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April 6, 2020 EditionEdition

🔒Ask ACE: In the age of coronavirus, how do you manage a distributed team?

A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader on a frequent challenge in the new normal — what it takes to lead a team of remote employees.

🔒Retirement rollovers for business have tax advantages — but beware

Rollovers 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

It was March 12, and the state had just announced Maine’s first COVID-19 case. As the business community...

🔒Banking in the age of coronavirus: insights from Maine bank and credit union chiefs

What’s it like to run a bank or credit union in the midst of the ongoing health and economic crisis? To find out, Mainebiz checked in with business leaders around the state. Here’s what they told us.
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🔒Business with a purpose: Maine financial firms join growing ‘conscious capitalism’ movement

The 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.

🔒From the Editor: Crazy times, but businesses move quickly to adapt

In recent weeks, we’ve witnessed one of the more stressful periods for the economy and for our...

🔒Biz Money: Help is on the way for small businesses hanging on during shutdown

The $2 trillion federal relief program could be a lifesaver for Maine businesses struggling with impacts of COVID-19. But will the relief come soon enough?

🔒Don Oakes, CEO of Sea Bags, battens down for stormy weather

Like other businesses, the iconic Maine company is charting new plans in reaction to the global health crisis. Mainebiz recently sat down with Oakes to learn how Sea Bags is adjusting, and what's ahead.
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🔒Newsworthy people and performances for April 6, 2020

The Mainebiz roundup of businesses and businesspeople that have been making changes in recent weeks. Check out our compilation of new hires, promotions, accomplishments and more.
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