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Farmington program for youth-run startups will expand on 6-acre site
Laurie Schreiber May 18, 2025The nonprofit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies received financing for the purchase from the nonprofit Genesis Community Loan Fund.
Laurie Schreiber May 18, 2025
How to turn local talent into the next wave of Maine entrepreneurs
Katie Shorey, Live + Work in Maine Updated: May 8, 2025Maine has built a surprisingly robust startup support system — but too few people know where to begin.
Katie Shorey, Live + Work in Maine Updated: May 8, 2025
On the Record: Keeping services ‘affordable, competitive and relevant’ for Maine entrepreneurs
Renee Cordes Updated: May 5, 2025As executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs for close to a decade, Tom Rainey has a front-row seat to the state’s startup scene.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 5, 2025
Portland startup gets FDA approval for hospital bassinet-pad innovation
Renee Cordes Updated: April 22, 2025Prapela Inc., currently staffed by two employees, aims to add 25 hires by the end of 2027 and employ more than 50 by 2030.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 22, 2025
From legends to Lady Gaga: World’s first digital lobster museum is a love letter to Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: April 16, 2025The Maine Lobster Museum, set to open its digital doors on May 8, will offer visitors a virtual tour of all things lobster from biology to culinary traditions and Lady Gaga’s famous bejeweled headpiece.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 16, 2025
From coffee talk to pitch-deck improv: Startup Maine gears up for packed event in May
Renee Cordes Updated: April 14, 2025Startup Maine Week is scheduled to take place from May 19-22 in Portland.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 14, 2025
On the Record: Fostering entrepreneurship at Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland
Renee Cordes Updated: April 7, 2025Chris Torina, director of entrepreneurship at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute in Portland, defines entrepreneurship as the ability to see opportunity where others don’t.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 7, 2025
Made in Maine: Axe maker in South Portland carves out a niche
Renee Cordes Updated: April 7, 2025Mainebiz visits Brant & Cochran LLC, founded in 2015 by brothers Mark and Steve Ferguson with business partner Barry Worthing to make and restore hand-crafted axes.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 7, 2025
How a ship’s cook launched a startup making traditional Asian foods
Laurie Schreiber March 18, 2025Enrolled in this year’s Top Gun competition, Belfast-based Red Kettle Foods makes traditional kimchi and other products.
Laurie Schreiber March 18, 2025
Founder of Cape Elizabeth blanket business remembered for her grit and optimism
Renee Cordes March 18, 2025Beth Haller LaSala, founder of ChappyWrap, moved to Maine in 2020.
Renee Cordes March 18, 2025
Maine small businesses honored by SBA for going the extra mile
Renee Cordes Updated: March 17, 2025Winners of this year's US. small Business Administration Maine District Awards represent a broad range of industries from mushroom growing to child care.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 17, 2025
5 years after COVID, here's how business in Maine has changed
Renee Cordes March 11, 2025Five years ago, when the first positive case of coronavirus was confirmed in Maine, business would be forever changed for companies from food vendors to manufacturers.
Renee Cordes March 11, 2025
On the Record: Owner of three Maine restaurants ‘always open to new business opportunities’
RENEE CORDES Updated: March 10, 2025Krista Cole, who grew up in East Millinocket, is the sole owner and operations director of Sur Lie in Portland and Gather in Yarmouth and co-owner of Catface Cafe in Biddeford.
RENEE CORDES Updated: March 10, 2025
Travel, marinade and tech firms among 12 startups in Dirigo Labs cohort
Laurie Schreiber March 3, 2025The curriculum includes fundraising education that aims to equip founders with skills to access capital and scale their businesses.
Laurie Schreiber March 3, 2025
How to build a startup in Maine, from concept to capital
Rob Simopoulos, Defendify Updated: March 3, 2025Even the simplest business concept can grow into a profitable venture with the right effort and execution.
Rob Simopoulos, Defendify Updated: March 3, 2025Maine small business centers helped 2,200 clients in 2024
Renee Cordes Updated: February 21, 2025In 2024, advisors logged nearly 8,800 hours helping clients start 132 new businesses and access $34 million in funding.
Renee Cordes Updated: February 21, 2025
Today's Poll
In 2026, Maine voters will have their say in four key elections.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is up for reelection for one of Maine's two Senate seats. (U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will face reelection in 2030.) The November vote has added weight because Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, a significant source of Maine's federal funding.
In the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, is not seeking reelection. The district includes northern and much of eastern Maine. And U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is running for reelection.
Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, will term out as governor.
Individual Democrats and Republicans come and go, but the money elected officials control can be a major factor in Maine's economic prosperity.
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