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Advice for startups and new ventures on tap at Mainebiz ‘Executive Insights’ forum
May 31, 2018Mainebiz will host an innovative new take on its “Executive Insights” series next month. The forum will include workshops featuring Maine business leaders and a keynote from the highly regarded author of “The Startup Equation,” Ja-Nae Duane.
May 31, 2018Early-stage businesses advance with some coaching help from Gorham Savings
May 29, 2018Fifteen small businesses, including North Spore Mushroom Co., Two Fat Cats Bakery and Tito Masonry & Construction recently participated in a new five-part workshop series offered by Gorham Savings Bank to help southern Maine entrepreneurs better
May 29, 2018
Caribou businesswoman named Aroostook's 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
May 29, 2018A Caribou restaurateur is the 2018 Aroostook Entrepreneur of the Year.
May 29, 2018
Portland startup wins $25K prize in Thursday's Top Gun Showcase finals
May 25, 2018Erica Schmitz, founder of the Portland startup MyBodyModel, is the winner of the $25,000 cash prize awarded Thursday night at the Top Gun Showcase finals held at the University of Southern Maine's Hannaford Hall.
May 25, 2018Georgia investment firm buys Lewiston-based call center company
May 17, 2018ITC Capital Partners, a Georgia-based investment company that says on its website it seeks entrepreneurial partnerships that will achieve a minimum long-term return to its shareholders of 20% annually, has purchased Argo Contact Centers in Lewiston
May 17, 2018
Seven top family-owned businesses honored at awards gala
May 16, 2018Tuesday's 19th Annual Maine Family Business Awards gala in Portland drew a drew a record crowd of more than 400 to celebrate companies large and small from around the state. From a record 186 nominations, 39 semi-finalists competed to receive seven
May 16, 2018Finalists selected for Aroostook's '2018 Entrepreneur of the Year'
May 14, 2018Ten finalists for the Aroostook Partnership's Entrepreneur of the Year competition have been selected and the top three will be revealed at the annual dinner and awards ceremony in Presque Isle on May 24.
May 14, 2018
How to: Evaluate an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
April 30, 2018As business owners consider transition and liquidity options, there are typically three choices: sell to a strategic buyer, a financial buyer or an employee-management group.
April 30, 2018
24 finalists in the running for Maine Family Business Awards
April 26, 2018The Institute for Family-Owned Business selected 24 Maine businesses as finalists for the annual Maine Business Awards out of a record 168 nominations.
April 26, 2018
Robin's Confections moves into high-visibility building in Biddeford
April 22, 2018A former medical office building in Biddeford that was on the market for several years is viewed by its new owners as the ideal spot for growing the production line of their Robin's Confections business — as well as for expanding into retail sales.
April 22, 2018
Greenlight Maine taking applications for Season 4 and its $100K prize
April 17, 2018Greenlight Maine, an entrepreneurial pitch contest offering a $100,000 prize, has announced a casting call for its fourth season, which will be videotaped July 16-24 at the Gracie Theater at Husson University in Bangor.
April 17, 2018
One entrepreneur's solution to womankind's 'three-bag-schlep' frustration
April 16, 2018Dianna Pozdniakov is a Lewiston-based entrepreneur on a mission to end womankind's “three-bag-schlep” with one functional yet stylish accessory.
April 16, 2018
International Kneading Conference relocates to KVCC campus
April 13, 2018The 12th annual Kneading Conference, a two-day summit for bakers, farmers and anyone who works in the grain industry, announced that this year's event will relocate to the Kennebec Valley Community College, Harold Alfond Campus-Hinckley in Clinton.
April 13, 2018
Mainebiz Food Insider: GrandyOats, Wicked Joe waking up granola with new product
April 11, 2018Two Maine businesses known for their natural products, environmental awareness and business acumen have teamed up on a product that one says is “waking up” the granola category.
April 11, 2018
SBA Maine announces its 2018 award winners
April 4, 2018In addition to selecting Sea Bags LLC founder and President Beth Shissler and CEO Don Oakes as SBA's Maine Small Business Persons of the Year, the U.S. Small Business Administration named the following businesses as the state's other 2018 award
April 4, 2018MTI awards $6.7M in federal grants to six Maine startups
March 28, 2018The Maine Technology Institute reported this week that six Maine companies have received Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer awards from various federal agencies totaling almost $6.7 million.
March 28, 2018
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