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Banking & Finance

  • Maine's startup community is seeing a surge in activity

    Mainebiz Staff October 2, 2017

    Don Gooding is back with financial cross trainingDon Gooding, who resigned 18 months ago as CEO of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development, has launched a new venture.

    Mainebiz Staff October 2, 2017
  • Default looms for owner of Bangor Mall

    September 20, 2017

    The primary owner of the Bangor Mall, Simon Property Group of Indianapolis, is at risk of defaulting on an $80 million loan that dates to 2007.

    September 20, 2017
  • CashStar purchase highlights interest of out-of-state M&A buyers in Maine companies

    Mainebiz Staff September 18, 2017

    Maine-based companies are luring out-of-state M&A buyers with a hearty appetite that shows no signs of slowing.

    Mainebiz Staff September 18, 2017
  • Regulators OK merger of Acadia and EMMC credit unions

    Staff September 12, 2017

    EMMC Federal Credit Union of Brewer and Acadia Federal Credit Union of Fort Kent can proceed with their merger plans after getting the green light from regulators.

    Staff September 12, 2017
  • Maine Craft Distilling raises $500K for expansion

    September 7, 2017

    A growing Maine distillery has raised $522,750 in equity to handle increased production and expansion in Portland as well as out of state.

    September 7, 2017
  • Secure a non-bank SBA 7(a) loan

    Rob Wilson September 4, 2017

    Every week at CEI 7(a) Financing LLC, known as C7a, a wide variety of small business loan applications arrive on our desks. Most would present challenges to conventional lenders, but as a mission-oriented, non-bank SBA 7(a) lender, that's what we

    Rob Wilson September 4, 2017
  • Out-of-state M&A buyers on shopping spree in Maine

    Renee Cordes September 1, 2017

    Maine-based companies are luring out-of-state M&A buyers with a hearty appetite that shows no signs of slowing.

    Renee Cordes September 1, 2017
  • Redd Bar exceeds new round of investment goal by 30%

    Maureen Milliken August 29, 2017

    Redd Bar, a Portland-based line of vegan superfood energy bars, closed its second investment round and exceeded its $1.5 million goal by 30%.

    Maureen Milliken August 29, 2017
  • Startup South Portland puts small businesses in local ‘Shark Tank’

    August 22, 2017

    Small businesses in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and Westbrook will get some time in the spotlight as well as a chance at money and investors in Startup South Portland, a weekly pitch competition that begins Sept. 13.

    August 22, 2017
  • Determination and grit in Bangor

    Peter Van Allen August 21, 2017

    We sent three reporters to Bangor for our annual focus section on the Queen City and they came back with some interesting stories. Bangor is proving again its determination to revitalize the downtown and stay apace with the economy.

    Peter Van Allen August 21, 2017
  • Bangor Savings creating 'all-in-one' waterfront campus along Penobscot River

    Renee Cordes August 21, 2017

    Maine's second-largest bank needs bigger headquarters after seeing 16 straight years of earnings growth. Its plans for a new waterfront campus reflect a strong focus on keeping employees happy by including a gym, basement café, bike storage and a

    Renee Cordes August 21, 2017
  • Historic Bangor building, long vacant, gathers steam

    Laurie Schreiber August 10, 2017

    A second tenant has signed onto Bangor's historic Nichols Block building and owner-developer Adam Moskovitz says he has other prospects interested in the site.

    Laurie Schreiber August 10, 2017
  • New financing secured for western Maine small businesses

    Staff August 7, 2017

    Community Concepts Inc. has secured financing for a new small business loan program for its Community Concepts Finance Corp.

    Staff August 7, 2017
  • Women to Watch: Elizabeth Hayes, Infinity Federal Credit Union

    Peter Van Allen August 7, 2017

    Elizabeth Hayes can still remember where she was when her beloved Minnesota Vikings missed a field goal and blew their chances to get to the Super Bowl.

    Peter Van Allen August 7, 2017
  • Women to Watch 2017

    August 7, 2017

    Mainebiz is proud to present the 2017 Women to Watch. This year we had so many great nominees, we named five honorees instead of the traditional four. They come from a range of industries and each have an interesting story to tell.

    August 7, 2017
  • TruChoice FCU all set to open Biddeford branch

    Staff July 31, 2017

    TruChoice Federal Credit Union will host a grand opening celebration at its newest location in Biddeford on Aug. 7.

    Staff July 31, 2017

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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.