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Maine small business growth strong, thriving, report shows
February 10, 2020Maine Small Business Development Centers helped entrepreneurs launch 133 businesses in the state last year, creating more than 400 jobs, and found that 72% of client businesses that started in 2016 are still open, above the state and national
February 10, 2020
New American, Native American business co-op efforts in Maine get USDA boost
January 17, 2020The Cooperative Development Institute, which helps rural and minority groups form business co-ops, has been awarded $420,000 in federal grants to bolster programs in Maine, as well as across New England and New York.
January 17, 2020
Delegation warns that trade tiff is hurting Maine small business
January 9, 2020The state's congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to avoid "subjecting Maine to harm" from an ongoing transatlantic trade dispute.
January 9, 2020
Northern Maine commission gets $500K to assist small businesses
November 25, 2019The Northern Maine Development Commission was one of three community development financial institutions in Maine that received a total of $2.164 million in federal funds.
November 25, 2019
New resource directories offer easy-to-find help for Maine entrepreneurs
Updated: November 21, 2019A nonprofit on Mount Desert Island recently launched an online directory of business development resources. And Susan Morris, a founding organizer of Startup Maine, this month issued the fifth edition of her guide for entrepreneurs.
Updated: November 21, 2019
Kennebec Valley Chamber names three award-winners, others are audience choice
November 12, 2019Lifetime achievement, small business and large business Kenney Award winners have been named, but three other awards — the President's Choice, Cynergy Young Professional and Community service awards will be chosen by audience at the Jan. 24 banquet.
November 12, 2019
A Look Back: Four years later, Maine’s fastest-growing companies have taken off
October 31, 2019In this weekly feature sponsored by Norway Savings Bank, we look back at stories that have appeared in Mainebiz during our first 25 years. In 2015, we honored nine businesses as the state's fastest-growing companies. Three of them have since been
October 31, 2019
Golden's bill expanding SBDC program passes House
Updated: October 22, 2019The Small Business Development Center program, with 22 locations in Maine, offers free resources to small business owners. New legislation authorizes more money for the program and allows the centers to market themselves.
Updated: October 22, 2019
Kennebec Valley Chamber Business Expo is all about networking, jobs
October 7, 2019New this year, "speed networking" will help businesses connect, and the chamber is also bringing back on-site job interview booths.
October 7, 2019
'Greenlight Maine' TV show unveils Season 5 lineup
Updated: August 26, 2019"Greenlight Maine," the Maine television show in which entrepreneurs compete for prize money to put into their businesses, has revealed its Season Five lineup and schedule.
Updated: August 26, 2019
Small-business owners from across Maine feted at SCORE awards luncheon
June 14, 2019PORTLAND — Nine Maine business owners were recognized at SCORE Portland’s Maine Success Award luncheon Thursday.
June 14, 2019
Top businesses feted at 20th annual Maine Family Business Awards gala
June 6, 2019Day’s Jewelers was recognized as the Renys Large Business Award winner Wednesday night, as the Institute for Family-Owned Business honored the best family-owned businesses at its 20th annual Maine Family Business Awards gala event.
June 6, 2019
Marcia Feller, owner of Couleur Collection, sees a different hue of fashion
Updated: June 10, 2019Marcia Feller opened her women's clothing store and art gallery, Couleur Collection, in 2000. She discusses her vision for the Falmouth boutique in this Q. and A., along with some of the lessons she's learned over the years.
Updated: June 10, 2019
Updated: June 10, 2019
Rural brewers craft a niche by tapping into a new business model
Updated: June 10, 2019Breweries in rural Maine are proving that the state's heralded craft beer industry isn't confined to the Portland area.
Updated: June 10, 2019Mills winds down busy legislative session with a flurry of new laws
Updated: June 10, 2019Gov. Janet Mills signed into law legislation to ensure that insurance company medical reviews are conducted by medical professionals.
Updated: June 10, 2019
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