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Women to Watch: Collaboration is the special ingredient for Kate McAleer's chocolate business
Updated: August 8, 2022Five 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
Updated: August 8, 2022CEI Ventures raised record $21.5M for VC fund
August 3, 2022Investors in CEI Ventures' Good Jobs Fund include a mix of individuals, foundations, community economic development organizations and banks.
August 3, 2022
25 finalists announced for Maine Family Business Awards
Updated: August 2, 2022One recipient has already been announced for the upcoming edition of the annual awards, which the Institute for Family-Owned Business has presented for 22 years.
Updated: August 2, 2022
A photo essay shows how Brunswick's TechPlace is creating ‘collisions of innovation’
Updated: July 31, 2022Mainebiz photographer Fred J. Field took a look around this busy hub of technology on the Brunswick Landing campus. His photo essay, which appears in the 2022 Mainebiz Fact Book, depicts some of the businesses and people who have found a place at
Updated: July 31, 2022
How to protect your business from cybercrime
Updated: August 17, 2022Guest columnist Dave Ackley, an IT expert at Camden National Bank, offers businesses some sensible ways to prevent a cyberattack.
Updated: August 17, 2022
$58M Thrive Maine program extends pandemic help for small businesses
July 25, 2022A program to be administered by the Finance Authority of Maine will provide forgivable loans to help small businesses in the state recover from pandemic losses.
July 25, 2022
After blowing the lid off since 2020, gift business Box of Maine expands space nearly fivefold
July 25, 2022With sales skyrocketing, the owner realized he needed more space. “We were going to kind of cave in on ourselves because there was no place to put anything,” he said.
July 25, 2022
Maine will get $62M to aid small businesses in rural areas, key sectors
Updated: July 20, 2022The new Grow Maine initiative, to be administered by the Finance Authority of Maine, will offer greater access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business owners to sustain or expand their operations.
Updated: July 20, 2022
Portland tech startup with Chilean roots gets Google cash boost
Updated: July 13, 2022Eskuad, a mobile-first platform for field operators, is one of 50 startups selected for Google's first Latino Founders Fund.
Updated: July 13, 2022
Maine TV series spotlighting diversity in business gears up for Season 2
Updated: July 6, 2022Season 2 of "Elevating Voices" on Maine Public Television will highlight 10 businesses from a range of sectors contributing to Maine's economic and cultural diversity.
Updated: July 6, 2022
Nobleboro startup that thinks outside the box crowned 'Greenlight Maine' winner
July 1, 2022OpBox plans to use its $25,000 prize money to document and create content for its first OpBox Village, in South Boston, according to the company's co-founder, Ben Davis.
July 1, 2022
Fork Food Lab still in talks to buy South Portland property it has agreed to lease
Updated: June 28, 2022The shared commercial kitchen and food-business incubator signed a 10-year lease with an option to buy a 4,200 square-foot property at 95-97 Darling Ave. in South Portland.
Updated: June 28, 2022
Maine startups have a range of options when it comes to building a team
Updated: June 27, 2022A roundup from the Mainebiz Startup Hub issue shows that while marshaling talent can be tough for new companies, there are various paths to success.
Updated: June 27, 2022
Capital gains: Entrepreneurs tap everything from personal savings to outside investment
Updated: June 26, 2022A Mainebiz special feature finds that although the state has long been a secondary market for startup capital, there are overlooked resources for growth-minded entrepreneurs and their businesses.
Updated: June 26, 2022Room to grow: How Maine startups find physical space to scale up
Updated: June 26, 2022While many businesses start out in a garage, basement or spare room, at some point they need dedicated space. In our special Startup Hub issue, Mainebiz talks to entrepreneurs about how they've come up with new digs.
Updated: June 26, 2022
Waterville-based Dirigo Labs crowns winner of inaugural $25K pitch-off
June 23, 2022Brunswick rocket developer bluShift Aerospace took home the prize in the first pitch competition held by Dirigo, a business accelerator in Waterville.
June 23, 2022
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