November 22, 2004 Edition

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Garage sale | A chat with Mark Maguire, co-owner of 2nd Life Tools LLC in Hollis and Westbrook.

Founded: January 2004 Projected revenues, 2004: $16,000 Projected revenues, 2005: $60,000 Address: 32 Little Falls Rd., Hollis Phone: 252-5896 Web: www.2ndlifetools.com Describe what...

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Making it rain | Maine law firms hire marketing staffers to drum up Â— and keep Â— business

Rand Ardell joined the law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson a little over a month...

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Turn around, bright eyes | John Thibodeau’s Windsor Associates specializes in pulling businesses out of dire straits

Presiding over a company that's in over its head isn't an enviable position. Maybe the firm is...

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Policing lawyers | Maine’s system for disciplining attorneys draws criticism for its relative lack of action

What began as an argument between neighbors over an eight-inch strip of property ended with an Old...

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The hunting economy | A guide, a camp owner, a gun dealer and a taxidermist on their roles in one of Maine’s most controversial...

Depending on who you ask, the local and visiting hunters stalking white-tailed deer in the woods of...

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Doggy business | A new CEO and a retail expansion mark Planet Dog’s quest for profits

For several years, Portland-based Planet Dog produced a retail catalog of all its pet products. A full-color,...

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On the waterfront | P.D. Merrill sells Merrill Marine Terminal Services in an effort to ensure its future

P.D. Merrill sees an evolutionary pattern in the 75 years that have passed since his father founded...

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COMMENTARY: Where are you going? | The small-business owner’s guide to strategic planning Â— and why it matters

Senior management consultant, Berry, Fowles & Co., Falmouth It is autumn in New England and the temperature...

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The hired guns | Maine small businesses turn to consultants to fill crucial strategic and tactical roles

Like many small-business owners, Gilbert Bluthley worries. "The thing that kept me up at night was meeting...

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COMMENTARY: The road to good governance | Why complying with Sarbanes-Oxley makes sense for companies that aren’t required to do so

Chairman and president/CEO, respectively, Bangor Savings Bank Our company has chosen to comply voluntarily with the strictures of...

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