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Maine Venture Fund launches business-plan contest
Renee Cordes August 30, 2022The new business-plan competition aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking by people of all ages.
Renee Cordes August 30, 2022
Portland tech startup raises $5.3M for product development, expansion
Renee Cordes August 30, 2022RockStep Solutions currently employs 23 people in Portland, with plans to add 20 more positions in the next 12 months.
Renee Cordes August 30, 2022
Portland pub reopens with new 'lease' on life
Renee Cordes August 28, 2022Bull Feeney's, which closed in March 2020 and reopened with limited hours for three weeks that summer, has reopened with a renegotiated lease.
Renee Cordes August 28, 2022
How to choose an insurance plan for your new small business
Phillip Smith August 24, 2022As 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.
Phillip Smith August 24, 2022
Portland cybersecurity startup raises another $3.35M to fund growth
Renee Cordes August 23, 2022Defendify, which provides cybersecurity solutions for small businesses, has raised $6.7 million to date in three funding rounds.
Renee Cordes August 23, 2022
On the Record: CEO of startup Tanbark talks about new type of packaging with heritage twist
Renee Cordes Updated: August 22, 2022Melissa LaCasse is the co-founder and CEO of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products, a sustainable packaging startup she runs from a North Yarmouth barn.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 22, 2022
Poultry in motion at Bangor ‘Blitz’ entrepreneurship conference
Renee Cordes Updated: August 22, 2022Startup 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.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 22, 2022
Eliot landscaping business continues to grow with purchase of retiring competitor
Bridget Reed Morawski August 17, 2022The acquisition means that Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service now has three locations, after also making a business last year.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 17, 2022
Brewer-based brewer says it will expand to Auburn
Renee Cordes Updated: August 11, 2022Mason's Brewing Co. will anchor a mixed-use property to be developed along the Androscoggin River.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 11, 2022
Northern Maine SCORE selects new chapter chair
Bridget Reed Morawski August 4, 2022The new chair, Steve Campbell, is also a Husson University adjunct professor.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 4, 2022
Women to Watch: Kristine Logan is piloting Brunswick Landing toward new destinations
William Hall Updated: August 8, 2022The 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.
William Hall Updated: August 8, 2022
Women to Watch: Collaboration is the special ingredient for Kate McAleer's chocolate business
Laurie Schreiber 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
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 8, 2022CEI Ventures raised record $21.5M for VC fund
Renee Cordes August 3, 2022Investors in CEI Ventures' Good Jobs Fund include a mix of individuals, foundations, community economic development organizations and banks.
Renee Cordes August 3, 2022
25 finalists announced for Maine Family Business Awards
Bridget Reed Morawski 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.
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: August 2, 2022
A photo essay shows how Brunswick's TechPlace is creating ‘collisions of innovation’
Fred J. Field 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
Fred J. Field Updated: July 31, 2022
How to protect your business from cybercrime
Dave Ackley, Camden National Bank Updated: August 17, 2022Guest columnist Dave Ackley, an IT expert at Camden National Bank, offers businesses some sensible ways to prevent a cyberattack.
Dave Ackley, Camden National Bank Updated: August 17, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport and Rockland.
This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.
But as the season ramps up, not everyone is thrilled. Some locals brace for the crowds, while many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port.
When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.
More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy,
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