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How to develop a co-branded marketing strategy
Updated: January 13, 2020A guest writer says co-branding with another organization can be a powerful way to expand your reach — either to new geographic markets or to new audience segments. Here's how.
Updated: January 13, 2020
How ToYou can hire and retain employees, without breaking the bank
Updated: February 2, 2021A guest writer explains how Maine employers can get the best workers, and keep them on after they're hired.
Updated: February 2, 2021- Ask ACE
How to lead an executive team to independence
Updated: January 5, 2021A guest writer from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader on how to foster greater independence in an executive team.
Updated: January 5, 2021 - Ask ACE
One of these things is not like the other
Updated: January 8, 2021A contributing expert from ACE explains the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant, and when you need each.
Updated: January 8, 2021 - Ask ACE
What do I need to do to get on the first page of Google?
Updated: January 4, 2021A guest consultant advises a Mainebiz reader on the best strategies for optimizing a website's appearance in Google's search results.
Updated: January 4, 2021 
How ToCreate a marketing communications plan for your nonprofit
Updated: September 23, 2019Many nonprofits struggle with overwhelming challenges: lack of money, lack of employees, lack of volunteers, lack of name recognition and lack of direction. What most nonprofits don’t realize is that a strategic marketing communications plan can
Updated: September 23, 2019- Ask ACE
What’s expected of a nonprofit board member
Updated: January 8, 2021A contributing expert explains what you should be prepared to do, and not do, when you take a seat on a nonprofit's board.
Updated: January 8, 2021 - Ask ACE
How to manage your time effectively
Updated: September 16, 2019An expert contributing consultant has recommendations for getting the most out of that precious business resource, time.
Updated: September 16, 2019 - Ask ACE
How to show your full potential to an employer
Updated: September 2, 2019An expert contributing consultant discusses how to increase your chances for job promotion when others say you don't have the potential for management.
Updated: September 2, 2019 - Ask ACE
Effective feedback, a simple model
Updated: August 19, 2019Tom Renehan, who specializes in leadership training, discusses how managers can provide effective feedback to employees while making it easier for both parties.
Updated: August 19, 2019 
How to manage legal risks when outsourcing business functions to the cloud
Updated: August 5, 2019In today’s cloud-enabled world, business functions are commonly outsourced to service providers. Attorney Eric Langland explains how to do that in a way that minimizes legal risk.
Updated: August 5, 2019- Ask ACE
Selling change to staffers
Updated: August 5, 2019Q: How can we get our employees to embrace change instead of resisting it?
Updated: August 5, 2019 - Ask ACE
What to do when your business stalls
Updated: October 30, 2020In a Mainebiz "Ask ACE" column, guest writer and marketing consultant Gerard Bianco has advice for rejuvenating your business when it has "Couch-Potato Syndrome."
Updated: October 30, 2020 - Ask ACE
Ask ACE: The best to promote aren’t always the best supervisors
Updated: December 8, 2020Q: In our manufacturing operation, we like to promote from within for first-line supervision. The best equipment operators are the ones who expect to be promoted, but we’ve found that they are not always the best supervisors.
Updated: December 8, 2020 - Ask ACE
Ask ACE: Here's why 'project management' is important
Updated: December 7, 2020A contributing consultant advises a reader on what "project management" really entails, and why it should matter to businesspeople.
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