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Biddeford a finalist for $500,000 U.S. small business prize
December 19, 2018Biddeford among top 10 finalists for $500,000 prize in Season 4 of “The Small Business Revolution – Main Street,” which can be viewed on Hulu in fall 2019.
December 19, 2018Maine’s minimum wage to go up to $11 an hour on Jan. 1
December 17, 2018Maine's minimum wage will go up from $10 an hour to $11 a hour on Jan. 1, as yearly increases approved by voters in 2016 continue.
December 17, 2018
Black Box Portland container site gets new pop-up tenant
December 11, 2018Star Cousins, a textile products business, joins other retail startups for the rest of the month in the Washington Avenue, Portland, building made of repurposed shipping containers.
December 11, 2018CMP standard-offer customers electric bills will rise in 2019
December 11, 2018Monthly electric bills for Central Maine Power standard-offer customers, both residential and small-business, will increase an average of 6.7% in 2019 after the Maine Public Utilities Commission set new prices.
December 11, 2018
New collaborative workspace opens in Freeport's retail mecca
December 10, 2018A new co-working space has opened in downtown Freeport. Located at 5 Depot St. and called FreeportWerkes, its founder, Tom Siegel, said the co-working center is much needed in a town otherwise dominated by retail activity.
December 10, 2018
Credit union league's CEO named to Maine State Chamber's board of directors
December 10, 2018Todd Mason, president and CEO of the Maine Credit Union League, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.
December 10, 2018Focusing on the three P's is the best way to improve customer outcomes and profit
December 10, 2018Q: Where should I spend my time and money to improve customer outcomes and profit?
December 10, 2018
Hiring pressures push companies to unprecedented lengths to find workers
December 10, 2018With unemployment remaining below 4%, Maine employers are facing an ever greater scarcity of job-seekers. Around the state, employers are stepping up their hiring efforts, offering signing bonuses, a wider range of benefits, flexible work
December 10, 2018
Old Port retail space a rare find for the buyer
December 2, 2018The sale of a 924-square-foot retail condominium unit at 3 Gold St. was a rare opportunity to get space in the Old Port section of Portland for the buyer, who says he was looking for a new project to take on.
December 2, 2018
Go.Verizon: Portland best city in U.S. for small businesses
November 26, 2018Portland is the No. 1 ranked city in the newly released “Best Small Cities for Small Businesses” report issued by Go.Verizon.com, an authorized brand partner of Verizon.
November 26, 2018
Community development institutions step in where traditional lenders are reluctant to go
November 26, 2018Community Concepts Finance Corp., Coastal Enterprises Inc. and Eastern Maine Development Corp. are Community Development Financial Institutions, private sector financial institutions that may receive federal funding from the U.S. Treasury. CDFIs
November 26, 2018Tips on helping someone choose to change their unproductive work behavior
November 26, 2018Managers don't have to accept unproductive work behavior by employees as "unchangeable." Here are some tips on ways you can help that unproductive employee choose to change and begin improving their work performance.
November 26, 2018
Westbrook accounting startup finds niche in advising small to mid-sized Maine businesses
November 26, 2018Tabitha Swanson, founder and CEO of The Swanson Group LLC, a full-service tax, accounting and consulting firm based in Westbrook, finds her niche in serving primarily small to mid-sized Maine businesses and individuals.
November 26, 2018UMaine System trustees draft 'new vision' for public education
November 19, 2018The University of Maine System Board of Trustees released today a draft “declaration of strategic priorities” that would commit its campuses to leading educational efforts statewide in response to Maine’s growing workforce crisis, concerns about s
November 19, 2018
2018 Hire-A-Vet Campaign going strong at halfway point
November 14, 2018More than 175 employers have joined 2018's Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign through the halfway point, with 62 reported hires by the end of October. The campaign's goal is for at least 100 employers to hire at least 100 veterans and military family members
November 14, 2018
Immigrant Welcome Center launches ‘Greenhouse Program’ for entrepreneurs
November 13, 2018The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center is offering to help aspiring entrepreneurs — five to start with in the new year — get new businesses off the ground.
November 13, 2018
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