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On the Record: Maine startup aims to fight plastic pollution with kelp
Renee Cordes Updated: June 16, 2025Alexa McGovern is the founder of Dirigo Sea Farm, an early-stage startup that aims to fight plastic pollution by turning kelp into biodegradable bioplastic film for use in products such as dishwasher and laundry pods
Renee Cordes Updated: June 16, 2025
SCORE annual luncheon will honor Maine small business leaders
Tina Fischer June 9, 2025Beth Greenlaw, CEO of Portland-based Sea Bags, will be the keynote speaker at the Portland office of SCORE's annual awards luncheon.
Tina Fischer June 9, 2025
Midcoast bookstore on wheels gears up for debut
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025
Nominations are open for Maine's best family-owned businesses
Tina Fischer May 29, 2025The Institute for Family-Owned Business is calling for nominations for the best family-owned companies, to be recognized at its 25th annual awards ceremony this fall.
Tina Fischer May 29, 2025
On the Record: Music entrepreneur Chris Brown is targeting clients ‘with artistic and career momentum’
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025
Standup routine strikes 'paw-fect' tone for entrepreneurs at Portland startup conference
Renee Cordes Updated: May 23, 2025For Startup Maine Week, Diana Tan gave a lively talk peppered with dog-themed puns on using AI to build a company in 60 minutes. More than 800 people attended the four-day conference.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 23, 2025
Artist-run pop-up gallery finds a more permanent home in Portland
Tina Fischer Updated: May 21, 2025Maine Art Collective has been running two short-term galleries in Portland and Ogunquit, and has now signed its first three-year lease to operate a second Portland location.
Tina Fischer Updated: May 21, 2025
Mini-grant program stokes six small businesses in Maine
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 20, 2025The grants were awarded by New Ventures Maine, a program of the University of Maine at Augusta.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 20, 2025
On the Record: New executive chef at Portland restaurant Twelve is more mentor than manager
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2025Hannah Ryder was recently promoted to executive chef at Twelve, a high-end restaurant on Portland’s East End owned by the Prentice Hospitality Group.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2025
How to brand your small business without breaking the bank
Rich Brooks, flyte new media Updated: May 19, 2025Start small, stay consistent and invest in outside help only when the timing and budget make business sense.
Rich Brooks, flyte new media Updated: May 19, 2025
Sparked by an idea, small business owners go all-in to build their enterprise
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 19, 2025Niche small businesses are pretty much a brand for Maine, where owners build on a robust legacy of individual skill and enterprise. Common themes? A drive to navigate the journey from personal interest to enterprise, honoring heritage while rolling
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 19, 2025
Trouble in Toyland: Trade tensions, rising costs threaten to upend small toy businesses in Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2025Small toy businesses in Maine are coping with ever-changing tariffs, supply chain hiccups and rising prices. They include a specialty store in Hiram that has had to raise prices on imported model horses.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2025Editor's note: Small business tackles big issues
Peter Van Allen Updated: May 19, 2025The thing that stresses out business leaders more than anything is the unknown. And that’s what businesses are facing right now.
Peter Van Allen Updated: May 19, 2025
A helping hand: MaineWorks provides jobs to people in recovery and out of prison
Clarke Canfield May 12, 2025MaineWorks is a for-profit business with a social mission to compassionately support people in recovery or who were recently incarcerated.
Clarke Canfield May 12, 2025
Despite tariff uncertainty, US economy in 'pretty good spot,' regional expert says
Renee Cordes Updated: May 13, 2025"We're in a pretty good spot, all things considered," Kenneth J. Entenmann, chief investment officer and chief economist at NBT Wealth Management, told Mainebiz in a phone interview.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 13, 2025
CEI pilots extension of Maine's retirement savings program to ‘solopreneurs’
Laurie Schreiber May 9, 2025Coastal Enterprises Inc. is leveraging a state-sponsored retirement savings program with a financial incentive program designed to encourage solo entrepreneurs to start a retirement saving plan.
Laurie Schreiber May 9, 2025
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With 2026 coming up fast, Maine businesses are preparing for Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave program to take effect.
The program is designed to protect paid leave for up to 12 weeks a year to care for an ill family member or bond with a new child. For employees, it's a great perk; for employers, there are challenges and costs associated with getting into compliance.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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