November 4, 2024 EditionEdition

🔒Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 4, 2024

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at Maine businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care institutions.

🔒On the Record: MTI’s Brian Whitney aims to promote inclusive entrepreneurship, update strategic plan

As the organization starts a new chapter at Cloudport Coworking in Portland and seeks a northern Maine hub, Mainebiz checked in with MTI President Brian Whitney.

🔒While Maine’s family-owned businesses are facing challenges, one thing is keeping them going

Mainebiz spoke with three food businesses that have faced a range of challenges, including fire, floods, construction and new product development.

🔒The ‘family-owned’ brand can be an important marketing tool

The 'family-owned' story can be an important marketing tool. But not all such businesses understand its power.
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🔒Exit focus: The good, the bad and the unnerving about selling a family business in Maine

Selling a family business requires a combination of patience, emotional stamina and an understanding of market conditions.

🔒Ask ACE: Employees balked about coming back to the workplace. What can we do?

As 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.

🔒A Look Back: A Wyeth fan returns to Monhegan, this time as a reporter

Jim McCarthy was a longtime Maine journalist who capped off his career at Mainebiz, first as a...

🔒From the Editor: ‘Family-owned’ has a lot of dimensions when it comes to business

It’s a story we seem to be hearing a lot recently: A successful niche business, run by passionate owner-operators, is looking for a buyer.
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