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South Portland startup ElleVet Sciences elevates chief financial officer to CEO role
Alexis Wells Updated: November 4, 2024ElleVet Sciences, a South Portland animal health startup specializing in cannabis-based products, has promoted Haley Israelson to chief executive officer.
Alexis Wells Updated: November 4, 2024
10 tips for doing business in Maine
Nancy Marshall November 1, 2024You can’t speed up trust, you have to slow down in order to get to know a person, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall.
Nancy Marshall November 1, 2024
On the Record: MTI’s Brian Whitney aims to promote inclusive entrepreneurship, update strategic plan
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024As the organization starts a new chapter at Cloudport Coworking in Portland and seeks a northern Maine hub, Mainebiz checked in with MTI President Brian Whitney.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024
Exit focus: The good, the bad and the unnerving about selling a family business in Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024Selling a family business requires a combination of patience, emotional stamina and an understanding of market conditions.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024From the Editor: ‘Family-owned’ has a lot of dimensions when it comes to business
Peter Van Allen Updated: November 4, 2024It’s a story we seem to be hearing a lot recently: A successful niche business, run by passionate owner-operators, is looking for a buyer.
Peter Van Allen Updated: November 4, 2024
Oyster company spins off eco-friendly packaging venture to reduce plastic waste
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 30, 2024Maine Ocean Farms in Freeport partnered with a manufacturer in Austria to create beechwood cellulose fiber packaging, durable enough to hold shellfish — and also compostable.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 30, 2024
Portland niche brewery, Maine's largest beer-maker each take home prizes in national competition
Renee Cordes Updated: October 28, 2024Orange Bike Brewing, founded by Tom Ruff last year, won a silver medal for its Oktoberfest and a bronze for its Pilsner at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 28, 2024
AI startup wins $50K prize in Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad pitch-off
Renee Cordes Updated: October 25, 2024Alivo, winner of the 2024 small business pitch contest, is an AI-powered sales assistant for home services providers.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 25, 2024
Houlton bodyguard works to make bags that double as armor
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 22, 2024The combat veteran is now working with the Maine Technology Institute to scale up production of the backpacks and laptop bags, some of which are bulletproof.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 22, 2024
On the Record: Jewelry designer from Ghana finds his niche in Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024Ebenezer Akakpo, who works out of a studio in Westbrook and has a retail store in Portland, incorporates Adinkra symbols from his west African homeland into designs for jewelry, apparel and other objects.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024
From the Cold War to high tech: Behind the scenes at TechPlace, Brunswick’s business incubator
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024Based on Maine’s southern midcoast, TechPlace is an incubator for early-stage manufacturing and technology startups.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024Editor's Note: Go East, young startup!
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 21, 2024While Maine’s midcoast and Downeast regions are often defined by the fishing and tourism industries, they are also notable for a broader range of small businesses and startups.
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 21, 2024
Technology is key to development of these growing Maine food companies
Laurie Schreiber October 10, 2024Custom freeze-drying, aquaculture and machine-learning, logistics software and ecofriendly cans are some of the types of business in the new cohort of FoodTech Maine.
Laurie Schreiber October 10, 2024
'Leading with humanity' and other insights from the Mainebiz CEO Forum
Renee Cordes Updated: October 10, 2024Six Maine business and nonprofit leaders shared '60 ideas in 60 minutes' at a panel discussion moderated by Linda Varrell, president of Broadreach Public Relations.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 10, 2024
40 Under 40: David Tse is driving the transition to electric vehicles
Updated: October 7, 2024David Tse is CEO of Chargely, the developer of a mobile app for electric vehicle drivers that he co-founded in March 2023.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Dan Reed builds resources and relationships to fill community needs
Updated: October 7, 2024Dan Reed is passionate about community involvement, and takes an active role in the Bath region and in Maine's community of entrepreneurs.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
The Giving Guide
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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