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MCF awards $200K in Startup/Scale Up grants, from Millinocket to Portland
May 22, 2020Recipients in the latest funding round include Our Katahdin, to develop affordable incubator space in downtown Millinocket, and the New England Arab American Organization in Portland.
May 22, 2020
Portland council OKs outdoor restaurant, retail plan
May 19, 2020The plan, approved in a virtual meeting Monday evening, would turn six downtown streets into pedestrian-only venues for outdoor dining and retail from June 1 to Nov. 1.
May 19, 2020
Creative Portland raises $75K for local artists hit by crisis
Updated: May 4, 2020After exceeding its fundraising goal for the Portland Artist Relief Fund by 25%, Creative Portland plans to send out the first checks later this week.
Updated: May 4, 2020Program pairs investors with Maine startups whose technology can help address crisis
April 20, 2020A national effort spearheaded by Village Capital and Sorenson Impact Foundation is looking to match investors with startups and entrepreneurs, so they can scale and adapt their technology to help with the COVID-19 crisis.
April 20, 2020
Calls grow to expand small-biz loans after 15,000 Maine firms get $1.9B
Updated: April 20, 2020The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Bankers Association are calling for expanding the federal Paycheck Protection Program as discussions continue among Washington lawmakers.
Updated: April 20, 2020
Maine techies launch 'stay home' pledge site to flatten the curve
Updated: April 6, 2020By early Monday, over 80 people had signed an online pledge via Pledgetoprotectme.org, launched Friday by Mainers for Mainers to spark widespread community engagement and protect the state from the coronavirus.
Updated: April 6, 2020
Three Maine towns receive entrepreneur, innovation development help
April 2, 2020Skowhegan, Monson and Lisbon will get $70,000 in grants and training to help develop local entrepreneurship and innovation networks in a program created by the National Main Street Center and funded through the Maine Community Foundation.
April 2, 2020Amid global crisis, new study ranks Maine No. 2 in startups that hire employees
April 1, 2020More new Maine businesses go on to soon issue a payroll than ventures in any state except Washington, according to just-released analysis by the Kauffman Foundation.
April 1, 2020
Portland tech startup HighByte raises $875K in pre-seed financing
March 30, 2020The developer of industrial operations software — founded by former employees of another Portland tech business, Kepware — will use the new capital for continued product work and hiring.
March 30, 2020
Startup Maine considers other options after canceling June event
Updated: March 30, 2020Podcasts, webinars and virtual events are all being looked at as the group shifts its focus to offering year-round content to entrepreneurs.
Updated: March 30, 2020How the $2 trillion federal aid package will affect Maine businesses
March 25, 2020Business leaders in Maine expressed gratitude that the agreement was passed, but also concern if some businesses can weather the period before money would be received.
March 25, 2020
Creative Portland seeks to raise $50K in emergency relief for local artists
Updated: March 25, 2020The goal of the Portland Artist Relief Fund is to disburse $500 stipends to 100 artists to help them make ends meet during the current public health crisis.
Updated: March 25, 2020
Maine techies fast-track app development to 'flatten the curve'
March 23, 2020A virtual brainstorming event to "flatten the curve" of COVID-19 in Maine yielded ideas for six product applications, with the aim of having one ready to launch by April 3.
March 23, 2020
Emergency SBA loans offered to small businesses in Maine
March 20, 2020The SBA's New England regional administrator talks to Mainebiz about new SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help small businesses impacted by the ongoing crisis. Businesses can get up to $2 million in emergency funding.
March 20, 2020
Maine techies plan virtual brainstorming event to 'flatten the curve'
March 19, 2020The hack-a-thon aims to get innovative thinkers to quickly develop an app that will help provide information and logistics to slow the spread of coronavirus in Maine.
March 19, 2020
King: 'Help is definitely on the way' for small businesses in Maine
Updated: March 19, 2020U.S. Sen. Angus King talks to Mainebiz about takeaways for employers from the latest federal relief package, as well as Maine's strengths and weaknesses in weathering economic turmoil.
Updated: March 19, 2020
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