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How to identify your superpower and become a superhero in the workplace
Updated: September 26, 2023Understanding your “superpower” early in your career is key. That way, we can find more success, happiness and fulfillment, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall, owner of Marshall Communications.
Updated: September 26, 2023
Nature-minded businesses shine at Common Ground Country Fair
Updated: September 26, 2023More than 64,000 visitors attended the event in Unity last weekend. That total is the third-highest since the fair began in 1977.
Updated: September 26, 2023
Maine handbag designer relishes real-life 'Project Runway' role during New York Fashion Week
Updated: September 20, 2023Becky McKinnell's ocean-inspired accessories were paired with fashions from international designers in four runway shows.
Updated: September 20, 2023
How to level up your business with a VIRAL self-assessment
Updated: September 20, 2023The Venture Investment Readiness and Assessment Levels tool has been adopted by the Maine Technology Institute, Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and Maine’s Small Business Development Centers. Guest columnist Carrie Green Yardley explains how it works
Updated: September 20, 2023
Portland West End restaurant to end two-year run
Updated: September 18, 2023The Danforth, located at 211 Danforth St., will be open through Saturday, Sept. 23.
Updated: September 18, 2023
Friday Food Insider Notebook: awards, apples, coffee and closings
September 15, 2023Among the news items: Bixby Chocolate takes home prizes at the International Chocolate Awards, touted as the world's largest chocolate product competition.
September 15, 2023
Ask ACE: What are the costs of an unhealthy workforce?
Updated: March 14, 2024ACE columnist Matthew Opuda of Northstar Evolution offers helpful strategies for keeping employees healthy and productive.
Updated: March 14, 2024
Roux Institute picks 10 startups for its next Founder Residency
Updated: September 14, 2023The incoming cohort is made up of five Maine-based companies and five from as far afield as Santiago, Chile.
Updated: September 14, 2023
Golden co-sponsors bill that would boost Maine's Small Business Development Centers
September 11, 2023Legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden would add funding and help build awareness of the centers, which are run by the Small Business Administration and include 22 in Maine.
September 11, 2023
MITC lands $350K for international trade expansion
September 7, 2023Since 2020, over 60 small businesses in Maine have received financial assistance to support their international exporting, resulting in $6.9 million in sales.
September 7, 2023
Pumpspotting, a Kittery startup, raises another $2.2M to fund growth
Updated: September 6, 2023The latest funding round brings pumpspotting's fundraising total to $3.35 million. The startup's plans for the $2.2 million include commercial product expansion and a foray into health care.
Updated: September 6, 2023
Grandy Organics among Maine producers to receive USDA funds for energy efficiency measures
Updated: September 5, 2023Hiram-based Grandy Organics will use a $171,219 grant to install an energy-efficient HVAC system, stoves and a dishwasher in a project expected to save $16,465 annually.
Updated: September 5, 2023
On the Record: Bite Into Maine on a roll with new anchor in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood
Updated: September 4, 2023Bite Into Maine founders Karl and Sarah Sutton reflect on the growth of the business they launched with a single food truck in 2011.
Updated: September 4, 2023
Turning the page: Maine boasts growing crop of independent bookstores, book-themed startups
Updated: September 4, 2023Business models range from books-and-mortar businesses to a pair of early-stage technology ventures and a Camden-area bookstore-on-wheels in the planning stages.
Updated: September 4, 2023
How to provide your sales team with the right tools
Updated: August 14, 2024Guest columnist Dennis Boyle writes that today’s competitive business landscape calls for sales tools that provide the necessary technology and resources to meet evolving demands. He offers his list of the Top 10 sales tools.
Updated: August 14, 2024
Ask ACE: How do I address recurring issues?
Updated: December 6, 2023ACE columnist Terry Johnson of Practical Decisions offers ideas about how startups can tackle some vexing — but commonly encountered — problems.
Updated: December 6, 2023
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