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Many local businesses are founded by "accidental entrepreneurs” who are passionate but unequipped with business skills. Business boot camps seek to remedy that.
Coping strategies vary from scheduling time off to meditation.
ACE consultant Carrie Yardley recommends that you "keep reading and writing until you understand what you’re paying for. Professional services agreements challenge a business owner to grasp unfamiliar technical concepts and language."
Let’s face it, running a small business is not for the faint of heart.
The new business-plan competition aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking by people of all ages.
RockStep Solutions currently employs 23 people in Portland, with plans to add 20 more positions in the next 12 months.
Bull Feeney's, which closed in March 2020 and reopened with limited hours for three weeks that summer, has reopened with a renegotiated lease.
As guest columnist Phillip Smith says, starting a new business is an exciting time. But before you hang up your “open” sign, it is important to meet with an insurance professional to make sure you are protected from day one.
Defendify, which provides cybersecurity solutions for small businesses, has raised $6.7 million to date in three funding rounds.
Melissa LaCasse is the co-founder and CEO of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products, a sustainable packaging startup she runs from a North Yarmouth barn.
Startup momentum is strong in Bangor, which hosts an annual entrepreneurship conference called Blitz taking place this year on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Arts Exchange.
The acquisition means that Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service now has three locations, after also making a business last year.
Mason's Brewing Co. will anchor a mixed-use property to be developed along the Androscoggin River.
The new chair, Steve Campbell, is also a Husson University adjunct professor.
The new executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is steering a former Navy air station to new heights as a thriving community with hundreds of businesses and homes, Brunswick Landing.
Five remarkable leaders have been named as the 2022 Mainebiz Women to Watch. They include Kate McAleer, whose company, Bixby Chocolate, has grown and landed on the shelves of retailers such as Whole Foods. Along the way, she's successfully teamed up
Whether you do business in a city or a smaller community, crime is fact of daily life — and a cost.
Drug-related crime, vandalism and break-ins can affect businesses, as reported in a recent Mainebiz story that cited businesses' concerns about crime in downtown Portland.
But so can less visible threats like cybercrime and identify theft. Reports from the consulting firm Deloitte show that online criminals have a range of techniques, including AI-powered phishing schemes, enhanced malware and blockchain-based criminal activities.
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
Coming June 2025
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