the latest installment of our “Made in Maine” series, we visit the Gorham studio of textile designer Erin Flett, who has turned her after-hours basement side hustle into a well-known brand with a national wholesale network.

Nationwide, side hustlers started a record number of businesses during the pandemic. Today, a growing number of younger professionals are supplementing their income with a side job, as shown in a survey by Bankrate, the personal finance website. It found that 34% of Gen Zers (ages 18 to 28) have a side hustle, outpacing millennials (31%), Gen Xers (23%) and boomers (22%).

While some people can turn their side gigs into profitable businesses, others keep hustling their entire working lives –  or have neither the time nor the interest to do so. 

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