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On the Record: Craft enthusiast opens Kennebunk store featuring handcrafted goods and workshops
Updated: September 5, 2022“This business is a way for me to continue to tap into my creative side, support other makers and create a fun, casual environment for all community members to enjoy,” Lindsay Kamon says of the Local Bottega.
Updated: September 5, 2022
Entrepreneurs get a boost from a business boot camp on Mount Desert Island
Updated: September 5, 2022Many local businesses are founded by "accidental entrepreneurs” who are passionate but unequipped with business skills. Business boot camps seek to remedy that.
Updated: September 5, 2022
Startup stress: Frank talk from Maine entrepreneurs navigating business ownership’s mental strains
Updated: September 5, 2022Coping strategies vary from scheduling time off to meditation.
Updated: September 5, 2022
Maine Venture Fund launches business-plan contest
August 30, 2022The new business-plan competition aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking by people of all ages.
August 30, 2022
Portland tech startup raises $5.3M for product development, expansion
August 30, 2022RockStep Solutions currently employs 23 people in Portland, with plans to add 20 more positions in the next 12 months.
August 30, 2022
How to choose an insurance plan for your new small business
August 24, 2022As guest columnist Phillip Smith says, starting a new business is an exciting time. But before you hang up your “open” sign, it is important to meet with an insurance professional to make sure you are protected from day one.
August 24, 2022
Portland cybersecurity startup raises another $3.35M to fund growth
August 23, 2022Defendify, which provides cybersecurity solutions for small businesses, has raised $6.7 million to date in three funding rounds.
August 23, 2022
On the Record: CEO of startup Tanbark talks about new type of packaging with heritage twist
Updated: August 22, 2022Melissa LaCasse is the co-founder and CEO of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products, a sustainable packaging startup she runs from a North Yarmouth barn.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Poultry in motion at Bangor ‘Blitz’ entrepreneurship conference
Updated: August 22, 2022Startup momentum is strong in Bangor, which hosts an annual entrepreneurship conference called Blitz taking place this year on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Arts Exchange.
Updated: August 22, 2022
A Maine Venture Fund portfolio firm sold to Baltimore tech company
August 10, 2022Finetune, which was founded in Falmouth and produces AI-assisted education and workforce software, was sold to Prometric.
August 10, 2022
On the Record: 6 Mainebiz Women to Watch alumni tell us what's new
Updated: August 8, 2022Mainebiz catches up with six honorees from the 2021 Women to Watch to find out what's changed at their organizations over the past year and what their goals are today.
Updated: August 8, 2022
Women to Watch: When it comes to startups, Renee Kelly has her foot on the gas
Updated: August 8, 2022Five remarkable leaders have been named as the 2022 Mainebiz Women to Watch. They include Kelly, a liaison between UMaine and the startup community, who has helped forge partnerships that are steadily improving the state’s economy.
Updated: August 8, 2022
Women to Watch: Kristine Logan is piloting Brunswick Landing toward new destinations
Updated: August 8, 2022The new executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is steering a former Navy air station to new heights as a thriving community with hundreds of businesses and homes, Brunswick Landing.
Updated: August 8, 2022
Women to Watch: Collaboration is the special ingredient for Kate McAleer's chocolate business
Updated: August 8, 2022Five remarkable leaders have been named as the 2022 Mainebiz Women to Watch. They include Kate McAleer, whose company, Bixby Chocolate, has grown and landed on the shelves of retailers such as Whole Foods. Along the way, she's successfully teamed up
Updated: August 8, 2022
Ask ACE: How do I prepare myself financially to start a business?
Updated: August 8, 2022A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader who's looking to shore up finances before taking the big plunge as an entrepreneur.
Updated: August 8, 2022CEI Ventures raised record $21.5M for VC fund
August 3, 2022Investors in CEI Ventures' Good Jobs Fund include a mix of individuals, foundations, community economic development organizations and banks.
August 3, 2022
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