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Ariadne Dimoula is the founder and CEO of Paramount Planet Product.
Stephen Carr is passionate about landscaping and running his company, and also about firefighting and helping others as a lieutenant on the York Fire Department.
The companies represent a diverse range of industries, from clean technology and digital innovation to food and manufacturing. Each business has demonstrated high-growth potential.
The grants could provide a funding spark for immigrant-owned startups and small businesses in the city.
The Auburn-based chain, which is privately held, now has 73 locations across five states.
The small businesses, from a buckwheat snack brand to the developer of African-language learning app, will compete in next month's competition organized by Gorham Savings Bank.
If the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction is made permanent, the U.S. would gain over a million jobs each year, according to the analysis. In Maine, 6,000 new jobs would be created annually for the first 10 years.
The Maine Food Producer Showcase & Golden Fork Awards will be held at Brick South on Thompson's Point on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Maryna Shuliakouskaya, originally from Belarus, owns nine Aroma Joe’s locations in Maine, with a 10th due to open later this year in Saco.
The 10 technology startups represent a range of industries and hail from as far afield as Spain.
As guest columnists Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon write, "over-commitment denies you the pleasures of life. You’re always behind, late, unprepared. You become a 'human-doing' rather than a human being."
The platform, led by Anna Ford from Camden, takes the hassle out of starting and managing a book club so users can focus on reading, discussing and being together.
Maine's startup ecosytem is thriving, with dozens of young companies. Common themes? It’s about a personal interest or mission, often supported by programs like Top Gun and Dirigo Labs.
Maine fashion brands that started out as in studio apartments, pop-ups or workshop space are now getting a retail foothold in the Old Port and Arts District areas of Portland.
From Portland's Black Box business incubator to market stands and in-store demos, pop-up retail is an attractive stepping-off point for many entrepreneurs.
Today’s employees want work that makes them happy. Instead of providing work-life balance, they want to be living life, whether at work and at home, writes consultant Holly Smevog.