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Small Business
SCORE annual luncheon will honor Maine small business leaders
June 9, 2025Beth Greenlaw, CEO of Portland-based Sea Bags, will be the keynote speaker at the Portland office of SCORE's annual awards luncheon.
June 9, 2025
Midcoast bookstore on wheels gears up for debut
Updated: June 2, 2025Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Nominations are open for Maine's best family-owned businesses
May 29, 2025The Institute for Family-Owned Business is calling for nominations for the best family-owned companies, to be recognized at its 25th annual awards ceremony this fall.
May 29, 2025
On the Record: Music entrepreneur Chris Brown is targeting clients ‘with artistic and career momentum’
Updated: June 2, 2025After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Standup routine strikes 'paw-fect' tone for entrepreneurs at Portland startup conference
Updated: May 23, 2025For Startup Maine Week, Diana Tan gave a lively talk peppered with dog-themed puns on using AI to build a company in 60 minutes. More than 800 people attended the four-day conference.
Updated: May 23, 2025-
Artist-run pop-up gallery finds a more permanent home in Portland
Updated: May 21, 2025Maine Art Collective has been running two short-term galleries in Portland and Ogunquit, and has now signed its first three-year lease to operate a second Portland location.
Updated: May 21, 2025
Mini-grant program stokes six small businesses in Maine
Updated: May 20, 2025The grants were awarded by New Ventures Maine, a program of the University of Maine at Augusta.
Updated: May 20, 2025
On the Record: New executive chef at Portland restaurant Twelve is more mentor than manager
Updated: May 19, 2025Hannah Ryder was recently promoted to executive chef at Twelve, a high-end restaurant on Portland’s East End owned by the Prentice Hospitality Group.
Updated: May 19, 2025
How to brand your small business without breaking the bank
Updated: May 19, 2025Start small, stay consistent and invest in outside help only when the timing and budget make business sense.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Sparked by an idea, small business owners go all-in to build their enterprise
Updated: May 19, 2025Niche small businesses are pretty much a brand for Maine, where owners build on a robust legacy of individual skill and enterprise. Common themes? A drive to navigate the journey from personal interest to enterprise, honoring heritage while rolling
Updated: May 19, 2025
Trouble in Toyland: Trade tensions, rising costs threaten to upend small toy businesses in Maine
Updated: May 19, 2025Small toy businesses in Maine are coping with ever-changing tariffs, supply chain hiccups and rising prices. They include a specialty store in Hiram that has had to raise prices on imported model horses.
Updated: May 19, 2025Editor's note: Small business tackles big issues
Updated: May 19, 2025The thing that stresses out business leaders more than anything is the unknown. And that’s what businesses are facing right now.
Updated: May 19, 2025
A helping hand: MaineWorks provides jobs to people in recovery and out of prison
May 12, 2025MaineWorks is a for-profit business with a social mission to compassionately support people in recovery or who were recently incarcerated.
May 12, 2025
Despite tariff uncertainty, US economy in 'pretty good spot,' regional expert says
Updated: May 13, 2025"We're in a pretty good spot, all things considered," Kenneth J. Entenmann, chief investment officer and chief economist at NBT Wealth Management, told Mainebiz in a phone interview.
Updated: May 13, 2025
CEI pilots extension of Maine's retirement savings program to ‘solopreneurs’
May 9, 2025Coastal Enterprises Inc. is leveraging a state-sponsored retirement savings program with a financial incentive program designed to encourage solo entrepreneurs to start a retirement saving plan.
May 9, 2025
How to turn local talent into the next wave of Maine entrepreneurs
Updated: May 8, 2025Maine has built a surprisingly robust startup support system — but too few people know where to begin.
Updated: May 8, 2025
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