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Small Business

  • Maine original, CLYNK, expands into New York

    Staff June 14, 2016

    The South Portland-based bottle redemption company CLYNK has announced that it will be expanding its drop-off locations into 51 Hannaford supermarkets in New York — more than doubling its current operational footprint of 49 drop-off locations in

    Staff June 14, 2016
  • Bixby founder wins Tory Burch Fellowship pitch competition, $100K grant

    Staff June 13, 2016

    Kate McAleer, the owner of the Rockland-based craft candy bar company Bixby & Co., has been named the winner of the inaugural Tory Burch Fellowship Program's pitch competition, and was awarded a $100,000 grant investment for her business.

    Staff June 13, 2016
  • A new brand — and start, for Sebago Brewing

    Lori Valigra June 13, 2016

    Sebago Brewing has seen high growth over the past two years, during which it changed its branding as well as its packaging to cans to better suit wholesale buyers, saw wholesale sales volume rise 65%, while also enduring a costly, self-initiated

    Lori Valigra June 13, 2016
  • New OT rules take effect Dec. 1: Here's what you need to know

    James McCarthy June 13, 2016

    Greg Dugal, president and CEO of the Maine Restaurant Association, readily admits the salary threshold for employers to avoid paying overtime when salaried employees work more than 40 hours is too low and needs to be hiked.

    James McCarthy June 13, 2016
  • Big interest in small business

    June 13, 2016

    The Mainebiz small business focus is typically our largest issue of the year, not including the Book of Lists or Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine.

    June 13, 2016
  • Sustainable growth planned for Good Natured Brand

    Tina Fischer June 13, 2016

    With consumer demand for chemical-free products at an all-time high, Good Natured Brand's line of all-natural cleaning and personal care products is finding a profitable and expanding niche.

    Tina Fischer June 13, 2016
  • Portland Pie CEO finds pizza is about more than dough

    Jennifer Van Allen June 13, 2016

    Given how well known the Portland Pie Co.'s brand is in Maine, it is remarkable to consider that it began 19 years ago as an 800-square-foot takeout and delivery joint on India Street.

    Jennifer Van Allen June 13, 2016
  • Camden's small-business resurgence breathes new life to familiar locations

    Laurie Schreiber June 13, 2016

    When the site of Cappy's Chowder House, a downtown mainstay since the 1970s at 1 Main St., became available for lease earlier this year, Sea Dog Brewing Co. jumped at the opportunity.

    Laurie Schreiber June 13, 2016
  • Not far from downtown Bar Harbor, Town Hill attracts small businesses

    Laurie Schreiber June 13, 2016

    A mini-boom in small-business activity is taking place in Town Hill, a small village that's part of the busy tourist town of Bar Harbor, but is located on its outermost fringe.

    Laurie Schreiber June 13, 2016
  • Summer concert season brings big bucks to Bangor businesses

    June 10, 2016

    The official launch of the summer concert series at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor has businesses in Bangor gearing up for the thousands of music fans who will descend upon the city in the coming months.

    June 10, 2016
  • Rockland officials to consider Main Street zoning changes

    June 10, 2016

    Rockland's City Council will mull over a possible zone change on Monday night that will allow a Main Street property owner to lease a three-story commercial building for use as a restaurant.

    June 10, 2016
  • MTI awards $21K to five businesses across Maine

    Staff June 10, 2016

    The Maine Technology Institute approved five grant applications for the month of May totaling $21,303 to Maine businesses specializing in advancements in the fields of aquaculture and marine technology, precision manufacturing, environmental

    Staff June 10, 2016
  • Small business group supports raising state's minimum wage

    June 9, 2016

    The Maine Small Business coalition revealed a list of 500 small businesses statewide that it said support a measure to raise the state's minimum wage.

    June 9, 2016
  • Bangor joins Portland with pedicab service offerings

    June 8, 2016

    Explore Bangor, the downtown bike, kayak and paddleboard rental company that opened in April, is now offering pedicab service between West Market Square in the city's downtown, the Cross Insurance Center and Bangor's waterfront.

    June 8, 2016
  • Fluid Farms wins $50K at Launchpad entrepreneur competition

    Lori Valigra June 8, 2016

    Touting a goal of closing the gap in Maine's ability to produce its own food year-round, Tyler Gaudet, co-owner of Fluid Farms Aquaponic Produce of Dresden, took the top $50,000 prize at Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad 2016 competition Tuesday

    Lori Valigra June 8, 2016
  • Owner of shuttered Bangor bridal shop owed at least $10K in rent

    June 8, 2016

    The plot thickened in the case of House of Brides, the Bangor bridal shop that closed suddenly last week leaving soon-to-be-brides without gowns, deposits or answers.

    June 8, 2016

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The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.