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By Laurie Schreiber
Small, rural businesses have unique financing needs. USDA’s federal capital helps to stimulate business creation and growth.

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Photo / Courtesy, Paquin & Carroll Insurance Doug Willett and Lynnsey McDonough of Paquin & Carroll Insurance
By Doug Willett and Lynnsey McDonough, Paquin & Carroll Insurance
After this past winter's severe storms, many Mainers are reassessing their insurance policies and how they're protected from flooding. Guest columnists Doug Willett and Lynnsey McDonough offer some suggestions.
About the authors

Doug Willett is vice president of business development at Paquin & Carroll Insurance in Biddeford. 
 
Lynnsey McDonough is vice president of personal lines at Paquin & Carroll Insurance.

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Courtesy / Cait Bourgault Photography The Woods Maine Shop branded products sold well from the get-go.
By Laurie Schreiber
Former software execs turned to branded apparel and had a hit through in-store and online orders. A larger space provides expansion opportunities and improved efficiency.

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Photo / Courtesy, Travis Mills Foundation U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Travis Mills, founder of the Travis Mills Foundation, with wife and co-founder Kelsey and their children Chloe and Dax.
By Laurie Schreiber
The foundation has over 100 people on the waiting list for its Warrior PATHH program, which is designed to help combat veterans and first responders transform struggle into strength and growth.

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Photo / Renee Cordes Cloudport Coworking is moving into a second space, at 16 Middle St. in Portland.
By Renee Cordes
Cloudport Coworking plans to open a second hub, occupying an entire floor of 16 Middle St., the building that also is headquarters for Tilson.

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May 13, 2024 Edition

Photo / Tim Greenway Apphia Kamanda Mpay, co-executive director of Common Threads of Maine sewing school at the Dana Warp Mill, runs a fashion-design business from her home.
By Renee Cordes
Some 20 women of diverse backgrounds have graduated from a program at the CEI Women's Business Center South in Portland. Alumni are forging new paths in sectors from fashion design to travel.
Overview of Small Business Demographics in Maine

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Photo / Fred Field Michael Begley is owner of Peace Love Waffles in Dover-Foxcroft. He says Maine SBDC helped him figure out the financial and business plan.
By Laurie Schreiber
Small Business Development Centers in Maine recorded one of their highest numbers of business starts during 2023. “I think the pandemic caused a lot of people to rethink things," says Maine SBDC Director Mark Delisle.

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Photo / Tim Greenway Mike Breton, owner of Electric Buddhas, a record store at 556 Congress St. in Portland.
By Alexis Wells
Vinyl never truly went away. It’s outlived the iPod, cassettes and now CDs. A new generation is discovering vinyl, and some small businesses in Maine are welcoming the old-school audiophiles.

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Photo / Jim Neuger Jason Judd, executive director of Educate Maine, photographed at the Portland Arts and Technology High School.
By Renee Cordes
Educate Maine Executive Director Jason Judd draws on his teaching background to inform his work at the Portland-based nonprofit with a statewide impact.

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PHOTO / Courtesy, Avesta Housing Avesta Housing unveiled Porter Station, with 60 apartment units, on May 2. Landry/French Construction and Ryan Senatore Architecture handled construction and design, respectively.
By Peter Van Allen
Avesta Housing teamed up with Landry/French Construction and Ryan Senatore Architecture on Porter Station, which adds 60 apartments units to Portland's tight housing market.

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By Nancy Marshall, Marshall Communications
Greetings in the business world can be tricky, as employees deal with post-pandemic questions over whether to offer a hug, a handshake or a fist bump, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall, a PR pro.

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By Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC
Investors are taking a closer look at environmental, social and governance factors to assess a company's viability. ACE columnist Carrie Green Yardley outlines how to address ESG.
About ACE

The Association for Consulting Expertise (ACE) is a nonprofit association of independent consultants who value “Success through Collaboration.” The public is welcome to attend its regular meetings to share best practices and engage with industry experts. For more information go to www.consultexpertise.com.

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By Peter Van Allen
A 1995 Mainebiz op-ed ranted about lawbreaking bicyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists, as well as a vindictive meter reader.
Fun fact

The March 1996 issue of Mainebiz reported the Boulos deal for Mangy Moose Shoppes, taking over space at 112 Main St. in Freeport. Going on three decades, Mangy Moose is still there — a remarkable achievement in any retail setting.

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EqualityMaine deserves recognition for helping change Maine's marriage equality law, which was passed in 2012, a reader points out.
From the art director

As someone interested in both equal rights and logos, this is a mistake that should not have escaped me and I regret the error!

— Matt Selva

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A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care facilities in Maine.

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Courtesy / U.S. Department of Agriculture Fifth-generation Spear Farms Inc. in Nobleboro is one of many farms across Maine that offer on-farm housing to some employees.
By Laurie Schreiber
New housing construction and improvements are the goals of federal funding programs for year-round and seasonal domestic farmworkers.

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Courtesy / University of Maine at Augusta University of Maine at Augusta architecture students will participate in a design challenge focused on the effects of climate change.
By Laurie Schreiber
Founded by philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and her husband, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the program researches climate change challenges and explores adaptive and imaginative solutions.

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