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On the Record: Bookclubs CEO lays out vision for startup’s next chapter
Updated: September 2, 2024The platform, led by Anna Ford from Camden, takes the hassle out of starting and managing a book club so users can focus on reading, discussing and being together.
Updated: September 2, 2024
From seaweed twine to plantain salve, young businesses are going all-out on innovation
Updated: September 2, 2024Maine's startup ecosytem is thriving, with dozens of young companies. Common themes? It’s about a personal interest or mission, often supported by programs like Top Gun and Dirigo Labs.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Maine fashion brands call Portland their new home
Updated: September 2, 2024Maine fashion brands that started out as in studio apartments, pop-ups or workshop space are now getting a retail foothold in the Old Port and Arts District areas of Portland.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Snap, crackle & pop-up: Temporary retail gains traction in Maine
Updated: September 2, 2024From Portland's Black Box business incubator to market stands and in-store demos, pop-up retail is an attractive stepping-off point for many entrepreneurs.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Dirigo Labs, BerryDunn team on cleantech bootcamp
Updated: August 22, 2024The Sept. 18 event aims to give entrepreneurs a competitive edge in the fast-growing sector.
Updated: August 22, 2024
Summer reading lists: From Stephen King novels to Barbra Streisand autobiography
Updated: August 21, 2024At the height of the summer vacation — and summer reading — season, Mainebiz asked business movers and shakers about the pages they're turning.
Updated: August 21, 2024
On the Record: In Brooksville, a retired teacher gives literacy lessons — with help from horses
Updated: August 19, 2024Bobbi Ackerman explains why horses are great learning partners for youngsters, including those who may be struggling in school.
Updated: August 19, 2024
14 fast-growing Maine companies make this year's Inc. 5000 list
Updated: August 14, 2024A Portland-based cybersecurity firm made its debut on Inc. magazine's ranking of the country's fastest-growing companies, while the top rank in Maine goes to a repeat performer.
Updated: August 14, 2024
Waterville incubator Dirigo Labs aims to foster business innovation
Updated: August 13, 2024Emalee Hall, assistant director of innovation programming and partnerships at Dirigo Labs, says the new program will focus on customer discovery, market research and product development.
Updated: August 13, 2024
Kittery startup expands R&D on kelp extract for use in skin care products
Updated: August 13, 2024The bootstrap company was awarded a $175,000 grant to research 'green' extraction of bioactive compounds from Maine seaweed. The chemicals are used in skin care products.
Updated: August 13, 2024
Dirigo Labs to launch business incubator program in Waterville
August 9, 2024Each startup will receive personalized coaching and support from a mentor and an entrepreneur-in-residence, to help tackle the challenges of early-stage development.
August 9, 2024
'Bakery on wheels' finds a niche in Ellsworth
Updated: August 5, 2024Hailee Carter pumped money from a home sale and earnings into outfitting a cargo trailer as a bakery. Today she sees scores of customers at two locations, and also handles events, wholesale customers and special orders.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Meet the 2024 Mainebiz Women to Watch
Updated: August 5, 2024Now in their 15th year, the Mainebiz Women to Watch awards honor women who have demonstrated leadership in wide-ranging sectors of business, health care and the nonprofit world.
Updated: August 5, 2024
On the Record: Chargely CEO aims to build a community of electric vehicle drivers
Updated: August 5, 2024Chargely is a mobile app that helps users figure out where to go in their electric vehicles. CEO David Tse shares his vision and plans with Mainebiz.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Women to Watch: Grace Mo-Phillips is an entrepreneur, mentor to underserved women
Updated: August 5, 2024At the CEI Women’s Business Center in Portland, Program Director Grace Mo-Phillips draws inspiration from the alumni of the BIPOC Women’s Business Navigator she has created and leads.
Updated: August 5, 2024
With high-tech tank, Brunswick rocket maker bluShift takes next step to space flight
July 31, 2024An upcoming "hot fire test" will run the company's biofueled rocket engine three times longer than ever before — long enough to get bluShift's craft to suborbital space.
July 31, 2024
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