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Three Maine towns receive entrepreneur, innovation development help
Staff April 2, 2020Skowhegan, Monson and Lisbon will get $70,000 in grants and training to help develop local entrepreneurship and innovation networks in a program created by the National Main Street Center and funded through the Maine Community Foundation.
Maine governments, agencies get $16.5M for crisis housing support
Staff April 2, 2020The state government, five cities, Cumberland County and a nonprofit will share the first installment of housing and homelessness grants from the federal emergency response package for the COVID-19 crisis.
Retirement rollovers for business have tax advantages — but beware
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 6, 2020Rollovers for business startups, or ROBS, allow entrepreneurs to leverage retirement savings in order to launch a new business and perhaps a second career. But especially in these turbulent times, caution is necessary.
As coronavirus swamps Maine businesses, financial lifeboats are launched
Maureen Milliken Updated: April 6, 2020It was March 12, and the state had just announced Maine’s first COVID-19 case.
Business with a purpose: Maine financial firms join growing ‘conscious capitalism’ movement
Renee Cordes Updated: April 6, 2020The Portland Conscious Capitalism Community is part of a growing national movement that puts purpose on a par with profit. The community grew from a few people last August to about 50 today, as issues of social responsibility take on new importance.
Insider Notebook: Lewiston urgent care clinic opens as scheduled, sans fanfare
Maureen Milliken April 1, 2020CMH says there's no better time than now for Maine Urgent Care in Lewiston to open; Portland restricts short-term rentals and asks evictions be halted; MEREDA sets new gala date; architecture critic Sorkin dies.
Maine Woodland Owners becomes New Gloucester's biggest landowner
Maureen Milliken April 1, 2020As landowners in the state age, they're looking to make sure their forests are preserved — 40% of the land donated to the nonprofit, including 2,000 acres in New Gloucester by the Chandler family, has been in the last three years.
Warming Gulf of Maine waters may be stunting lobster growth
Staff April 1, 2020The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans. Researchers will study whether that’s having an impact on young lobsters and their success in growing to adulthood.
Communities urge state, feds to do more to help Maine small businesses
Maureen Milliken March 31, 2020The 10 towns in the Maine Development Foundation Main Street Maine program have a list of suggestions for Gov. Janet Mills and the state's congressional delegation that may help businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
Waterville wealth firm invokes Buffett playbook in crisis response
Renee Cordes Updated: March 31, 2020Despite today's public health crisis, investors need to think about the long term, Waterville-based financial adviser Brian Bernatchez tells Mainebiz.
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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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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