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South Portland startup ElleVet Sciences elevates chief financial officer to CEO role
Updated: November 4, 2024ElleVet Sciences, a South Portland animal health startup specializing in cannabis-based products, has promoted Haley Israelson to chief executive officer.
Updated: November 4, 2024
10 tips for doing business in Maine
November 1, 2024You can’t speed up trust, you have to slow down in order to get to know a person, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall.
November 1, 2024
On the Record: MTI’s Brian Whitney aims to promote inclusive entrepreneurship, update strategic plan
Updated: November 4, 2024As 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.
Updated: November 4, 2024
Exit focus: The good, the bad and the unnerving about selling a family business in Maine
Updated: November 4, 2024Selling a family business requires a combination of patience, emotional stamina and an understanding of market conditions.
Updated: November 4, 2024From the Editor: ‘Family-owned’ has a lot of dimensions when it comes to business
Updated: November 4, 2024It’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.
Updated: November 4, 2024-
Oyster company spins off eco-friendly packaging venture to reduce plastic waste
Updated: October 30, 2024Maine Ocean Farms in Freeport partnered with a manufacturer in Austria to create beechwood cellulose fiber packaging, durable enough to hold shellfish — and also compostable.
Updated: October 30, 2024
Portland niche brewery, Maine's largest beer-maker each take home prizes in national competition
Updated: October 28, 2024Orange Bike Brewing, founded by Tom Ruff last year, won a silver medal for its Oktoberfest and a bronze for its Pilsner at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival.
Updated: October 28, 2024
AI startup wins $50K prize in Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad pitch-off
Updated: October 25, 2024Alivo, winner of the 2024 small business pitch contest, is an AI-powered sales assistant for home services providers.
Updated: October 25, 2024
Houlton bodyguard works to make bags that double as armor
Updated: October 22, 2024The combat veteran is now working with the Maine Technology Institute to scale up production of the backpacks and laptop bags, some of which are bulletproof.
Updated: October 22, 2024
On the Record: Jewelry designer from Ghana finds his niche in Maine
Updated: October 21, 2024Ebenezer Akakpo, who works out of a studio in Westbrook and has a retail store in Portland, incorporates Adinkra symbols from his west African homeland into designs for jewelry, apparel and other objects.
Updated: October 21, 2024
From the Cold War to high tech: Behind the scenes at TechPlace, Brunswick’s business incubator
Updated: October 21, 2024Based on Maine’s southern midcoast, TechPlace is an incubator for early-stage manufacturing and technology startups.
Updated: October 21, 2024Editor's Note: Go East, young startup!
Updated: October 21, 2024While Maine’s midcoast and Downeast regions are often defined by the fishing and tourism industries, they are also notable for a broader range of small businesses and startups.
Updated: October 21, 2024
Technology is key to development of these growing Maine food companies
October 10, 2024Custom freeze-drying, aquaculture and machine-learning, logistics software and ecofriendly cans are some of the types of business in the new cohort of FoodTech Maine.
October 10, 2024
'Leading with humanity' and other insights from the Mainebiz CEO Forum
Updated: October 10, 2024Six Maine business and nonprofit leaders shared '60 ideas in 60 minutes' at a panel discussion moderated by Linda Varrell, president of Broadreach Public Relations.
Updated: October 10, 2024
40 Under 40: David Tse is driving the transition to electric vehicles
Updated: October 7, 2024David Tse is CEO of Chargely, the developer of a mobile app for electric vehicle drivers that he co-founded in March 2023.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Dan Reed builds resources and relationships to fill community needs
Updated: October 7, 2024Dan Reed is passionate about community involvement, and takes an active role in the Bath region and in Maine's community of entrepreneurs.
Updated: October 7, 2024
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