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Gorham Savings puts LaunchPad contest on hold until 2021
Updated: March 18, 2020The bank has called off the 2020 business pitch-off competition in the wake of the growing coronavirus crisis.
Updated: March 18, 2020
What the Fed rate cut means for Maine businesses and consumers
March 16, 2020In Maine, bank executives and others in the financial services sector welcomed the Fed action as mainly positive for businesses and consumers in the longer term.
March 16, 2020
Portland software startup inks $100K strategic deal with Microsoft
March 11, 2020KinoTek, a Portland startup that has pioneered technology for body movement analysis, has signed on with Microsoft Corp., a deal valued at $100,000.
March 11, 2020
Startup notebook: Startup Maine outgrows MECA, CEI launches women's tech incubator
March 6, 2020The annual entrepreneur conference is moving to the University of Southern Maine campus. At Coastal Enterprises Inc., a women's tech business incubator gets underway later this month.
March 6, 2020
Maine’s edible seaweed industry may double production in next five years
Updated: March 4, 2020Global production far outpaces domestic production of farmed edible seaweed, but new research indicates Maine's production will grow an average of 12% to 15% annually over the next decade and will more than double by 2025.
Updated: March 4, 2020
As $50K LaunchPad contest opens, last year's winner shares insight, tips
Updated: March 4, 2020The business pitch-a-thon competition, sponsored by Gorham Savings Bank, is now accepting applications, which are due by April 1. Past winners say the contest has transformed their small businesses.
Updated: March 4, 2020
Free business boot camp in Ellsworth aims to help area entrepreneurs
Updated: February 27, 2020A new business boot camp in Ellsworth is poised to help business owners in Hancock and Washington counties. Sponsored by Maine Small Business Development Centers, the free Downeast Business Boot Camp & Pitch-Off is scheduled for March.
Updated: February 27, 2020
In Portland, a Bayside Bowl partner buys out the other
Updated: February 26, 2020Bayside Bowl’s managing partner, Charlie Mitchell, is now the sole managing owner of the Portland bowling center and entertainment venue after buying out his business partner of 10 years.
Updated: February 26, 2020
Seven Maine food 'Tastemakers' selected for business cultivation help
February 24, 2020The food and beverage businesses, from Saco to Skowhegan, will each receive over $25,000 in consulting help and other assistance, through an initiative of CEI and FocusMaine.
February 24, 2020Portland tech startup Friday receives $450K in seed financing
February 21, 2020The software company, which is developing virtual communication tools for teams that work remotely, received the financing from Underscore.vc, a Boston-based venture capital firm.
February 21, 2020
Maine Grain Alliance funds 19 businesses, organizations across the state
February 20, 2020The Maine Grain Alliance in Skowhegan awarded $12,475 in mini-grants to grain-based businesses including farms, bakeries, a brewery and an oven builder. The grants fund everything from equipment to marketing.
February 20, 2020
Bar Harbor, Bangor businesses partner to expand 'nitro' coffee market
Updated: February 19, 2020Two Maine beverage businesses — Coffee Hound Coffee Bar and Roastery, and Geaghan Bros. Pub and Brewery — are partnering on a plan to scale up production and distribution of nitrogen-infused cold-brew coffee. The drink is growing in popularity
Updated: February 19, 2020
Main Street Skowhegan launches tech grants for small business program
February 14, 2020Small businesses and startups can get grants for between $500 and $2,000 in a new program funded by a variety of area lending institutiions.
February 14, 2020
Food and beverage startups get a boost from accelerator program
Updated: February 12, 2020MarketShare Accel is trying to grow Maine’s food and beverage companies by using trade data and coaching to expand sales outside the state. A dozen of the businesses in the program will be participating in a California expo next month.
Updated: February 12, 2020
Scrappy Camden startup ScrapDogs builds clientele
Updated: February 11, 2020ScrapDogs Community Compost has won a new client through a partnership agreement with the Owls Head, South Thomaston and Thomaston Solid Waste Corp. The Camden startup says its niche is based on the underutilization of an everyday product.
Updated: February 11, 2020
Maine small business growth strong, thriving, report shows
February 10, 2020Maine Small Business Development Centers helped entrepreneurs launch 133 businesses in the state last year, creating more than 400 jobs, and found that 72% of client businesses that started in 2016 are still open, above the state and national
February 10, 2020
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