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  • Ask ACE: How do we incorporate flexibility and innovation while meeting our compliance obligations?
    December 1, 2025 -

    Even regulated businesses must grow, and unnecessary procedures can drain resources and hinder flexibility.

    December 1, 2025 -

    Even regulated businesses must grow, and unnecessary procedures can drain resources and hinder flexibility.

  • Ask ACE: How do we protect the business without creating a bunch of red tape?
    November 17, 2025 -

    ACE member Laura McDowell, a certified Entrepreneurial Operating System implementer based in Portland, shares how we can protect the business without creating a bunch of red tape.

    November 17, 2025 -

    ACE member Laura McDowell, a certified Entrepreneurial Operating System implementer based in Portland, shares how we can protect the business without creating a bunch of red tape.

  • Ask ACE: How do we make sure a family brand is part of the legacy?
    November 3, 2025 -

    Stability, tradition and authenticity are key traits of family businesses, but so is an openness to change.

    November 3, 2025 -

    Stability, tradition and authenticity are key traits of family businesses, but so is an openness to change.

  • Ask ACE: How do you prepare leadership and management to run an ESOP successfully?
    October 20, 2025 -

    The success of an ESOP depends on how well leadership and management are prepared to guide the company in its next chapter.

    October 20, 2025 -

    The success of an ESOP depends on how well leadership and management are prepared to guide the company in its next chapter.

  • Ask ACE: Beyond the satisfaction of paying it forward, are there other reasons to be a mentor?
    October 6, 2025 -

    Mentorship forces you to stay curious, humble and open — qualities that make you not just a better leader, but a better colleague and partner.

    October 6, 2025 -

    Mentorship forces you to stay curious, humble and open — qualities that make you not just a better leader, but a better colleague and partner.

  • Ask ACE: How can my business attract and keep great employees?
    September 22, 2025 -

    With a limited candidate pool and larger companies often drawing people south, small business owners need to be intentional about hiring and retention.

    September 22, 2025 -

    With a limited candidate pool and larger companies often drawing people south, small business owners need to be intentional about hiring and retention.

  • Ask ACE: How do I balance numbers and emotions in my family business?
    September 8, 2025 -

    In family businesses, where personal history and professional responsibility overlap, emotions can have a big impact — sometimes quietly, sometimes dramatically.

    September 8, 2025 -

    In family businesses, where personal history and professional responsibility overlap, emotions can have a big impact — sometimes quietly, sometimes dramatically.

  • Ask ACE: What’s the best way to keep business development people on task and on staff?
    August 25, 2025 -

    Fancy job titles skirt the core purpose: making the sale. Employees may understandably assume the role is about maintaining current accounts, networking or promoting products — not actively pursuing…

    August 25, 2025 -

    Fancy job titles skirt the core purpose: making the sale. Employees may understandably assume the role is about maintaining current accounts, networking or promoting products — not actively pursuing…

  • Ask ACE: Do we need to update vendor contracts when committing to supply chain sustainability?
    August 11, 2025 -

    Vague language such as “sustainable sourcing” or “eco-friendly operations” can create confusion or lead to disputes

    August 11, 2025 -

    Vague language such as “sustainable sourcing” or “eco-friendly operations” can create confusion or lead to disputes

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    Ask ACE: What is greenwashing, and how can we avoid it?
    July 28, 2025 -

    Marketing carries legal risks — especially the risk of greenwashing by making misleading environmental claims. Greenwashing can damage reputations, trigger lawsuits and violate federal and state…

    July 28, 2025 -

    Marketing carries legal risks — especially the risk of greenwashing by making misleading environmental claims. Greenwashing can damage reputations, trigger lawsuits and violate federal and state…

  • Ask ACE: How can leaders help employees stay focused and engaged?
    July 14, 2025 -

    Today’s rapidly shifting generational workplace dynamics are shaped by economic pressures, constant communication and information overload. Leaders have to cut through all that.

    July 14, 2025 -

    Today’s rapidly shifting generational workplace dynamics are shaped by economic pressures, constant communication and information overload. Leaders have to cut through all that.

  • Ask ACE: How can I support my employees’ personal finances without overstepping boundaries?
    June 30, 2025 -

    Financial coach Allison Bishop offers tips on how to help employees get a better handle on their money situation.

    June 30, 2025 -

    Financial coach Allison Bishop offers tips on how to help employees get a better handle on their money situation.

  • Ask ACE: Will selling my business affect the cost of my Medicare in retirement?
    June 16, 2025 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the thorny issue of Medicare costs in retirement.

    June 16, 2025 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the thorny issue of Medicare costs in retirement.

  • Ask ACE: We’re hiring, but no one seems like the right fit. What can we do differently?
    June 2, 2025 -

    The issue may not be the talent pool, but the process leading to the hire. Without a well-structured hiring process, you’re likely to attract and hire the wrong candidates.

    June 2, 2025 -

    The issue may not be the talent pool, but the process leading to the hire. Without a well-structured hiring process, you’re likely to attract and hire the wrong candidates.

  • Ask ACE: How can I handle rude colleagues?
    May 19, 2025 -

    ACE offers five steps that will help you evaluate the size of the problem before taking the next, more serious, action.

    May 19, 2025 -

    ACE offers five steps that will help you evaluate the size of the problem before taking the next, more serious, action.

Today's Poll

In the past year, have you attended games of Maine's professional sports teams?
Poll Description

Portland is home to four professional sports teams — the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox; the G-League's Maine Celtics, an affiliate of the Boston Celtics; the Maine Mariners, an ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins; and the Portland Hearts of Pine, which is in USL League One.

In October 2024, the Sports Business Journal named Portland the best U.S. city for minor league sports. 

In the past year, Maine's teams have been getting some upgrades.

The Portland Sea Dogs opened a new, state-of-the-art $10 million training facility and clubhouse at Hadlock Field. The Portland Hearts of Pine launched their inaugural season in 2025, playing to consistently sold-out crowds from the very first game and reaching the semifinals in November. And now the Maine Mariners plan to build a new practice rink at the Downs in Scarborough.

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