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Accounting in Maine is a profession you can count on
Updated: May 25, 2020Accounting offers plentiful well-paying jobs that are always in high demand. A few leaders from Maine's accounting field share their perspectives on the opportunities for new entrants.
Updated: May 25, 2020
How Maine's credit union chief sees the sector evolving post-COVID-19
Updated: May 18, 2020Todd Mason, president and CEO of the Maine Credit Union League, talks to Mainebiz about how the state's credit unions and weathering the pandemic, and what he sees as the longer-term impact to the sector.
Updated: May 18, 2020Ask ACE: How to overcome aversion to change
Updated: May 18, 2020In a time of volatile change, a guest consultant advises a reader on how businesses and their people can accept and adapt to it.
Updated: May 18, 2020How essential businesses are struggling during the pandemic and what they can do about it
Updated: May 18, 2020They may be open for business, but it’s anything but business as usual. A guest writer shares advice for those that are struggling in these challenging times.
Updated: May 18, 2020
USM plans degree program in fast-growing financial planning field
Updated: May 14, 2020The University of Southern Maine plans to launch an undergraduate degree program in certified financial planning, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor projects a 7% employment increase for personal financial advisors.
Updated: May 14, 2020How to navigate CARES Act changes in retirement plan withdrawals
May 8, 2020The CARES Act includes a lesser-known provision allowing greater access to retirement funds — without the steep penalties. So far, $2.3 billion has been withdrawn under this measure.
May 8, 2020
Maine banks handling smaller loans in 2nd bailout round, as policy debate rages
May 8, 2020Maine banks say loans are smaller and more manageable in the second round of the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program — and there's money still available. But some officials express long-term concerns with the program.
May 8, 2020WEX scraps acquisitions as virus impact hits travel sector; undershoots on earnings
May 7, 2020WEX, whose first quarter earnings fell short of analysts' estimates, said it pulled out of two acquisitions valued at a total of $1.7 billion.
May 7, 2020
CEI teams up with Mass. foundation to provide $100K in debt relief for Maine farms
Updated: May 6, 2020Maine farms with loans from Coastal Enterprises Inc. will receive debt relief covering principal and interest payments for three months.
Updated: May 6, 2020
$317M awarded to small Maine businesses in 2nd bailout round
May 4, 2020The Paycheck Protection Program, which provides forgivable loans to small businesses hurt by the ongoing crisis, was quickly depleted in its first round of funding. But the second round assisted over 9,000 Maine businesses in its first week.
May 4, 2020
No exit: The pandemic is creating a tough year for succession planning
Updated: May 4, 2020The global health and economic crisis is the very definition of uncertainty, leading some Maine business owners to press pause when it comes to their exit strategies. But succession planning always involves an element of uncertainty.
Updated: May 4, 2020
Maine wealth advisors are offering calm counsel for an uncertain time
Updated: May 4, 2020In the midst of uncertainty created by the global health and economic crisis, advisors are counseling prudence, not panic. Mainebiz talked with a few to see how they're steering clients through these troubling times.
Updated: May 4, 2020
Portfolio shift: More Maine women make their mark in wealth management
Updated: May 4, 2020Although wealth management remains a profession dominated by men, more women are entering the field and rising to its top ranks. That's clear in Portland but also at firms in other parts of Maine.
Updated: May 4, 2020Ask ACE: How can I make productive use of downtime during the pandemic?
Updated: May 4, 2020A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise suggests how to make the most of a business hiatus when your work involves face-to-face consultation.
Updated: May 4, 2020
Portland tech consultant Tidestone Solutions merges with national firm
Updated: April 23, 2020Portland consulting firm Tidestone Solutions has merged with Wipfli LLP, a nationwide accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee.
Updated: April 23, 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
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