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King bill would provide $120B in relief for restaurants hurt by pandemic
March 2, 2021The bipartisan Restaurants Act would allow owners to apply for grants of up to $10 million to cover eligible expenses retroactively to February 15, 2020, and ending eight months after the legislation is signed into law.
March 2, 2021
Gorham Savings relaunches LaunchPad business pitch contest
March 1, 2021A year after canceling in 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers open the 2021 edition with a few tweaks, including a virtual finale that will be livestreamed.
March 1, 2021
Fork Food Lab mulls moving options with two potential partners
Updated: February 23, 2021After losing more than a third of its members during the pandemic, the Portland shared commercial business and food-business incubator said its search for bigger space has intensified.
Updated: February 23, 2021
Maine's Roux Institute to launch tech accelerator with Colorado firm
Updated: February 22, 2021The Northeastern University-affiliated institute is teaming up with Boulder, Colo.-based Techstars, which since 2006 has invested in over 2,300 companies with a combined market value of more than $193 billion.
Updated: February 22, 2021
Maine small businesses have received over $500M in PPP loans since January
February 19, 2021New data from the federal government show more than 1,500 small businesses in the state were approved for nearly $100 million just last week.
February 19, 2021VC funding in Maine plummeted last year, defying national trend
February 19, 2021Across the U.S., venture capital-backed companies received record-high funding in 2020, although the number of deals was down. In Maine, results were just the opposite.
February 19, 2021
Startup Notebook: Portland software developer raises $600K, joins Roux residency starting lineup
February 17, 2021KinoTek Inc., one of six companies selected to join the first cohort of the Roux Institute Startup Residency program, aims to launch its first product later this year.
February 17, 2021
Maine marijuana businesses, including some from away, are growing like a weed
February 12, 2021As sales grow in both the state's medical and recreational-use cannabis markets, several businesses outside of Maine are looking to cultivate new customers here.
February 12, 2021
Latest round of PPP loans have gone to 6,000 Maine businesses so far
February 11, 2021In the latest round of Paycheck Protection Program lending, $462.6 million in loans have been written to businesses and nonprofits in Maine. The latest round has provisions for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 300 employees.
February 11, 2021Mills proposes compromise plan for taxing PPP business loans
February 9, 2021The new plan would exempt the first $1 million in loan proceeds from state taxes, a break that would apply to 99% of the Maine businesses that received PPP funds last year. But over 200 recipients, including some large employers, would still be
February 9, 2021
Portland chamber appeals Superior Court decision on city's hazard wage
February 5, 2021The court ruled that the hazard wage of time-and-a-half doesn't take effect until 2022, when the rest of the new minimum wage ordinance does, but the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and five business owners argue the wage itself is not
February 5, 2021
South Portland names COVID-era economic development award winners
February 4, 2021South Portland changed its award categories this year to recognize resilience in the face of the pandemic; the seven winners will be honored in a Feb. 11 ceremony.
February 4, 2021
The self-storage story: Little glamour, but steady returns drive the market
Updated: February 8, 2021With high demand and low overhead, the industry provides a reliable return on investment. Now more Mainers are getting into the business and developing more space, as more people look to store their "stuff."
Updated: February 8, 2021
Maine tops Northeast among best states for starting a small business, new study says
Updated: February 3, 2021States in the northeastern U.S. didn't fare well in the analysis by a Motley Fool small-business website. But Maine outscored them all, narrowly surpassing New York.
Updated: February 3, 2021
Maine Brewers' Guild seeks benefits provider for members
Updated: February 3, 2021The nonprofit trade group issued a request for proposals this week and plans to make a decision on a partner by May 1.
Updated: February 3, 2021
On the Record: New SCORE chair brings A-lister experience to Portland startup community
Updated: January 25, 2021Jonathan Trumper, a former New York entertainment consultant, now heads the Portland chapter of the business mentoring nonprofit. He talked with Mainebiz about his new role and the area's potential for cultivating entrepreneurs.
Updated: January 25, 2021
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