April 20, 2015 Edition

How to

🔒How to turn an idea into a business

Every three days or so last summer on the island of Vinalhaven, I made the drive into town to stock up. I popped into the grocery store, stopped by the […]

Banking & Finance

🔒Entrepreneurs find new ways to leverage federal funding

Federal science funding can be a boon to Maine companies, but some of its requirements can limit...

News

🔒Beat system reflects Mainebiz effort to get out the door

In the year since I joined Mainebiz, I have preached (and tried to practice) the philosophy that...

Marketing & Media

🔒How to choose the right marketing partner

Most business owners and marketing managers recognize that to retain and increase market share they need to...

Economic development

🔒Grassroots branding initiative seeks to boost the Moosehead Lake region’s year-round economy

Two minutes into his presentation unveiling “America's Crown Jewel” as the tagline of a new branding initiative...

Banking & Finance

🔒In targeting fraud, banks plan greater use of microchip cards that are costly but more effective

A large data breach in December 2013 shook banks and retailers out of their sense of complacency...

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🔒New collaborations, incubators aim to breathe life into Maine’s biosciences

A group of three bioscience-focused nonprofits say they plan, through mutual cooperation and by housing very early-stage...

Economic development

🔒Wick Johnson: ‘We continually underestimate the vibrancy of the Maine economy’

I like your focus on real business in Maine. We continually underestimate the vibrancy of the Maine...

News

🔒Michael Rossney is opening a seafood shack in Castine

Michael Rossney and his wife, Michele Levesque, were living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area....

Small Business

🔒Selling the family business: A Portland investment banker sees an uptick in M&A activity

The continued improvement of the economy is driving merger and acquisition activity both nationwide and in Maine,...

Higher education

🔒Maine Law’s new dean comes into a university system undergoing change

Danielle Conway isn't one to hide behind a desk. Upon greeting me when I arrived for a...

In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances

New hiresNorton Financial Services in Cumberland Foreside hired Nick Corrow as a service representative for retirement plans....

How to

🔒How to work smarter and market your company more effectively

In marketing, being busy isn't always a good thing.Early in my career, when I was working in...

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