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Small Business

  • SBA boosts success stories at new website

    September 3, 2012

    The federal Small Business Administration recently launched a new website aimed at promoting stories of entrepreneurship from business owners who have received loans or help from the agency.

    September 3, 2012
  • What the Affordable Care Act ruling means to Maine business

    James McCarthy July 23, 2012

    Rick Dacri, owner of a Kennebunkport-based consulting firm that advises businesses on work force issues, says his client list ranges from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits employing fewer than 10 people.

    James McCarthy July 23, 2012
  • What your small business lender wants you to know

    Alison Hinson July 23, 2012

    At some point during your life as a small business owner (or an aspiring business owner), you will find yourself sitting across the desk from a small business lender.

    Alison Hinson July 23, 2012
  • Former Franklin County Chamber director opens a trio of food-related businesses in New Sharon

    Bob Mentzinger July 9, 2012

    With business acumen, cooking ability and a deep fondness for barbecue, Lorna Dee Nichols has a taste for sizzle.

    Bob Mentzinger July 9, 2012
  • Two months in, Portland Flea-for-All hitting its stride

    Matt Dodge June 26, 2012

    For many the term flea market conjures up images of dusty roadside stands laden with mounds of junk and obscure collectibles, a business model seemingly built on the kitschy salt shaker market and often limited to the warmer summer months.

    Matt Dodge June 26, 2012
  • Portland’s foodie scene continues to lure gourmet coffee shops and increasing revenues

    Sara Anne Donnelly June 25, 2012

    On a recent sunny afternoon, Catherine Walsh, co-owner of Arabica Coffee Co.

    Sara Anne Donnelly June 25, 2012
  • $1.2M loan to help northern, eastern businesses

    June 20, 2012

    The Northern Maine Development Commission has received a $1.2 million federal loan to help businesses grow in Washington and Aroostook counties. NMDC officials said yesterday they received the funding from the U.S.

    June 20, 2012
  • Entreverge awards highlight Portland entrepreneurs

    Joanna Smiley June 14, 2012

    Five Portland small businesses ranging from a popular food truck to a new flea market received awards at Wednesday night's entreverge event held at Grace restaurant.

    Joanna Smiley June 14, 2012
  • Auburn technology company acquired

    June 14, 2012

    Auburn-based Downeast Networks Inc. has been acquired by a Vermont-based network and document technology services company.

    June 14, 2012
  • Biddeford program aims for a downtown renaissance

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012

    Biddeford has earned a reputation as a gritty, blue-collar mill town that trucks in trash to burn in a downtown incinerator.

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012
  • A West Newfield startup attempts to erase mobile communication barriers

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012

    The next wave in mobile communications might come from a basement in West Newfield.

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012
  • USDA doles out $161K for energy projects

    June 8, 2012

    Ten Maine farms and businesses have received more than $160,000 for renewable energy projects. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program.

    June 8, 2012
  • Forest management firm acquires flooring co.

    June 6, 2012

    Bangor-based Seven Islands Land Co., a forest management company, has acquired MooseWood premium hardwood flooring from Ashland-based Kelly Lumber Sales Inc.

    June 6, 2012
  • New owners take over Waterville printing business

    May 18, 2012

    After announcing in April it was going out of business, Waterville-based Atkins Printing Co. has reopened under new ownership.

    May 18, 2012
  • Family-owned businesses nab kudos

    May 15, 2012

    Six family-owned businesses received awards last night at the Institute for Family Owned Business' 13th annual awards dinner in South Portland. Among those honored were car dealer Morong Falmouth, chocolatier Dean's Sweets of Portland and D.

    May 15, 2012
  • A rural county pins its economic hopes on a new fiber-optic Internet spine

    May 14, 2012

    Prior to 2011, Nicole Snow had moved in and out of 10 communities in a five-year period to keep up with her husband Michael's engineering job.

    May 14, 2012

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Today's Poll

Are you paying more for school supplies this year?
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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With most public school kids in Maine heading back to class this week, students and their parents are paying more for school supplies, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Students and their parents are paying more this year for textbooks and reference materials, school lunches, day care and preschool, college tuition and boys' clothes. 

The cost of girls' clothing decreased and the prices of both footwear and snacks were unchanged from a year ago.