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How ToHow to convert remote workers into Maine workers
Updated: February 6, 2025By converting remote workers into local employees, we strengthen our businesses, communities and economy, writes guest columnist Katie Shorey.
Updated: February 6, 2025
How ToHow to introduce AI into your business (without scaring your team)
Updated: February 4, 2025Just like the early days of social media, there have been plenty of horror stories about AI-generated content.
Updated: February 4, 2025
How ToA game plan for winning on social media, TikTok or not
Updated: January 30, 2025When done right, social media can be a successful tool for businesses and influencers.
Updated: January 30, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How do I expand my reputation as a thought leader?
Updated: April 22, 2025A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.
Updated: April 22, 2025
HOW TOCompanies aren't bought, they're sold: 6 steps to get a business ready for sale
January 22, 2025Guest columnists Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall offer six steps to get your company in shape to be sold.
January 22, 2025
How ToHow to implement Maine's new paid leave rules
Updated: January 21, 2025Guest columnist Tawny Alvarez, a lawyer at Verrill, outlines what businesses need to know about Maine's new paid-leave law.
Updated: January 21, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?
Updated: January 13, 2025A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Is there a list of legal deadlines I should keep in mind for 2025?
Updated: December 16, 2024As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.
Updated: December 16, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How do I connect with alternative financing sources?
Updated: December 27, 2024Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.
Updated: December 27, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: We haven’t rejected remote work, but are losing company culture. What do you suggest?
Updated: November 18, 2024With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.
Updated: November 18, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Employees balked about coming back to the workplace. What can we do?
Updated: November 4, 2024As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently.
Updated: November 4, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Why do I need a strategic plan for my business?
Updated: October 21, 2024Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.
Updated: October 21, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: Advice for outsourcing POS, payment processing and payroll solutions
Updated: October 7, 2024POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: If I use AI to write something, do I hold a copyright in the content?
Updated: September 16, 2024'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.
Updated: September 16, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How do we encourage energy and ambition without causing burnout and turnover?
Updated: September 2, 2024Today’s employees want work that makes them happy. Instead of providing work-life balance, they want to be living life, whether at work and at home, writes consultant Holly Smevog.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Ask ACEAsk ACE: How can we choose a benefits package that will help us retain employees?
Updated: August 19, 2024An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is looking to hold onto its workforce.
Updated: August 19, 2024
