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Island oyster farm wins judge’s award in Mount Desert Business Boot Camp
April 20, 2022The bootstrap oyster-growing operation off the Cranberry Isles will plant 300,000 oyster seeds this year. It takes four years to grow a crop.
April 20, 2022
10 entrepreneurs to pitch their new products at Bangor showcase event
April 19, 2022Next week's event will feature products ranging from ghee to online marketplaces, and offers benefits such as marketing and networking opportunities, organizers of Maine Innovation Nights say.
April 19, 2022
On the Record: Hüga Heat founders seek a warm, comfortable seat at the table
Updated: April 18, 2022Southport-based entrepreneurs Jocelyn Olsen and Colin Greig have big plans for Hüga Heat, a maker of battery-powered heated seat cushions for outdoor use.
Updated: April 18, 2022
Statewide business development program sets new funding record
April 14, 2022Women made up nearly half of the 3,000 clients at the Maine Small Business Development Centers. The SBDC program estimates that for every dollar invested in the centers, $3.22 was returned in incremental tax revenue.
April 14, 2022
How a Winter Harbor man found success in barbecue spices with Maine ingredients
April 13, 2022Barbecue spice maker John Fuhrman grew his business from 500 bottles in 2018 to a projected 40,000 bottles for 2022. Signing Renys was major: "Got ’em, tried ’em, loved ’em," the buyer told Fuhrman.
April 13, 2022
Female coffee ‘ambassadors’ gather in Portland
Updated: April 13, 2022Members of the International Women's Coffee Alliance were hosted by Coffee By Design in Portland.
Updated: April 13, 2022
Thomas College students take top honors in international business contest
April 12, 2022This year's showing extends the Waterville school's winning streak in an annual series of competitions organized by the Society for the Advancement of Management.
April 12, 2022
SBA names its Maine Small Business Person of the Year, eight other award winners
April 7, 2022A Portland entrepreneur with a composting business will be among those taking home prizes at the Small Business Administration's Maine awards ceremony next month in Hallowell.
April 7, 2022
Downeast pitch-off prize goes to a spicy business in Winter Harbor
April 7, 2022"Mutha" made a special blend of barbecue dry-rub spices. “All of a sudden, it hit me like a runaway lobstah trap,” the founder of Bub 'n Mutha's says. “We can’t keep this discovery a secret.”
April 7, 2022
On the Record: South Portland axe maker Brant & Cochran forges ahead in niche market
Updated: April 4, 2022The president and co-founder of a South Portland-based axe maker says the company is at the "go big or go home point" in development.
Updated: April 4, 2022
FAME backs $3.6M loan for Fork Food Lab move to South Portland
Updated: March 22, 2022"This is an important piece of the finance puzzle," Fork Food Lab Executive Director Bill Seretta told Mainebiz after the Finance Authority of Maine approved insurance on a loan from Mascoma Bank.
Updated: March 22, 2022
Business Leaders: Amber Lambke is breaking bread to grow Maine Grains, and to build a community
Updated: March 21, 20222022 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year: The Small Business and Entrepreneur Leader of the Year, Lambke has built Maine Grains from a local grist mill into a community around grain and related products, energizing downtown Skowhegan and the
Updated: March 21, 2022
FocusMaine report cites job growth and investment in three key Maine industries
March 17, 2022Over the past four years, partnerships have created 800 jobs, supported over 160 companies, attracted new funding and engaged over 2,100 interns.
March 17, 2022
Waterville accelerator picks lineup of 12 startups
Updated: March 17, 2022The Good Crust, bluShift Aerospace and the GenoTyping Center are among the startups named to the inaugural cohort of the Dirigo Labs accelerator program, which is set to launch in Waterville.
Updated: March 17, 2022
Inc.'s list of the Northeast's fastest-growing firms includes two from Maine
March 16, 2022Like the Inc. 5000, the regional rankings are based on each company’s revenue growth, as a percentage, over a three-year period. On average, the companies in the Northeast had a growth rate of 208%.
March 16, 2022
CEI opens third Women's Business Center with diversity in mind
Updated: March 16, 2022Based in Portland, the new CEI Women's Business Center South will serve residents of York and Cumberland counties.
Updated: March 16, 2022
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