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How a Winter Harbor man found success in barbecue spices with Maine ingredients
April 13, 2022Barbecue spice maker John Fuhrman grew his business from 500 bottles in 2018 to a projected 40,000 bottles for 2022. Signing Renys was major: "Got ’em, tried ’em, loved ’em," the buyer told Fuhrman.
April 13, 2022
SBA names its Maine Small Business Person of the Year, eight other award winners
April 7, 2022A Portland entrepreneur with a composting business will be among those taking home prizes at the Small Business Administration's Maine awards ceremony next month in Hallowell.
April 7, 2022
The Form Lab gym launches in Portland with goal of forming muscles, careers
Updated: April 1, 2022The new fitness club teaches how to use proper physical form in workouts. The founders also say their starting pay for trainers is 5% to 10% higher than at most other gyms in the area.
Updated: April 1, 2022
On the Record: South Portland axe maker Brant & Cochran forges ahead in niche market
Updated: April 4, 2022The president and co-founder of a South Portland-based axe maker says the company is at the "go big or go home point" in development.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Small loans with a big impact: Microlending is fueling a macro range of businesses
Updated: April 4, 2022For fledgling businesses, loans of up to $50,000 can have a make-or-break impact, and are available through some nonprofits, community-based financial institutions and local economic development councils.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Maine Venture Fund pledges up to $750K for Roux Institute startups
March 30, 2022The state-sponsored VC firm has pledged up to $250,000 annually over the next three years to support startups planning to grow in Maine. MVF also will use the Roux Institute as a Portland co-working office.
March 30, 2022
Bridgton man faces federal fraud charges in Conn. over $1M embezzlement scheme
March 23, 2022A federal jury in New Haven, Conn., handed up a 27-count indictment against Edward Ziegler, who was arrested in Maine where he has a second home.
March 23, 2022
Maine group seeks nominations for Family Business Awards
March 21, 2022All family-owned businesses in Maine are eligible for consideration and need not be members of the Institute for Family-Owned Business, which organizes the annual awards.
March 21, 2022
Business Leaders: Amber Lambke is breaking bread to grow Maine Grains, and to build a community
Updated: March 21, 20222022 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year: The Small Business and Entrepreneur Leader of the Year, Lambke has built Maine Grains from a local grist mill into a community around grain and related products, energizing downtown Skowhegan and the
Updated: March 21, 2022
Waterville accelerator picks lineup of 12 startups
Updated: March 17, 2022The Good Crust, bluShift Aerospace and the GenoTyping Center are among the startups named to the inaugural cohort of the Dirigo Labs accelerator program, which is set to launch in Waterville.
Updated: March 17, 2022
CEI opens third Women's Business Center with diversity in mind
Updated: March 16, 2022Based in Portland, the new CEI Women's Business Center South will serve residents of York and Cumberland counties.
Updated: March 16, 2022With international tension building, threat of cyberattacks grows
March 7, 2022Guest columnist Rob Simopoulos, a cybersecurity expert, writes that the international conflict today includes not only physical weapons, but also digital weapons.
March 7, 2022
'Know your voice and own it': Maine leaders offer Women’s Day wisdom
Updated: March 8, 2022More than a dozen female trailblazers from across the state share their advice for young women about career building and leadership.
Updated: March 8, 2022
Maine awards $5M in pandemic relief to hundreds of small businesses
Updated: March 4, 2022Funding for more than 380 small businesses will come from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Small Business Grant Program.
Updated: March 4, 2022
On the Record: Fitness entrepreneur Anthony Oglesby goes ‘all out’ in Augusta
Updated: March 7, 2022The owner of a new fitness club in Augusta talks with Mainebiz about his unusual business model and growth plans.
Updated: March 7, 2022
'Water cooler talk' takes a new turn: How hybrid work is changing Maine's workplace communication
Updated: March 7, 2022Hybrid work has not only reshaped the workplace, but also how people communicate with colleagues, clients and customers.
Updated: March 7, 2022
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